Report yesterday about
the, you were pretty
trays to three different teams. And when did you see that? You
have found that. I didn't see it, and I'm not really on
social right now as much
or anything like that, but I did see it to some ice in it to me,
you know? No, that's not that's not that's not in my head right
now at all. I didn't say that either.
So, you know, I'm focused on what we're doing here. Obviously,
I love Seattle. This is a place that I've I've loved every day,
every moment.
Yeah, that's my hope. You know, I hope some not just the Villa.
Hopefully I get to play her for
20 years of my career.
What happened? And I don't know. But that's my prayer.
That's my hope.
You know,
all that stuff. That's us in the future. That's the download
down the road.
I think my mission, my focus
that I can only do right now is focus on right now. Today,
third down Red Zone, light it up. Have a great day,
brings much, energy, much Focus as I can to use football team.
As I said, as I mentioned, I love this place. I love this.
What we can do. So
I think my focus is on that and that's that's really what
matters.
Very different approaches by Russell Wilson and Aaron
Rodgers to discontent. Aaron Rodgers not trying to
compartmentalize his feelings about the front office with his
focus on playing football. Russell Wilson, kind of checked
all those other issues at the door, the moment he decided
he's all in for 2021. He had no choice. He made his move
and to the extent that anyone thinks he didn't try to get out
of Seattle. First of all, come on. Second of all the stories
are out there
any time. Mum's agent. I can't say any time because only ever
happened one time in the 20 years that I've been covering
the NFL that someone's agent comes out and says, my client
does not want to be traded. But if he were to be traded, he
would accept
a trade to the Cowboys, the Bears,
the Raiders are the Saints.
That tells you everything you need to know and
Wilson himself was on that damn, Patrick Show airing grievances
just after the Super Bowl,
the difference between him and Rogers is once. It's time to go
focus on the season. He's not going to let himself be bogged
down by any of those thoughts. He's
Got a job to do and he's going to do it and I respect him
immensely for that but
that helps explain
and helps us understand why he said what he said yesterday.
Would he waive? His no-trade clause for the Saints,
the Broncos or the Giants. Now, I got some questions about
a couple of those teams will talk about that
what he
may be, but that's the last thing that's going to hit his
radar screen. I don't know who in his Circle
was talking about it. If anyone. We didn't write
anything about the initial report just because I was
a little skeptical about it because of the timing of it
because
again, this isn't the kind of thing
that Wilson or anyone in his Circle would be talking about
now, especially after a win.
They just wanted to be different if they had lost to
the 49ers then it would be a little more credible because it
really does feel like it's crumbling they still have.
Borderline semi plausible. Hope. So the idea that it comes
out after they finally get a win and they beat the 49ers
that just seems like even more of a stretch that it's
something that Wilson will be thinking about talking about
privately, or whatever. He's thinking about talking about
focusing on getting a win against the Texans this
weekend. So sure we look and I still think that after
the season, he's gonna want major changes and if he doesn't get
the changes, he wants, he's going to want out. I think
that's true. But for now, I believe what
Says it's the last thing he's thinking about.
Oh, I do to Mike the time. He's so weird, a trade deadline has
passed. Look. This is not going to go away. It's going to be
a storyline in the offseason. He helped create this, he's agent
helped create this,
he became the highest-paid
quarterback highest paid player in April twenty. Nineteen. He
is now Fifth and I don't even know and we don't even know if
he's one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL. Now,
his contract makes
Him easier, correct me if I'm wrong Mike but his contract now
makes him easier to trade this offseason than it did last
offseason because he has no guarantees left, but does his
value go down Mike because
I don't know where he ranks. I don't know. Just
is it him as it the team? Like, what is it that he can't get
them over the hump 3 and 5 in the postseason since those
back-to-back Super Bowls and frankly. I don't think he's
played that well over the last verse. Have it last season he
did. But since the second half
of last season into this season, he just hasn't played
that. Well, in my mind. He hasn't been one of the top five
quarterbacks and football. And again,
whether that's the Seahawks or whether that's him, you have to
decide that if you're trying to trade for a quarterback and
considering giving up what the Seahawks are going to want for
him.
The cap charge is the big thing with Russell Wilson and it
would have been much higher last year. They could have done
the deal after June 1, and it would have been
spread over two years. They would have taken part of
the cap charge this year, the rest of it in 2022. Here. I have it
in front of me. Now. There is still
26 million in cap charges that need to be taken now.
Yeah, that's not with the salary cap expected to be.
Worth of 2008 next year that's manageable. If you have to do it,
he's due to make 24 million
next year and 27 million in 2023. If he would go to a new
team had presumably get a new contract and if they would
trade him officially after June 1, and if you're trading form,
you probably want him in the building before then,
but after June 1, they could spread it between
two seasons, 13,
20, 22 and 13 and 20 23. And you asked where he
ranks. He's currently fifth right now
among all quarterbacks Mahomes new money average of 45.
Million, Josh Allen 43. Million, Dak Prescott, 40
DeShaun Watson who is getting paid 10 million this year to
not play and has a thirty five million dollar salary fully
guaranteed next year. He's at 39 million and Russell Wilson
at 35. Aaron Rodgers
at 33 and a half, Aaron Rodgers and Jared Goff make the same
amount of money. What is wrong with that picture?
Now, as a relates to
Wilson
and these teams that he supposedly would waive his
no-trade clause. For we don't know who the coach of
the Broncos is going to be
next year. They're gonna hire a coach long before they're in
the market. For Russell Wilson. We don't know what's going on
with the Giants.
Dave. Gelman
is reportedly on his way out and anytime a report like that
comes from NFL media and the team doesn't refute. It tells
me it's true. So, gelman's out. Who's a new GM going to be? Are
they going to change coaches? What does Russell Wilson? Think
about, Joe judge.
The last time he was linked to the Giants, it was
Oh judge. So these are things. We don't know. The Saints are
the only one that I would feel confident about because they
were on the list last year and the structure is still in place
this year, but it is premature.
He can't be traded until March
and there will be a coaching Carousel that happens
that may change his thinking about those three teams
and it may bring other teams into the mix based upon where
coaches and Executives Land by the end of January Shireen.
Well, and if the Raiders was on his team last year, we know
that for a fact from his eight. Nothing's changed with
the Raiders. I mean, why wouldn't the Raiders Beyond? There's
been one change that
there has been one significant change in up in Las Vegas.
Yeah,
although although maybe it's more attractive without Jon
Gruden there.
Yeah. We'll see who they hire but you know, it's more likely
Seattle's going to trade him to an AFC team or they want to
trade him to an AFC team if it's Ennis NFC team.
Going to have to offer significantly more than any AFC
team wants our offers. Because they want him in the AFC. They
don't want him in the NFC. So that's going to be a big deal.
So you're going to look first at the who the AFC teams
are that he would go to before you look at the NFC teams
because it's going to take a lot more for an NFC team, get
him than the AFC team. If I'm the Seahawks. I'm not trading
him to New Orleans. Are you kidding me? Russell Wilson
with was Sean. Payton, that could be an outstanding partner.
Airship that could last perhaps. As long as Drew Brees played,
Yeah, you're absolutely right. And one of the questions this
year is the regression of the Seahawks. How much of it is
Wilson? How much of it is his finger? Should he have not
played with that finger injury.
How much gas is? He still having the tank?
He was slipping in relation to other quarterbacks before
the season? Because there are younger guys, who are
I hate to say this? Because I've always been a big Russell
Wilson guy. There are younger guys, who are better than him.
So it's one thing to hold where you are. That's fine. I'm still
the same guy. Always was,
oh wait, I'm looking up at these guys. Who do these young
guys? Well boy, Tyler Marie, I mean right now.
You take calamari over Russell Wilson any day of the week.
Wouldn't you wouldn't you? Yeah. Yeah,
even even you not the president of the Iowa
memory fan club.
I absolutely would and you start. That's what that's my
point. When you start ranking him. Is he in the top two, he's
not until he wouldn't be in my top five. Would he be in my top
10
probably but more probably toward the bottom of that. Then
I mean it'd be hard to have him up there and he's top paid top
five, but
to me, he's not a top.
Quarterback anymore. And
I guess that's what you have to determine. Is it him,
or is it the team and how much of it is him? And how much of
it is the team? He has won 300 yard game this season
and you look at the receivers.
It's not the receivers. I mean, DK, Metcalf and Tyler Lockett
or as good as they come. You're not getting better receivers
than that. So,
you know, they don't have a running game and I know that
hurts them in there are always questions about their offensive
line. I mean, even he questioned their offensive line
after last season and he gets takes a lot of sacks, but how
Much of it is him Mike. And how much of it is the Seahawks and
that a team training form, has to
determine that.
And it may be at the end of the year.
Jody Ellen. The owner of the team who reportedly is unhappy
with the current direction. She has to make some decisions and
maybe choose between Russell Wilson and Pete, Carroll. It
may be
reset. It maybe hire new coach and let new coach decide what
to do with quarterback. Kind of like what we heard last year
from the Falcons when they hired a new GM and a new coach.
We're going to let them figure out what to do with, Matt Ryan
and
Julio Jones ended up trading Jones
and keeping Ryan. So
that may be part of what goes on.
There's a lot that needs to happen
in Seattle and elsewhere. Before we ever get to
the point, where there's even a thought. That's why we shied
away. Frankly. One of the reasons why we shied away from
that report. It's too early
to know where the desirable seats are going to be. And it's
too early for Russell, Wilson to know
that he doesn't want to be
in Seattle. And by the way, for those of you who
aren't accustomed to
seeing Shireen in the mornings and hearing some of the banner,
it's a good-natured ribbing that we engage in because she's
Extremely loyal to Texas, A & M and Kyler Murray transfer from
Texas A & M. So
that's where the jokes come that. She hates Kyler. Marie.
I can say for the record. She doesn't hate Kyler Murray as
much as she used to. All right,
let's let's go
for MVP. He's got my that's right out right now. Well, your
finalists on Monday where calamari and TJ W. Bye bye DJ.
Why the hello caller Marie?