their starters in place unless they don't. And let's activate
to a non
is tongue of Aloha. Truly the guy or are the Dolphins once
again letting their eyes wander. We already talked about
the possibility of Tom, Brady and Sean, Payton joining forces
there. That was something that was
scrapped. When Brian Flores filed his lawsuit
and there are a lot of options
right now. The door is
shut on DeShaun Watson. Maybe that's what saves to uh,
maybe what they're going to have is a backup
who can play if to his injured,
push him if he struggles
but not a guy who walks through the door and supplants him.
I could see that that would be, I think that'll be
the approach. I think to is the guy, 100%, you know, and again,
I know he's, you know, been a
little bit of a polarizing topic. Certainly, I get that
but I think Part of the reason Flores is out of there and Mike
McDaniel is there is because of to it.
I think that Chris Greer and ownership are doubled down. And
okay, we drafted this guy at 5:00. We're going to try to
make it work and then you add in Mike McDaniel who like we
talked about a little I think last week Mike he comes from
a place where
it's going to be about running the football
and hey wait, we got to the Super Bowl in the NFC
Championship with a guy that didn't have a very strong arm
and likes to throw a lot of balls five and ten yards right
over the
Middle and that to meet that Steaua as well, to his
movements, pretty good.
He's been able to run the bootlegs and all of that to
the play-action passes. So, I think that they are totally sold for
to, uh, at least her 20, 20, 20,
20, 22. And like you said, if there's anything that goes
down, I think it's, they Bringin just a backup just so,
hey, if he does get hurt and he's injury-prone,
that their team doesn't fall off a cliff that way.
Yeah. Look, I agree with you and
the fact that the market isn't going.
As robust as we thought, makes it far, less likely they
supplant 20, but we've talked before about Marcus Mariota.
I think that's a possibility as a backup. As an option is a plan.
B, similar playing style, makes it easier to have one offense
instead of two. That's
one of the things to remember.
When you talk about mixing and matching quarterbacks.
The closer. The quarterbacks are in style.
The easier, it is to just operate off of one Playbook.
I don't have the playbook for this guy and then we need
different playbook for that guy, because this guy does
things that guy can't do
the more that You line up the skill sets of your
quarterbacks, the better off you are when you have to put it
back up in. So I agree with you two is the guy to and on we're
on board with to a we're on board with Mike McDaniel. We
Like Mike McDaniel so much that we will
allow those good feelings
to trickle down to two and give him a full and fair chance this
year. Cleveland Browns,
Baker Mayfield will be the starter. Will he be
the finisher? They're not gonna same reasons. They're not going
to find somebody better right now,
but will they find somebody
who becomes The replacement if he's injured or if he stinks.
Yeah. Yeah, that's I'll be interested to see what they do
with the backup quarterback situation as well.
You know, I mean, you know you brought up the name Case Keenum
again, I would think that he'd be just the kind of guy you'd
want to come back into town there. He's kind of a perfect
fit knows the offense. He's similar to Baker Mayfield. Like
you talked about, you don't have to change the
offense. But hey Bakers, the guy he is,
I mean, we just know he's got to play better.
He's the first pick of the draft for this football team.
He's not expensive. Right now, yes, he didn't play great last
year and we know that but he was playing injured to add on
top of that. You know, they
you know, of course have you know, some issues there.
There's injuries at wide receiver. You know, they were
young. There's nobody that it was just glaring to where you
go. Oh wait, you know, they should be able to throw
the ball all over the field at will
know. And I think when you couple that with what I've told
you before, which I think stefanski and that offense
needs to grow in the passing game a little bit.
You know, that's where I get Baker, Mayfield a little bit of a
Way, but hey, this is a
little bit, you know, maybe even more dire than to, uh,
a put up or shut up year for Baker, Mayfield first. For
sure. If he wants to
stay in Cleveland and be that guy, they're
all this is it last year's contract and and look
the baker Mayfield situation
is kind of like the Kyla Marie situation where it's easy to
say yes or no. We want to keep him. The harder thing is
finding a middle ground. Contractually
Baker, Mayfield is going to want more than what the Browns
would pay him. It's one of the Why don't have a deal yet? I'm
sure they've had at least some conversation. Some point to
come to the conclusion. Let's not even sit down at
the bargaining table here because it's going to piss everybody
off because
Baker's going to want so much more than we're going to pay
him. There's no reason to have that conversation costumers in
that same boat the close friends, by the way. I remember
interviewing calamari at the Super Bowl before the URI was
drafted, 2019.
He got like five calls and Baker Mayfield
during the ten minutes we were talking. So, they may be
aligned in their belief that franchise quarterbacks are
worth a lot. Tyler clearly is for Baker. It's still to be
determined and I could see them getting
a number two, who plays if he gets injured plays, if they get
to a point november-december where they just know he's not
the guy. That's the other thing to remember, here Chris,
since he's in his last year,
of his contract of his,
of his five-year, rookie deal with the option, on the back end,
if they decide.
Around Halloween or Thanksgiving. That we're just
not going to sign. This guy. We've seen enough, it's over,
it's done. They may want to turn to somebody else and see
what that person can do because that guy could play his way
into the
job for 2023. Yeah, maybe I mean, certainly a possibility
but I do think they're going to give it their all to really
make a determination on
Baker Mayfield and see where it goes there. But again, this is
a team that is really good. I mean, we were all disappointed
in the Browns and the way they performed last year. It was not
up to the Potential of that roster, that's for sure.
So that's where you look at it. And go,
they got to have at least a competent backup. You got
a quarterback who's? Yeah, banged up. And he's a little reckless
at times throwing interceptions going to tackle people like you
said, and he's not very big.
He's not a big human being. So you got to have somebody to
protect your football team in case he goes down again that
you guys aren't just, you know, totally out of the playoff
Super Bowl picture with a backup quarterback,
Tennessee, Titans have Ryan Tannehill. It's a huge
Cap obligation, a huge guaranteed salary, I think if
they do anything at quarterback is going to be draft to God,
they can develop their not going to go, bring some
veterans. Right? Right Tannehill.
Now that the Rogers thing didn't land on their doorstep.
It's not like there's anywhere else. They can go. It's
Tannehill. Derrick, Henry, AJ Brown, the rest of the crowd
there. They paid Harold Landry earlier this week. They're
trying to
run it back with who they have.
Maybe they draft a guy and develop a guy but that would be
the extent of it. In my view, the Agreed, 100% first off. I'm
I know. Tannehill played like crap and that divisional
playoff game, we get that
but damn, you just don't throw the guy all, you know,
down the river because of that, you don't, I mean not after
three years of going to the playoffs AFC Championship Game
home loss to the Ravens. Okay? Yes, and they lose to
the Bangles at home. I get that at still damn good,
it really is. And again, it's not like he's had the most
unbelievable Firepower around him either. Let's read. Let's
remember that. So
again, I look at Ryan Tannehill who
Who's I feel like Ben a little bit. Unfairly criticized here.
This is a little bit of a media fixation of like wait, this guy
played a bad game in the last game. We saw him. They should
replace him. I don't think they're Tennessee. Was looking
to replace him at all
Rogers. Right? Like you said, I think you've raised your right,
if he fell in their lap, okay, it's Aaron Rodgers.
Other than that, you're not tossing over Ryan Tannehill
overboard for a bag of potatoes and I'm with you. If they do
anything. I'd see a mid-round pick with a guy. They think
maybe has some potential to be something.
The road
if I didn't know better, I would say that you are
politicking to become the president of tenant
just saying, nope. I just la la, Raiders. That was a long
time ago, Las Vegas, Raiders, that's more recent. And that is
more accurate by far. Derek, Carr under contract, for one
more year. There's been talk about a contract extension, 40
million a year. Then I see some noise about the
Browns, maybe making a play for Derek Carr,
the Colts making a play for Derek Carr.
What are the Raiders do would dare?
Eric Carr. Now that Josh McDaniels is the head coach. I
mean, you know again I feel
you know, Derek Cars at top 10 ish quarterback and football,
he's played really damn good,
you know, ball the last two years last year. I mean again
that wasn't a star-studded team, all the adversity,
everything he had to do shows the toughness to lead. Make big
throws in big situations, you know, drives his team down
against Cincinnati,
inside the tent to have a chance to, you know, put that
game into overtime.
Or time or when the game I'm wrong there.
So this this is, this is one where Derek Cars your guy,
unless you just get some crazy offer that just blows you out
of the water and then you go. Okay. Well, hey, we're
the Raiders and we're totally flipping over the way. We're
playing our team, many ways. That makes sense. But
man, I think are Derek Cars. A little disrespected sometimes
with some of this talk and I do look at him as a top 10 ish
type quarterback.
If they would move on from Derek cards. Does that mean
that the Raiders become the favorites for Jimmy Garoppolo
at everybody? Right? Wouldn't it mean that? That's I think
that would be the next piece of the puzzle that at least where
my my brain goes,
you know, I'm that's that's what I think. Yes, but
I don't know and I don't know where maybe maybe
maybe McDaniels view of garoppolo's, train change.
I don't know what the view is there, but that certainly makes
sense. But man you don't give Derek Carr away. That's for
sure. I mean, he's proven that he can take coaching, be tough
makes a lot of good decisions.
Asians and he's not a superstar going to make plays off
schedule all the time, but he makes enough to help their team
and he's really
damn good.
By the way. It really would be nice if Josh McDaniels would
drop the s from his last name or Mike McDaniel would add an S
to his because it's good for those of us who aspire to get
everyone's name, right?
Every time we go to say one of the two names. Now, there's
that nanosecond of. Yes, there is one with the S, right?
Without the S. The Giants don't have. The QB that they wanted
in Daniel Jones, but they seem intent on giving him another
shot. I don't know what they're gonna do with this 50 year
option. It's hard to reconcile all the great stuff. They said
about him as Joe Shane showed up, as the GM
Wen Brian De ball was hired as a coach. They lead you to
believe he's the guy but were you know, we're not going to
commit the
guaranteed 50 or salary to him and they going to take
the risk, then that he's great. They're going to have to sign
him as he approached his free agency or use the franchise
tag, but Do they do? There's a report that they're interested
in Mitchell to Biscay to compete with Daniel Jones, that
would make sense because of
the day ball connection.
Is that is it that simple?
They bring in true Biscay and he's the plan B who can become
plan a, if Jones doesn't get it done. I would be all for that.
As a Giants fan. I would be for that. And even as a guy that
supports Daniel Jones,
I would be for that. I would
you know, it makes too much sense. First off. Let's go back
to just Daniel Jones in the, the base thoughts here, you
know,
and I talked about
This with some New York media people last week at the combine.
You know, truly how do you really know what Daniel Jones
is
is the first thing I mean again, and I know John Mara
said this but how do you really know when
you've been behind? And I just want to make sure I phrase this
correctly, not one of the worst, not one of the five
worst that one of the bottom, third of the League, worst
the absolute worst
offensive line in football,
like not even freaking close. The absolute worst, like not
even close. So that's where it's hard. And I understand he
has everything else and I think he's got a skill set
that I look at and they look at and still go. Wait. I think
that's starting NFL quarterback skill set. Let alone
the intangibles and everything off the field to go along with it
and I'm 14. True Biscay. Yes one Daniel Jones. Hey, they
like to run the quarterback. I think day ball will do that.
So hey, you gotta protect yourselves. That way the Giants
were trying to build something.
Let's protect the team in case Daniel Jones gets hurt. Like we
saw last year. It just as doesn't totally Lee to
deteriorate with with less than backups.
And I get a lot of this question from New York media.
Well, they bring true Biscay in. There's going to be a lot
of pressure on Daniel Jones. There already is.
It's do or die, you know, I look at it that way, Mike, and
no matter who the backup is of Danielle Jones, Daniel Jones,
plays a poor first, three games of the year.
No matter who the backup is people going to go.
Well, maybe we should put him in. It doesn't matter if it's
true Biscay or not. So I'm all for Mike. What are your
thoughts there?
I agree with you and this whole idea. That well, you know,
Baker, Mayfield. Well, you know, he'll get upset if they
bring in a really good backup or to all he'll crumble, if
they have a really good backup. Look, if you can't take
the pressure, have an in-house competition. How are you ever
going to even get close? Yeah, it was right
crackling to reach your potential
if you don't Embrace any and all competition because it is
the ultimate meritocracy. If you play well, you keep
playing. You win games, you achieve. And if you can't deal
with
somebody behind you, if you have to go get your kid to fill
his shoes, we shave. And cream because you can't take
the heat.
Ha ha. Then you got a problem.
Um, not that. Not that you did that. It has to fill you. Did
that on your own. I did do it on my own.
Please have Jeff Hostetler was shaving cream way back. When
all right, the Eagles jail and hurts.
We've talked about DeShaun Watson. That's it. And
the noise was there last year and the noise is still there. Like,
I had how Heroes men on last week.
Look, it's like the same.
Thing that we said about if a quarterback's really available
in trade if he's not you laugh at the question.
If he is you say well, we have no intention to trade him and
I got enough of a Vibe with Howie then you know, this isn't Ron
Jaworski and his prime.
Yeah. This isn't Tom Brady. This this is this is a guy that
you know, he's done well, but you're not going to engrave.
His name onto the plate.
That says this guy's our quarterback for the next 15
years. Yeah, right there. He'll questions. There's a there's
certainly enough good to go. Hey, wait, we can go into next
year
and he can be our starter and we feel like we can win
and he can improve on some things that we know need to get
better. Definitely. Okay, but yeah, I got it. I got no
problem with their thought process and what they're doing
with Jalen hurd's but yeah at the same time we both know
and we've heard enough
to know that I think if DeShaun Watson
becomes, you know, available here sometime soon
and they can get them for the right price that yes, I think
Philadelphia. On the short list of team, that's going to be
involved there. It's DeShaun Watson. He's a top five talent
in the game
when he's like healthy and hitting on all cylinders.
There's no doubt about a genuine hurts. There's still
questions about his game. We know that too. There's
everything is good
except just a little more. We need more surgically in
the drop back pass game and the you know that reared, its ugly
head. We saw that in the wild-card game against
the Bucks. A lot of Aaron throws. A lot of Miss throws
when we saw. They couldn't run the ball, we offer.
And that's where there's more to be desired, but there's
still a lot to like and I understand what they're doing
there in Philadelphia.
I'm not sure surgically is a word and know it's probably
not. That's there's a chance. There is a chance
that we do have another Chris Simms accidental. Scholarly
helps results. It sounds good support. You surgically
the Vikings are already solved, the Vikings, but let's just go
ahead and put a pin in it and let me apply a megaphone to it.
Trade, Kirk Cousins, the Colts
signed Tom Brady, / trade for Tom Brady or trade for Deshaun
Watson. There's a show that's a show. Yeah.
I know that's what you want. There's GM GM. Mike Florio.
Kirk Cousins has hired, you Barbra.
He's one of the top. He's in the top half of football, as
far as quarterbacks a concern, you know, you said it, right?
He doesn't make any off, schedule plays or do anything
like that. It has to be within the realm of the offense. But
if
you give them an offense,
he can be surgical. I will say that
and I think with Kevin O'Connell and the fact that,
you know, he's coming from McVeigh
and mcveigh's going to have nothing but good to say about
Kirk Cousins. And we know Shanahan, I love Kirk Cousins.
I think he's going to want to make sure hey, I'm an offense,
a head coach who hasn't called plays,
you know, and Kirk Cousins. He's gonna understand my ovens.
I think he's gonna want things to look good. And I expect her
cousins to be the guy there this year.
And by the way, I joke about the Vikings should have hired
Jim Harbaugh II so far. I like what I've heard from Kevin
O'Connell, but as always it
it will be proven when 0 and 0 becomes 0 and 1 0 2, 2 A know,
who knows, who knows? But will
Develop our Impressions based on what happens on the field?