Nothing, but
give my all
to the two cardinals will continue to do that.
Yes. I'm not really
used to like
Besides one picture, so it wasn't nothing to do
the corners
or anything.
Carla Marie, finally breaking his silence yesterday. Had
nothing to do with the Cardinals that I removed
everything related to the Cardinals for my social media
paid. That's what kids my age. Do Peter kids that age, use
social media
to send messages and
I'm a big calamari fan.
And he's very reticent. He's very shy, he's not wired to be
out there. I'm sure he was extremely uncomfortable, having
the microphones in his face.
But what's he going to say in that spot? I'm upset that they
won't give me the contract that I want. I'm upset because
they're being cheap, that they don't value me.
I'm upset that somebody
was leaking to Chris Mortensen of ESPN
- assessments of my character. That I'm immature that I'm
selfish that I'm a finger pointer
that I'm upset by how this is gone. And if it doesn't change,
I'm going to want to be one of these guys
who is playing somewhere else. He's not going to say that. You
can't say any of that publicly. He said what he had to say,
he's done. What he's had to do
and I know enough about what's going on behind the scenes.
This isn't getting any better and all this stuff. We're
seeing with Russell Wilson. Getting traded Davante, Adams
getting traded. Tyree kill, getting traded. The NFL being
turned into the NBA
because of the Rams
mentality.
It's not going to make calamari less inclined to try to get out
of Arizona, if they're not going to give him the contract.
He wants
period.
And you know Mike what you say about this is not getting
better. It isn't getting better. And
you know, as I watched free agency happen particularly with
Chandler Jones, Cristian Kirk,
you know,
the Cardinals basically did business with a couple of
veteran players on offense, right with James Conner
and was Zach ertz
that
I would say are. Are
those are good signings to have.
But the one thing the Cardinals really. Don't do very often
is reach and they really
I mean they did it with DeAndre Hopkins, obviously,
but the one thing they don't do very often
is step out there and spend a lot of money
specifically on the guys who they have basically developed,
you know, drafted and developed
because
And that is what in my opinion, you know, and Chandler Jones is
not a draft and develop guy
but he's a great example of a lot of the guys that
the Cardinals haven't signed
which is that you get a guy on your team. You get a guy in
your organization and he achieves
and then when he's got to be paid at or near the top of
the market he goes away.
And so that is the kind of thing that I I believe that
guys like Kyler Murray at some point
you get a little bit tired of seeing
so we'll see how it, how it plays out. But
my feeling is that
and I said this Mike, I talked about it on the show The last
time we talked about Kyler Murray.
I don't think Kyla Marie is going to play football this
year
for five point five million dollars, which is what he's
owed on his contract in year 3,
I don't think it's going to happen. I might be wrong
funny, things happen. When you get close to a deadline
and you have to either fish or cut bait, I get it.
But as of right now, I think there would be
I don't think he's going to play on that contract this
year.
I think it starts with the offseason program and he won't
be there. He just won't be there and it will continue and
will focus on the mandatory minicamp and it's a hundred
thousand dollar fine. If you're under contract and you stay
away from it, and he won't be there
and then it continues right up until training camp. Will he
show up? And and
look, people will say he's got a contract, he needs to show
up. Well, there's two contracts, his contract with
the team
and the players contract with the league and that broader CBA
gives a player the right to withhold services in an effort
to I leveraged and
that's what this is all about. And
Peter, I think it's very dangerous practice for teams to
not reward their homegrown talent because it sends
a horrible message to the guys in the locker room. The young
guys, you're never
going to get what you are currently earning showing up
and busting your ass every day
from us. You're doing all this as an audition for someone
else.
And finally,
I'm always reminded when we talked about the Cardinals.
And
the possibility that they are extremely careful with money,
I think back to a story that your former SI colleague, Mike
silver, posted years ago
about how cheap the Cardinals were at the time. Now, Michael
Bidwell wasn't fully in charge, at the time. He was involved,
but he wasn't fully in charge,
Robert Griffith. The former safety
signs a contract.
The team deducted from his signing bonus, check the cost
of the FedEx envelope,
that was used to send the check
to Robert Griffith.
And the other fact that silver had his story
on the players day off.
They padlocked the cooler
with Gatorade in it.
So if the players happen to be in the building, they didn't
get any Gatorade for free. That's that's being extremely
careful with money Peter.
I like the way you word that,
I mean, are you saying that they are The Bangles of
the NFC?
Is that what you're they used to be Gloria? Well,
they they are, they're not as bad as they used to be, but you
hit the nail on the head. If they're letting all these
veteran players, go, these guys who have earned another
contract with
them if they're not getting them signed.
There's only one way to look at it and with the quarterback
market right now,
the spread that exists between Aaron Rodgers at the top and
Matt Ryan and 10 from sixty. One point, nine million per
year, new money, average to 30.
Where do these guys land? I think that's how the problems
got started between Baker, Mayfield. And the Browns they
couldn't agree on where he lands between 30 and 45. It was
easier last year was just 30 and 45. Where does he land?
Where does Calamari land?
And I think Eric Burkhart has visions
of Marie being near the top
and the Cardinals would say
yeah, but you know, he's tailed off down the stretch each of
the last two seasons. Yeah. He's getting banged up a little
a bit. Yeah,
and
all it takes
is enough them picks team the show up and say
we'll take him. We'll give you a bunch of draft picks form and
we'll pay him what he wants.
That's what that's the one I've been watching. That's the one.
I've been waiting for calamari to the Falcons. I've been
waiting for that one and all these other trades are
happening. So
I still think it can happen. Peter
can happen today
Kyler. I'm all these other trades is only going to make it
more likely, not less likely to happen.
I wouldn't you know what Mike I wouldn't be shocked and
I believe that this is
a very very,
you know, that the that the equilibrium of this case of
the Seesaw is,
is basically
really right down the middle of where I fall on this.
Because part of me says that a guy
who is As who is as small as Kyler, Murray is, and gets hit
as much as he gets hit.
I'd be skeptical of paying them, a lot of money to don't
get me wrong and I would also be skeptical because,
you know, the last two years is you say,
you know, he is really struggled down the stretch
and this year, in that, playoff game.
He had some of the worst moments. You can see
out of a quarterback.
But the fact is
in 2019.
When the Arizona Cardinals were coming off a three win season
and had the first pick in the NFL draft. They chose a player
Kyler Murray who in year 3
was the quarterback of the team that won 11 games. He won nine
and and and, and quarterback. This team to the playoffs did
not play well in the playoffs.
Game, we all saw it.
But the fact is
he quarterback this team
to play out to the playoffs
in year 3,
with an increase of 8 wins on the team. And just remember one
thing
that in week, 10 of this season, say week 8, to 10,
if you had taken an MVP vote
in the first two and a half months of this season,
Kyler Murray would have gotten some votes. I'm not saying he
would have won, he would have definitely gotten some votes.
And so, I look at this now, and just say, for all the fans who
would say, oh, he doesn't deserve it. He doesn't deserve
it. Play on the contract,
I get that.
And I'm not saying absolutely categorically. I think he
should make a jillion dollars,
but I probably fall into the school that I think it's not
right
right now with where the Cardinals have gotten in his
first three years to make them play
for five point five million dollars knowing that
he's going to get
hit a lot potentially hurt.
I would want if I were Kyler Murray and I was his agent,
I would I want that contract to be adjusted now. Oh,
and I think the Cardinals will happily do it, but they're
going to be closer to 30 and burkhart's going to be closer
to 60. And I don't know,
the two Circles of the Venn diagram
or ever going to kiss. I think that's what it comes down to.