deeper into the uncertainty, for several of the quarterbacks
out there and
the Seahawks had a rookie minicamp this week and a p.
Kerala coach of the team has been saying, a lot of things
about the quarterbacks. They have about quarterbacks. They
don't have, we played the clip at the top of the show of
Baker, Mayfield
calling Seattle.
Most. The most likely option, several weeks ago, in large
part, because we've been waiting for anything
from the Seahawks to emerge, anything.
To suggest that they are interested in adding Baker
Mayfield to a depth chart that currently is led by Geno,
Smith, Drew lock and Jacob. Eason
Drew lock is currently not the number one guy. Now, we got
a long way to go Geno Smith by virtue of being with the team.
Be Carol said this multiple times. He's got the lead.
However, however
be careful had some high praise for the guy who was just part
of
the Russell Wilson trade and add in throw on the pile. The
Broncos don't need. And what the hell?
Let's give them to the Seahawks Drew lock. Here's Pete Carroll
with a
very glowing assessment of his new quarterback. Let's have
a listen
Pete. If Drew lock was in this year's draft. Where do you
think he would have been picked?
I think he'd been the first guy picked
of quarterbacks. Anyway, he had been the first guy in this
draft.
I don't have any hesitation saying that. I think he
would've been right with her.
That's a hell of a,
that's a hell of an assessment now.
I wonder if he means if Drew Loft was
Drew lock was being drafted this year
with no track record in the NFL. Yeah, or if he was put in
there with three years of NFL experience because I have
a feeling there's a chance he gets assessed higher
before we've seen him, play at the NFL level, with injury
issues in consistency, not reaching the ceiling that you
and I both thought he had as of three years ago.
I don't know whether Pete means.
If we didn't know what we know after three years with
the Broncos, if this was just fresh from scratch it away.
I understand the idea of having, you know, the guy that's
already
shown, he can do something in the NFL versus the guys who
who we don't know what they can do, because they haven't had to
do it yet. Yeah, I think he's speaking more to what you laid
out there. First about, if he was coming out in the draft it,
right. He hadn't been tainted by
the last two years in Denver with the oh wait, wait,
Awesome flashes, but we saw some wool. Why why did you do
that? Or make that decision? I think he's talking more about
draft and draft and and really I would agree with that
assessment. You know, again Drew lock has
big-time Talent. That's I, don't think that's like debatable
you watch enough football. Mike, you're obsessed with the sport.
You know, you talk about that first game you ever saw Drew
lock on the field against the Houston Texans when he made
that start. What was that two? Or three years ago and
December 2018 writing a 90 years of flying by 2019.
20 Buzz, Lightyear game. That was a celebration actly. He
tore up the Texans to the point where I thought maybe
the Texans would want him
sure this off. See, sure. I thought they'd make a play for
well, and like, but the point I was trying like, you, you see
Talent. That's the one thing. I think anybody that watches
the game and watches football you go. There's something to this
kit, the reason he didn't get drafted
in the first round,
you know the year. He did come out of Missouri
was a little bit. For the reason that we're still talking
about the guy right now, whether we think he can be
a starter. You know, he's Can you trust them? Can you put them in
the trust? Tree to make all the right decisions and the right
throws and maybe
not make that one knucklehead play, you know, in a closed
football game that, unfortunately, he's made a few
times here, the last two years to make us question
exactly where he's at and is development, but I think from
talent-wise and like potential wives. Yes, he has
more Talent than Kenny Pickett. Who was the first guy off
the board? He's a bigger guy. He's probably equal athlete, but
a much better armed and I I would agree with Pete, Carroll's
assessment there,
and he really has been tainted by his three years. In the NFL
injuries have been an issue before he had that great game
against the Texans in December of his rookie year. He had
missed a lot of time with the wrist injury. And then
since I look, the guy got beat out by Teddy. Bridgewater in
an open competition last year for the starting job. No offense to
Teddy Bridgewater, but it's not like he lost. Tom Brady
and open competition.
Drew lock had every opportunity to win that job and he failed.
And then then Then
when Teddy Bridgewater was injured at one point during
the season draw came in and played, and what did he do? That was
his chance? What did he do? What did you do? Didn't he
didn't know, didn't do I? Well the door was open of it. Door
was open, right? And he
slipped on a banana peel. We had that conversation on
Friday, if anybody actually does slip on a banana peel, or
if that is just a saying that has been baked into
the culture. And I got a bunch of emails about how the molecular
structure of the banana peel. There's something in it. That
makes it slippery when pressure is applied. So
I regret that I brought it up Friday and I
Already regret that. I brought it up again today. Either way.
He slipped on a banana peel when the door was wide open for
him to take the starting job. Now the door is open for him to
take the starting job from Geno Smith, and
they're trying to will it to happen
in Seattle. But
I
and the reason that we started with Baker Mayfield and
the reason that we're even in this
I just have a feeling Pizza up to something here. I have
a feeling that Pete's trying to Bluff the Sounds.
And I have a feeling that there is kind of a long con that's
going on here with the Seahawks are acting. Like they don't
want Baker Mayfield even though maybe they do but they know
the Browns are desperate. The Browns, have no other option.
Yeah, so
they are digging in with the guys they have and part of that
is touting Drew lock.
In the hopes of getting, at the end of the day,
Baker Mayfield for nothing for nothing at all.
Maybe the Brows, just throw their hands in the air and
caught him, and they pay him 1.0 35 million, the Browns, pay
the balance of the 18 point, eight million, guaranteed
salary,
and Baker. Mayfield becomes a member of the Seahawks.
I feel like the Seahawks know
that they can play it. Cool.
And maybe they just don't care. Maybe that's the best. I don't
rush it. I'm they don't care if they Don't know. And that's
the right attitude. Right? Right. If you want to get him.
The right attitude is
we don't care if we get it.
Yeah, I that's where I was going to go. I kind of feel
like that's where they are. They're like, hey becomes
available and we don't gotta trade anything for him or do
that. Then hey, the doors open will have the conversation and
do it, but
we're not going to trade anything away right now
Cleveland. I don't know. Nobody knows what Cleveland's doing,
you know, they're doing Baker, Mayfield, dirty
and Cleveland. Yeah, and cooling Cleveland. They're
doing Baker made. Real dirty. We also separate conversation,
but I think you're right. Mike to, I think this is one of
the few franchises and football that's not like franchise
quarterback. Enamored like where they're like, oh we gotta
have the guy to win the game
that I don't know. Mike. Do you feel that way? I feel like they
are that way. You know, I think that's why we've forwarded in
heard of conversations of, you know, they don't want to extend
Russell Wilson or
maybe they would trade him during the time. They were
extending them. They won a Super Bowl as we've discussed
many times with that,
you know, Young. Are back rookie contract formula, let's
play defense and do all the other things, and then our
quarterback will look just fine. So, I do think they're
one of those teams. That's maybe
not as desperate. It doesn't put all their eggs into.
Oh, man, if we don't have our quarterback, you know, we're
not going to be the same type of team. I think that's
a natural to Pete's attitude there for sure.