for another chance to try to sweep. Tom Brady in the regular
season 2 year deal after they don't get DeShaun Watson. No
hard feelings are because
Winston didn't really have a whole lot of other options, you
know, I had heard over the weekend that his Camp was kind
of
Fishing around for 35 million writer. It's like
maybe maybe after you prove yourself again and to
the Saints credit,
they get him for two years. Now. It's reported as two
years, 28 million. I have a feeling this is going to be one
of those when we look at it. It's not much this year. It's
more next year,
if they keep him, if he re-establishes himself this year.
He'll get bigger money next year, but I doubt it's 14 and 14.
I have a feeling it's probably
closer. Like 5 and 23. 14:18
if that math is right, but
smart by the Saints
to ensure that they get to keep him.
If he does, indeed,
get it back to where it was this year,
and they get to keep them for one year after that before,
they'd have to figure out what they're going to do with him
financially. So, you know, look this guy who's still fairly
young and he can play for a long time. That's right. And he
can set himself
up for a 35 million, dollar-a-year payday, but he's
got work to do coming off that torn ACL and he's got other
things. He's still gotta fix. Yeah, he does definitely and we
know there's Things about his game, you know, he seems to be
on the right path though
and all areas, Sean Payton and they again that place down
there. They named the starting quarterback last year. He must
have shown some professionalism.
The fact that they feel
confident in them.
The Saints are going with the guy. They know rather than good
and Dome with a guy that hey, we're not sure about it might
be an upgrade. Okay, there's some things instead of they're
just gonna go with hey, we got a guy here. That
knows the offense,
you know, did a pretty good job last year, was it?
Great. No, but they probably have some confidence and
feeling he can get better in some of those areas and
realize, and they've seen, this guy's Got Talent.
There's potential there.
They got to see him twice a year for a bunch of years, in
Tampa, and he made a lot of plays against the New Orleans
Saints and against everybody. So they know there's probably
there, you know, more there to tap into
and see where it goes. But
I know yesterday,
I think I even said 14 million a year for Jameis Winston
somewhere in that, I'm with you. I bet you it's probably
more like a
18, this short 8, this year and 18, next year or something of
that nature.
Yes, I would expect that to Mike but it makes sense for
them. It really does. And I expect Jameis Winston even
though it's a torn ACL quarterback, movements, not
like the key to his game.
He should be ready to go by the start of the season and be
the starter for the Saints.
I was mildly concerned that my math didn't add up to 28 when
I said 3 and 25, I guarantee you 8 and 18 is not 20. That's what
I guess. Arria 10 and 18 8. Yeah. Sorry, I have a date in
20. Thank you. One US. Yes, do a 20,
and Pete. Put that graphic up there. And this is. This is
stunning
and hilarious to. Yes. They're back. They've got a former
first overall pick in Jameis Winston, a former second
overall pick in Marcus, Mariota the same year,
two guys who met on the field to start their careers in 2015?
A former third overall, pick contemned Arnold for now for
an Informer, 199th overall pick who, you know. Everybody passed
over repeatedly
from and it's not a typo 2000. Although he was born in 2000.
No, he was drafted in 2000. What the hell is Tom? Brady
doing still in the National Football? They got me. It
doesn't get more glaring than that.
There are guys that we have to be getting to the point. Yeah,
there are guys who are in the NFL, who definitely, who, who
were born, who exited the womb? After Tom, Brady entered
the NFL.
That is unbelievable. Yeah, it is. It's unbelievable.
It's there's no other way to describe it is and
that's a good, you know, look at the quarterbacks there, but
come on.
We know Carolina, I'd be shocked if Sam Donald's
the starter on day one. I think that ship has sailed. I mean
they've done everything. They possibly can
this off season to replace him or get a new quarterback who
they gonna get. I don't know whose laughs. I don't know.
What's it? Go there somebody somebody emailed me last night,
not anybody in the league. Just I you know, I interact with
readers and
Sometimes it's beneficial most of the time. It's like, why
the hell do I do this? But, you know, somebody said, hey,
could Matt rules still get fired because they can't get
a quarterback to go there and it's kind of late in the game,
but it was late. March when
Jerry Jones through Jimmie Johnson out all those years ago. So
it just it is so like, what do you expect? Matt rule is
clearly on the hot seat. The only offense of coordinator.
They could get was Ben McAdoo, which further proves how hot
the seat is from a troll because nobody wants to step
into that. Up.
Knowing that everyone's job rides on, with the offense of
coordinator. Does who are you going to get to voluntarily?
Choose that team to play quarterback? Yeah, you're not
you're not. No one's going to be lining up to play for
the Panthers this year, especially at quarterback know.
They got to get somebody that's, you know, got no moves.
There's nothing left to be had Baker. Mayfield. There's no
teams left it. We want to come to Carolina, but I get
the Carolina. They probably have some of the, you know,
same thoughts. We talked about with the Colts a little bit.
Wait, we just got back. Burned from a guy in the same draft
that Baker Mayfield was it, you know, we lose the, you know,
we get Baker, Mayfield here and it doesn't do well. We're going
to have, you know, extra egg on our face. People going to go
just like they're doing with Sam Donald. Well lookee. What
did you do with the Giants? You guys are idiots to think it
would
be different. They're going to have to hear that with it. So
I don't even know if they're truly. You're legitimately
gonna think, you know about a baker Mayfield that to me would
be,
you know, something I'd be interested to know.
And then, of course, there's the Jimmy Garoppolo situation
and I know To talk more about him, the next segment, but
I mean that that is certainly a team. You would think about
that would make sense there
and I'll but again, I don't necessarily look at that as
some huge upgrade or Game Changer to the Carolina
Panthers either. So
it does it seems like they are getting Limited in options and
they are in a good spot to draft a quarterback. So maybe
that's where their mind is a little bit at right now. They
were certainly inspecting
our guy from pit yesterday. Can you pick it?
Pretty thoroughly there while he was doing his work out.
Well, as it relates to free agency. We are definitely in
the frog kissing mode where you're taking a chance on a guy
and especially at quarterback. And the problem is a Panthers
been kissing frogs for three years now, like, they're sick
of that. They don't want to do another and how you can't sell
that to your fan base. No. Well, let's give Teddy
Bridgewater. Try. Ah, no. Nope. Nope out.
Let's give Sam Donald child. Whoa! Hey, it's pretty good for
three games. Oh, no.
Outright. Oh, Cam Newton, maybe we get the old Cam Newton. Oh,
no, we have the old Cam Newton out. So
now, what do you do? Can you do that with Baker? Mayfield be
the same? No, I don't know, you can't. Yeah, right, I agree.
Okay. Okay good. Yeah. I don't know if you can't either, you
know, they had 70,000 Plus show up at that Stadium. A couple of
Saturdays ago for a soccer game.
I, you're not going to have 70,000 show up. If Baker,
Mayfield your quarterback, you're not going to have 70,000
show up if Jimmy garoppolo's. Our quarterback unless you win
like the first six or seven games in the
city gets taken by storm by this team.
So, you know, I don't know, I guess you just draft somebody
and and whole I've
David Tepper is so anxious to get a franchise quarterback. It
has become desperation and it's become counterproductive.
That's my
that's my quick assessment. Sometimes you can just want
something so badly that it causes your entire organization
to be stuck in neutral.
It's put them in.
Tough spots.
The, the fact that that, you know, they were so aggressive
with the Teddy Bridgewater thing,
you know, handcuffed them a little bit the next year, but
yet, they were still aggressive in the same. Darn old and then
you just go. Wow. I mean, how much money and resources
are we gonna throw out here to quarterback set?
We're not quite sure about
and yes, I'm with you. I don't know if they can necessarily
pull the trigger on Baker Mayfield, either the Optics of
that are going to be it could be a harsh reality.
So it is, it's going to be interested to see Carolina, you
know, you said it, right? There's a lot of questions
about that coaching staff period.
As I've always said,
as a quarterback, just from purely the talent on the field.
I'd go. Holy crap. I'd be excited to play with some of
these guys. They got on offense, but that's
a quarterback. You look at the whole picture and you go. Well,
I don't know who the
hell is even going to be coaching that team
after this year is very dicey. It's 50/50, and that's why
there are sitting there right now, you know,
with no quarterback.
And trying to figure it out
and and
the desperation just isn't a great look for any team. Think
about last year. They clearly wanted to Sean W. They tried to
lie about it. After the fact they clearly wanted to show
Watson.
He would not give them
the time of day this year. They didn't try to hide it.
They're trying to
Elbow their way to the front of line to get the Sean Watson.
He's
at least willing to listen this time around. But
No, and and I think what makes it even more insulting to
the Panthers is the two finalists are in their division. Yes, at
least, they got to the final two until the brown swoop back
in. But, you know, at that the Panthers could have swooped in
with something, like whatever, the Browns that makes it even
worse for the
Panthers. They get kicked to the curb, the Saints, and
the Falcons are the two finalists. And then,
while the Panthers are licking, their wounds, the brown, say
screw this. We're going and getting our guy, the end of
the day, the Panthers are the Biggest Losers of the entire
DeShaun Watson Fiasco because last year he ignored them
this year. They they failed to even tie their shoelaces in
an effort to get him
and now they're left with what they're left with, what they're
left with nothing. And
I I just I don't see a good ending for