April May of last year. Also along the way. The Texans have
just wanted so much. They've wanted like six assets, three
first-round, picks plus multiple other things, and
that's fine. That's fine. You can, you can charge
whatever you want. You can set the price point wherever you
want. But sometimes you, you set the price point. So high,
you're not going to sell. And how do they find a way to save
face and drop? Up the price and get out of this relationship
and Chris. I think the only way to do it.
The only way to do it
is to come up with a formula
that will compensate the Texans
next year. And the year after based, upon. What Watson does
this year. And next year? That's the only fair way to do
it. Probably Fairway. Yeah, probably. I mean,
you know again, yeah, they're
they're going to be, you know, hands tied behind their back
a little bit here because of yes, limited options, you know? Yes,
we don't know exactly where, you know, this all the law
stuff.
Is there going to be figured out and when that's going to happen
so they might lose some more options as far as ability to
trade them to certain teams here as time goes on. It's
scary. It is. And that's what we talked about back. Then
we talked about it a lot leading up to the trade. Do you
want to risk it? Do you want to and as it looks right now?
Yeah, it doesn't look like they probably be able to get,
you know, what, we thought they would be able to get last
training camp, or leading up to the trade deadline and this was
the, the fears of the
Ation, so, you know, for nikah Serio's case.
Hopefully he can get one or two of these teams to bid against
each other and they can get close to what the real value
for Watson should be
and the financial Stakes are higher this year because last
year it was a ten million dollar fully guaranteed salary,
for Deshaun Watson. This year. It is 35 million and it's on
the books as a 35 million dollar cap charge. You're not
going to restructure. If you're DeShaun Watson, I can do
anything that they may have
the right in his contract to do that if they want to
but to do that they have to give them a big pile of money
right now. Now to do that, as opposed to
leaving it in salary, they can't get cap relief unless
they trade him, they cannot get cap relief because if they
would restructure, they would owe him all that money, you
know, if they turned 30 million into a signing bonus,
you're going to pay the guy 30 million and then trade him, you
may be able to get more in trade if you do it, but I don't
know if that's what they want to do. So Davis Mills is their
top option at quarterback. Now, DeShaun Watson is not going to
play for them ever, again.
Do they look for an upgrade?
Should they look for an upgrade over Davis Mills, or should
they give me? Mills a chance to show what he can do and develop
as the team tries to develop. I think he's earned the right to
go. Let's see what he's got. While we kind of keep our eyes
open. If anything just kind of, you know, smacks Us in the
face to go. Okay, that's dramatically better.
But I think Davis Mills, showed the ability and showed some
signs there to where you go. Hey, you know, let's let's see,
maybe he's got a chance to be the Future.
No, there certainly was moments. Now, he hit a little
bit of a dull point in the middle part of the Year where
you know, it really Fell off and it got bad and they brought
Tyrod Taylor back in,
and, you know, he wasn't ready to go yet. So then they put
Davis Mills in and he finished the season. Really strong. He's
smart. He's got a good arm. He's a decent athlete.
I look at Houston as a team, that I think is just going to
stand Pat with Davis Mills and maybe try to, even find another
Davis Mills in the draft, where they go. Hey,
you know, let's looks looking the second or third round for
another quarterback that we think maybe has potential to be
a starter. And Just see where it goes from there. And then
they'll evaluate their team as it goes next year.
And again, these are teams are looking at now that have
quarterbacks and maybe should be are looking to upgrade
Detroit Lions Jared Goff your to with him. He was the guy
that helped them get to ones. Instead of one first round pick
plus a third round her in
the Matthew Stafford trade last year. They took on his
his ridiculously bad contract, that the Rams gave him in 2019.
He had 3200 passing yards last season. Ten touchdowns and
interceptions the lines. Do hold the second overall pick in
the draft. Although there's no quarterback. That would be
worthy of
that selection. They could always trade down and draft
one. What do you think they could do? Should do. Would do,
do they give golf another year or do they look for someone
that can either be groomed to take over or someone? Who would
supplant
Jared Goff this year?
I think you look for a guy that, you know, groom
/ hopefully takes over for Jared Goff this year.
I think that's what you do.
I mean, you know that Jared Goff is not the guy the future.
That's for sure. They got the first pick of the draft like
you mentioned. They got the 30 second pick of the draft and
they got the 34th pick of the draft. They got some some
options to
play with here as far as if they need to make a move to get
a quarterback. They like if they need the jump back up into
the teens. Hey, those pics at 32 and 34 can get them back up
there.
Well, you know, so
they will have options and I would expect them to be a team
that, you know, either trades out of the first.
Or, you know, takes eight and Hutchinson
with that first, pick
our second pick, excuse me,
and then, you know, make a move to move back up to get
a quarterback. They desire that they look like they could be
the future or the guy right now, you know, going forward
Jared Goff has a guaranteed roster bonus, already baked
into his contract to 15.5 million. So he's there March 19
and a salary of ten point six five million, so,
So yeah, it's after this year that I think
you get into the the potential. Let's move on from Jared Goff
because they're, they're paying him a lot of money. And again,
that's part of how they bought themselves.
Two. First round picks. Not just one first-round pick for
the Matthew staff, trade, Carolina Panthers. We've
already talked about them as a relates to Sean Watson, Sam.
Darn old is their guy,
obviously, he's not there guy. Cam Newton.
They haven't closed the door on re-signing him, but I don't
think he's the guy either. David Tepper. The owner team is
desperate to find a franchise quarterback and I think He's
the guy most likely
to say
DeShaun Watson because I'm not worried about this year. I'm
worried about finding myself a 10-year franchise quarterback
and that guy is available. If you can convince him to waive
his no-trade clause
and if you can give the Texans what they want. Yeah,
I mean, it's certainly the one I look at to be kind of in
the leader house where I'd go makes a lot of sense. It does.
I mean Carolina? Whoo, man, they're playing with fire right
now. I mean, it's just the damn quarterback
position is going to be
You know, the killer of this regime there, down in Carolina.
They've done a lot of good things with the roster. They
got a lot of good young talent coming up the pipeline, but
the quarterback problem has been a real problem and it's a black
eye on them.
And I look at them right now and just go.
Okay, you know, yes, be aggressive make something
happen or Deshaun, Watson. Sure do that.
If I'm the coaching staff down there. I certainly want, you
know, to make that happen if I'm Matt rule because after
that
you're just is Lot of uh, I don't know. I mean, yeah. Okay,
Jimmy Garoppolo comes to town.
Oh, yes, right I get that and I'll but
there's a huge gap between DeShaun Watson and Jimmy
Garoppolo. Yes, he's played football and done all that to
but what I would say, but Jimmy Garoppolo there that team
learning how to win.
You know, he's not necessarily a guy that's going to make any
plays off schedule or do anything outside, the realm of
the Playbook itself and the Playbook won't be a Shanahan
Playbook. I mean, yes, this is a huge huge.
You know, talking point for the Carolina Panthers and it could
ultimately determine whether these coaches are there next
year or not?
Well, that's the other problem to if you're just Chamois.
Yeah, and you're looking at your options, you want to go to
a place where there's going to be stability. You've already
gone through the abrupt firing of Bill O'Brien that
contributed to Watson wanting out of Houston in the first
place.
So you're the Savior format rule
that the,
you look around those NFC teams and that makes Panthers less
attractive, the fact that it really does feel like up or out
for Matt Rule, and his offensive coordinator is
been McAdoo and
that that may make the Panthers. The circumstances may
make the Panthers less attractive to DeShaun Watson,
right? And maybe they otherwise would be so even if they want
them, they may have a hard time getting him.
Lastly, the 49ers and
I assume we've added in the list just because of the Tom,
Brady possibility. Because first the year were supposed to
see what Trey Lance has third overall pick they gave Up to
extra first-round picks and a third round pick to get in
position to draft him last year.
We don't know that he's ready
and we saw him start a game relatively late in the season
wasn't horrible, right? Wasn't great. But wasn't horrible,
right? Rough at first got better. They won the game. Yep,
should I you know,
and I guess this is what it comes down to. If Tom, Brady
can get out of Tampa
and he calls Kyle, Shanahan this year two years after
he expressed interest in playing for
49ers and they said, no, thank you.
Do the 49ers game? Have a different answer this time around?
I'm gonna say, yes. I don't know. I mean, I don't know.
I know everybody thinks I have the answers here. I have no
answers at all. You know. I want answers. Well, want
the truth. Well, I'm giving you the truth Soldier. I mean, the one
thing with,
you know, this situation. Listen, I do think it's weird, right?
I mean, hey, we traded around three first-round picks and
what we might not make the guy the starter in your to
and the guy that needs. Needs to play. Like, we talked about
a little bit, I think early in the offseason here and do that,
that to me is, yeah, you know, but you'll be able to sell it
to the fan base of going. Well, we got Tom Brady and
he can learn behind, Tom, Brady,
and all of that. So that'll that'll like, you know, cool
off that conversation a little bit. But
I mean, I look at it with Tom, Brady, and go if he comes back
and plays I feel like it'll be the 49ers or no one really.
That's how I kind of feel right
now. And yes, the doors not shut there. So I certainly
thought still think it's a possibility. I do.
Yeah, look, I think it is a strong possibility and we
mentioned earlier how the 49ers are the most popular bet to
make it to the Super Bowl. They become a very popular bet. If
they could get Tom, Brady and we all learn from our mistakes
and
the 49ers made a huge mistake two years ago saying No, thank
you to Tom Brady. I think that's one of the reasons why
they freaked out last year and gave up so much to get into
the third spot. But if they could get Tom, Brady, add
him to that team. That team is Super Bowl ready, right now.
They almost made it last year with Jimmy. Below you put Tom.
Brady on that team. Last year.
They make it to the Super Bowl. Yeah,
you put him on the team this year. They're the favorite to
make it to the Super Bowl and a lots going to happen over
the course of a 17 game regular season, but if they can do it,
they would be crazy not to in the fan should Revolt if they
pass again on the opportunity to bring Tom Brady home.
The problem with that is going to be with Brady is
I mean, I, you know,
I would think the Bucks. I mean, the Bucks and they just
gonna get Brady away to the the dam. 49ers, that's where I'd
go. Like, that's where it to me. Is the unspoken part. We
heard Bruce Arians comments last week at the combine.
That's bad business or him.
I know, I mean, I know he doesn't have all the power
but still if any of the power nobody's talking to, he's not
going to be able to, they're not going to just be able to
give them a way. That's not going to look good. And then
give them away to what the number one, direct threat to
the NFC championship in the 49ers.
That's where I think things can get interesting.
Well, I think there's more than one direct threat to the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers without Tom Brady for the end.
Championship, I think that
it takes one phone call.
Tom Brady to one of the Glaziers whichever one's got
all the juice and I can't keep him straight. I'm sorry when
you have that many people running the team. I can't,
I don't know who's in charge,
but the argument is very simple.
I signed a two-year contract in 2020. I've put my two years in.
Well, what about your extension last year? I signed that for
cap reasons.
That wasn't a commitment to stay through 2022. Now, at times
he said, last year.
If he's going to play through 2022 and he has a contract with
the Bucks through 2022. He did mention that. But you know,
that was before, I think things fell apart a little bit,
the end of the year.
He was ready to move on from the Bucks and
he's done so much for the town. He's delivered a Super Bowl.
He delivered a full Stadium last year.
He's Tom Brady
and and maybe they do a face-saving trade, you know
after June 1 you can't do it before. It's a 32 million
dollar cap charge, but maybe you do.
Something maybe a line up the trade now and it becomes
official after June 1. I don't know. But I feel like
it would be wrong for the Buccaneers to not let this guy go.
I think you'd agree. I you don't just let him go. This is
football. I don't give a damn what his name is. I don't give
a damn, you know, they did a lot for him to they give them
a team that was stacked and let him come down there and
play. So that's where, you know, more for them than they
did for. He'll get sure I get. But Mike,
I've still we could have put a lot of top 10 quarterbacks in
there and there was still one of the best. Steam and
football, how are they gonna get him? How are we gonna get
him?
Get him,
get him.
They got I got you. I'm just saying the let's not put it on
such a pedestal that way, right? That's all I'm saying.
And either way he's not that good then why should they care?
If he goes, if he's if they could find some, I'm not saying
he's not
that good. I'm just saying you don't let him go for anything.
You know, just go. Oh, well, thanks. You did everything.
I understand. I said some sort of a Face Saver, some sort of,
it's not like the 49ers have a lot of assets, they can send.
Oh, I know. That's where I'm saying is
interesting, right? And now,
You're not giving them away for less than a second round pick.
I mean you're getting a second round pick or more for Tom
Brady to me that you're going to become
a laughing stock in the NFL. If you give Tom, Brady to
one of your biggest competitors in the NFC
for a mid-round pick just because, hey, you did good for
us or two years that not? You come out and explain it. Not,
if you come out and explain it, the way I just, did we signed
it for two years. He did his two years,
the extension that put him under contract through 2022
was aimed at creating cap space. So we could keep our
team together for 21, that's how you justify it. That's how
you argue. If you're Tom Brady
and that's how you Justified. If you're the Buccaneers
and you have to tell your
your fanbase, why you're letting him go for
a third-round, pick a fourth-round pick, whatever,
whatever. So
if he doesn't play, they get nothing for him.
So maybe there is a way
to get some value
and they can make that argument. He was never playing
for us again. Well, they're going to let them keep their
money. That's a good enough thing as is. So now we're going
to let them just dictate where he wants to go around the NFL.
You don't we don't know. Do we
know that? I hate that while he's still on the roster so
they had to have paid the money. Yeah. Yeah, that's yeah,
so I don't know.
Well, we'll sell,
but it's 49ers. I think our bus for Brady. I think we figured
that out and the 49ers. Yeah, I mean to me I would think it's
Trey Lance with everything they traded but yes, if Tom Brady
becomes a real option and all that,
then you do it, you know, but now the one thing I heard with
Brady with the whole pitch Sean Payton to Miami and all that
was that it was going to be one of those things where
kind of let me feel it out and make sure and I'll show up for
training camp and play. Then you know, that that to me was
some of these teams and even the 49ers are going to learn
a new offense of pie, that way,
even for Tom Brady, that would be an uphill climb. So that's
there's a lot of interesting things around this angle.
And I think that's part of the bargain that was done within
the Brady household. He's shutting it down at least from
the standpoint of direct involvement. Shutting it down
right
for several months and then he'll show up for training camp and
and try to get it done
with a new team.
Look, it's good for us. It's good for the game. It's good
for everyone to Tom, Brady plays, and it's great for
the 49ers, and it's bad for the rest of the teams in the NFC.
But
it's, it would be something if it had. I'm one that's sick of
talking about, man. I'm rooting for it. I know you are. We know
I'm sick of talking about Aaron Rodgers and I'm sick of talking
about Tom, Brady put me in that camp right there.
I've had enough.
Okay, I have had enough.
Well, look, it's not our fault that Tom Brady is on the
burner because he's the one who said, six days after he
supposedly retired, Never Say Never, And he said more things
since then. Yes, he has right, only throw fuel on the fire
down.