The the picket Dynamic also has emerged
in Detroit. Yeah,
I'm not going to make any snarky comments about hand size
comparisons between picket and and Jared Goff. I'll leave that
to others. I'm just not in the mood for that today, but
it's a handoff. But but can he pick it? Reportedly going to
visit the Lions this week and
look, that
the moment that Dan Campbell says,
we think We can win without an elite quarterback. That is not
the kind of glowing endorsement that you'd be looking for. If
you're Jared Goff, they knew what they were doing with golf
and
look, folks. I know that every team
at some level of the organization will tell you
every year, their goal is to win the Super Bowl, even
the Lions who have never even been to a Super Bowl, haven't won
a playoff game
in more than 30 years. They will tell you some of that
organizational. Say which a what's your goal? Our goal is
to win this?
No, it's not and
Last year, they're just trying to begin their way out of their
latest reboot and they had an opportunity fall into their
lives where they could pick up, two first-round picks and
a third round, pick
for a quarterback who wanted out.
And as part of that, they had to take on a quarterback, that
the Rams desperately wanted to shed. They wanted to get rid of
that contract and,
you know, Martin met who the Washington GM complained
several weeks back that, it was kind of an inside job and
nobody wants have the chance while you had Brad Holmes, who
went straight from the Rams to the line. Took over as the GM
homes, knew what he was doing, Campbell knew what he was
doing. They understood what they were doing. They were
taking someone else's trash on as their starting quarterback
and they were just going to hold their nose and get through
it for a year or two. That's what
they're doing with Jared Goff. They know Jared Goff is not
a franchise quarterback. They understand that they are just
trying to hold it together
and get through a couple of Seasons while they built. The
cultural culture that they believe will be there long term
future. And they picked up a free first round. Pick for
taking on this guy.
That's it. That's it.
And bringing it. Bringing it bringing in. Kenny, Pickett is
a closest thing to an acknowledgement of that, that
we're going to get from the Lions. But, you know, Chris
hit, it intrigued me because I've been trying to speak
the baker, Mayfield to the Lions into existence. Yeah.
The moment they start taking a look at these rookie
quarterbacks. Why are you taking a look at Baker, man?
I hear you. I hear our yeah. I know. I know. I don't think
it's crazy, either. Mike. I mean, when you first said it
like, you know, three weeks ago. I kind of want a, don't
think.
Then I feel like, within 24 hours the more I thought about
it, when I think actually makes a lot of sense.
It's it'll be interesting. I think even with this the Lions,
I mean, you're right. You knew they knew exactly what they
were doing here with Jared Goff. They knew it. They were
just into acquiring the assets of the trade
and getting the pics.
And then you know, with the Kenny picket here visiting to
that's where, you know, it speaks to what we were talking
about. The Lions, aren't bringing him in town to pick
him at number one. Everybody.
This is, this is
Well, this is the the tea leaves are showing
the quarterbacks are falling. Kenny pickets falling. This is for
pic32 why he's being brought in there to talk to them right now
that that's what this is for.
So that's where this is crazy.
I just feel like the NFL draft right now is,
you had the baker Mayfield aspect. We got Jimmy Garoppolo
out there. We got a few teams that need quarterbacks and then
we got rookie, young draft draftable quarterbacks that
I think
the NFL's, not sure. About, or doesn't want to invest, at
least a high pick on
and it's the first time in a while Mike that I can say.
I have no feel for who's kind of hot on the quarterbacks
or where they might go. It's the least feel. I've had. I've
had a pretty good feel almost every year at least with
a handful of these guys ago. I think they like this guy that
guy that team likes this team.
I'm in more in the dark this year than ever before. As far
as who would who
is another reason for the Lions to do. Do their due diligence
on Kenny pick at hearing that 30 second pick in the draft,
right? If pick it is sliding in that direction, and someone
starts
contacting the lines about trading into that spot,
the more they know about pick it. The more intelligently, they
can negotiate with that team. I've made that point before.
You have write the top of the draft
and when I, when I saw pick it going to lines like, surely,
they are not doing their homework in the event, that
someone wants to trade up to number 24. He make it right.
This is 32 on the clock.
The first night of the draft is coming to a conclusion.
Somebody wants to springboard back into the round.
And at least the Lions can say,
Hey, you know, we brought this guy in here and we know this,
we know that we think this we think that we think you need to
offer us a little bit more. If you want to be the team that
comes up and gets this guy. So they, at least can say it and
it's not, it's not just BS.
Sure. You can back it up. We brought him in. Right,
right. Bring them in and
Who knows? Maybe if
maybe he has a great on their board to wear. If he is sitting
there, 32, he was the 17th graded player on their board
where they go, so we got to take him now. So it's, it's too
good to be true
or maybe, you know, even even even if he's on the board of
27, maybe they're the team that wants to trade up a few spots
to make sure they get him.
I think there's a lot of things there. But
what is weird, is the quarterback conversation for
the 2022 draft is different than years past and it's it's
two maybe three in the first Certainly, and I don't think
any are going to go in the top ten. I don't
mind because here's the other thing.
As I get a feel for the draft bike. We might not have liked
the Superstar Jadeveon Clowney Mi Garrett in the class this
year, but the one thing that's very apparent to me as I go
through each position group is
there's two or three guys at each position group
that clearly stand above the rest and it does fall off after
that. And that to me is where I think also is going to hurt
the quarterbacks because I think some of these teams in the top
10,
13 are going to look at it and go.
Wait. There's only one or two of these guys to be had here.
That can fill our mean desperate need on our football
team. Do we really want to go to the quarterback? We're not
sold on or we're gonna get this guy that we are sold on
and it can help our team for a long time.
And I think that's going to play a factor in this mic if
that makes any sense. And the way the Lions contract with
Jared Goff is structured. They can dump him after this year.
They were kind of stuck with
him through this year.
They inherited an eight-figure Raw.
Stir bonus that was already fully guaranteed for this year.
They took him on knowing that he was going to be on the team
for two years. It doesn't mean he's going to be the starting
quarterback all year this year, but it would make sense for
them to be exploring other options. And,
and yeah, they could get into a little bit of a cap crunch if
they end up paying a lot for Baker, Mayfield, but
but again,
they've got to be thinking about life
without Jared Goff. Kenny pick. It could be the answer or it
could be laying the foundation for a trade, at the
I'm of round one, but regardless that got my
attention especially because I am trying to will Baker
Mayfield to Detroit into existence for a reunions with
his good buddy. Boy who made him the first overall pick four
years ago and it just fits and it's not
science fans pushing back on it. Like don't you don't have
a Super Bowl team up there folks and I would take Baker Mayfield
over Jared Goff right now. Definitely am I missing
something though? You're not nosy something, the 100%
definitely would take that. So so but
your I just want to make sure
So you're pushing that
harder now than Baker. Mayfield the Pittsburgh Euro more onto
the line and one. Yeah, take you to one. You like their
story.
I don't think Pittsburgh's happening. Yeah, I don't need
Pittsburgh's happening because I don't think Baker. Mayfield
is going to push back hard enough to engineer his release
or wait to be released if the Browns would push it all
the way until
August. Right? Or even
I mean, the ultimate chaos would be
the Browns. Keep him on the team
up until the The trade deadline but he needs to go somewhere
where he can play in the sooner. He gets there,
the better so
Pittsburgh would be fascinating.
I don't see the dominoes falling that way. There's still
a way for the Lions to wake up and say, well, if the Panthers
are after him, if the Seahawks my, maybe we should, maybe we
should go do this, especially if John Dorsey
is chomping on his gum in the ear of Brad homes and Dan Campbell
extolling, the virtues of Baker Mayfield and trying to get them
to come around. I just think Mayfield fits the mentality.
That's a Where you welcome that mentality, and you assume that
Dan Campbell
can control it because if push came to shove Dan Campbell would
would, shove Baker Mayfield into the wall, and there's
nothing they can do about it. Not that we condone that. But
I'm just saying to the extent that you got a couple of Alphas
in the room,
when Dan Campbell stands up and hovers over Baker, Mayfield.
I think, Baker, Mayfield pipes down pretty quickly. What
I would agree with I think a lot of people going to pipe down
pretty quickly, when Dan Campbell stands up, unless
you're like an offensive lineman or defense alignment.
You're going to have your work cut out for you against Dan
Campbell. That's for sure.