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Albert Nava: Okay. So back back to, you said ah you're talking about some college football real quick.
Dad: Yeah, we were talking about, Miguel was running out running off college football quarterbacks like crazy.
Miguel Lopez: yeah
Dad: i'm I was like, ah, Arch Manning.
Miguel Lopez: No, i'm I'm bigger into college football.
Albert Nava: but
Dad: Okay. um Well, you were talking about our thoughts on Fernando. Okay.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, for do do you guys believe?
Albert Nava: I believe.
Dad: believe, but I kind of think there's something to the fact that literally he's it's it's him and I guess next is what, Ty Simpson?
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, type Simpson. Late first round, or what they're projecting.
Dad: Ah, so i like I like his mentals. I like the fact that he's a smart kid. He's got all the physical attributes.
Dad: um he's got the yeah He's got the character too.
Albert Nava: Student of the game.
Dad: As goofy as ass as it is, I could just, I can already see him Max Crosby podcast and it's going to be freaking hilarious.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, wait, wait hold it Before you guys go there, what's your thoughts on that?
Dad: So
Miguel Lopez: Are you guys wanting to keep Max Crosby? or
Dad: yeah.
Albert Nava: Yeah, I'm down.
Dad: Yeah. Yeah. We're down. We're good.
Albert Nava: I was, uh, yeah.
Dad: We were good either way.
Miguel Lopez: Can the Raiders afford him?
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Dad: Yeah.
Albert Nava: I was I mean, at first, when when it was coming out, right, I was like, no, i want to keep them like like let let's just keep them. But then when it came out that we can get two first rounds to picks, I was like, dude, this is this is interesting.
Albert Nava: And when it happened, i called my dad and I felt like we were both content because that meant like, OK, we're in a different era right now. We're going to rebuild the team. We're going focus on the offensive line.
Albert Nava: And then when that whole thing happened, it was just, I mean, sketch as fuck. But, I mean, think about it. Think about the defensive weapons we got. We got our center. We're going to draft some offensive linemen in the and draft.
Albert Nava: I think getting Max Crosby back is significant for the team.
Miguel Lopez: Well, I know by the Ravens not accepting them, that's screwed over the Colts.
Albert Nava: Because...
Miguel Lopez: We were one of the frontrunners to get Trey Hendrickson.
Albert Nava: Oh, I saw that dude. Honestly, that is so fucked. Because, yeah, you guys would have got trans. Can you believe that? that is Yeah, I saw that. there were They were literally different runner.
Miguel Lopez: But, I mean, it is what it is. i was i pro proposed this to my dad. i was talking because I think... Max Cropsey, correct me if I'm wrong, he was very unhappy with the way the season ended and the Raiders were trying to shut him down, no?
Miguel Lopez: Basically to tank.
Albert Nava: Right. Exactly. They said the last game, like...
Dad: You know what the irony about all that is? is He's been playing on that meniscus injury almost in the entire year.
Dad: So they sat him down for a good reason.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, he wanted to play.
Dad: and a convenient it was also convenient, right?
Miguel Lopez: yeah
Albert Nava: Yeah. For both parties.
Dad: So, yeah. But the fact, just last point really quick.
Miguel Lopez: But I feel- Oh, go ahead.
Dad: So just the fact that he was playing on that injury and still, you know, top five, top three, if you look at stats and whatnot or pressures, all the different stats. And the Ravens were still worried about his future.
Dad: And the man was literally playing on a torn meniscus. It just, it boggles of mind. i don't know if you guys, did you guys listen to the the Rush podcast?
Albert Nava: and okay Yeah.
Dad: Anybody catch any of that?
Miguel Lopez: I caught a couple snippets of it and he was basically bash you know bashing the Ravens that they're not treating him right or didn't make him feel special.
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Dad: Yeah, it was very interesting. Very interesting.
Dad: it it was It was an honest, it sounded like an honest, just, he just explained everything from, from how they made him fly over there and they made him drive two hours from, what's the nearest big city?
Dad: Was it Washington DC?
Albert Nava: From Baltimore?
Miguel Lopez: Maybe.
Dad: Anyways.
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Dad: Yeah, he flew commercial. They had a drive from the airport. And that he didn't even talk to the GM until the very end.
Albert Nava: Until the end, yeah.
Miguel Lopez: That's wild because I feel like Sauce got such a different treatment.
Albert Nava: That's why. that he got the fucking first class.
Miguel Lopez: they they've They flew him out and then they even took him to Europe.
Albert Nava: Yeah, it was... I think what a lot of people are saying, obviously, the Ravens got buyer's remorse.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, for sure they got cold feet at the altar.
Albert Nava: over over the, over the days, like I think they, yeah, i think they kind of just like, they thought about it and they're like, oh my God, like this, this probably doesn't help us. They, I mean, they had ever traded ah first round pick for a player ever. This was the first time. And so the fact that that happens and they were being just, I just, to make them fly way down there, do all the physical, wait about like six hours just to see the GM and coach. And then like from the jump, to be like, oh, we have some bad news. Like,
Albert Nava: I don't know. it's It's very sketchy. I don't like how went down. and I mean, what the Ravens did affected multiple teams, not just the Raiders, especially during free agency. So I think the NFL going forward might have to change some of the was it tampering rules differently because, yeah, that that was that was terrible. It was a bad look for the Ravens.
Miguel Lopez: Well, did the Ravens essentially screw Max Crosby?
Albert Nava: but but right Basically, right they waited and until... Obviously, he got there on Wednesday. Was it Tuesday? we there Tuesday on Wednesday, right?
Dad: Yes, I'm not in it.
Albert Nava: Frasius Harry opened. Everyone made their moves, spent their money, and then they were like, oh, yeah. like The Cowboys are out, right? The Cowboys made that big trade, Rashad Gary, with ah Packers.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah.
Albert Nava: I believe the Bears didn't make any defensive line moves, but I think they had spent...
Dad: i't blow
Albert Nava: They were out. um The Jaguars, they were like, nah, we're out. So, I don't know.
Dad: Well, not to mention everybody was out and they literally decreased the value of a player based on their quote unquote doctor's assessment.
Miguel Lopez: hu
Dad: So now nobody was interested in giving up anything.
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Miguel Lopez: So, like, this this is where...
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Dad: And at the end of the day, if you heard the podcast, so he was, ah he was freaking out. He's like, damn, what's wrong my knee? Like, like he was buying into the idea that he was truly more hurt than he anticipated.
Dad: it wasn't cool.
Miguel Lopez: I offered my dad this trade, so I feel like the relationship with the Raiders and Crosby, it's bad.
Dad: Thank
Miguel Lopez: I know he said that PR statement how he's a Raider for life or like he's ready to run it back. This is where he's supposed to be. I think that's a complete PR move just to help save any um leverage or any – just to save his image.
Albert Nava: face
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, because he was worth two first-rounders. Now no one's going offer a first-rounder for him. So I was talking to my dad. I was like, what if the Eagles were to trade for him?
Albert Nava: See, the eagle the Eagles, the projected trade was ah included Jalen Carter, which, I mean, Jalen Carter is a monster. We had a chance to freaking draft him, but we tried to tyrese we drafted Tyrese Wilson instead at pick seven. Fucking horrible.
Albert Nava: But yeah, i there was rumored.
Miguel Lopez: you know I was thinking straight up. You trade A.J. Brown for Max Crosby.
Albert Nava: Ooh, I don't like AJ Brown.
Miguel Lopez: Why?
Albert Nava: Dude, he's kind of a cancer on the team. I don't know if it's Jalen Hurts. I don't know if it's the organization. i just do How are you not happy on the Philadelphia Eagles? like
Miguel Lopez: Because Jalen Hurts had a horrible year and he couldn't get him the ball.
Albert Nava: Your job
Miguel Lopez: They had no offensive game plan. I could run a better offense than Madden.
Albert Nava: I mean, that that's the offensive coordinator. Look at the year before. the year before they won the Super bowl The year prior that, they went to the Super Bowl. It's not Jalen Hurts' fault that he's had 10 different offensive offensive coordinators in the last 10 years.
Miguel Lopez: But like look, at if they if they were to do this trade, Raiders are happy.
Albert Nava: Like...
Miguel Lopez: They have a legitimate first round or ah for a number an alpha wide receiver to help Mendoza because everyone assumes that they're going to draft him. And Mendoza is going to feed A.J. Brown. He's going to rely on him. A.J. Brown is going to get his targets. I just don't know if they can afford him, but if they can, I think it's perfect. Eagles...
Miguel Lopez: get rid of a head case that's been going on for the past two seasons, and they have a defensive player to fill the void of the Jalen Phillips that they lost to the Panthers.
Albert Nava: But why we don't need a head case in Las Vegas. no that's That's a lot of...
Dad: yeah the last thing we need
Miguel Lopez: But he's ah he's only a head case if he doesn't get his targets.
Albert Nava: Okay. that We don't need a drama queen on the team.
Dad: the rookie quarterback
Miguel Lopez: The rookie quarterback's going to force feed him because he has no idea else he's going to throw to. Maybe Brock Bowers, Michael Muir, but other...
Albert Nava: Maybe, Brahma. Excuse me?
Miguel Lopez: But other than a ah for the receiver room, I can't even name another receiver because Jacoby Myers is gone, right? He's on the Jags.
Albert Nava: Okay, ready ready? We have Trey Tucker. We have Jake Betch. We have DeAndre Thornton. We have Jalen Naylor, Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah.
Albert Nava: That is like... that Right now, what we have right now, we're we're not going to win this rule. We're going to get what we can for Fernando Mendoza to have a great first year, and then we're going to build on top of that.
Albert Nava: Next year, there's a possibility of us drafting receiver out of Ohio State. Yeah.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, the Jeremiah Smith?
Albert Nava: Jeremiah Smith, that's that's our guy right there. That is our guy.
Dad: And a
Miguel Lopez: Alright, my second trade proposal, and it's a Colts and Raiders trade. This is just wishful thinking.
Albert Nava: Oh, God, who are we getting?
Miguel Lopez: Now, so I want Max Crosby, and we have no first rounders to give you, but what we will do is we'll give you this year's second round, and next year's
Albert Nava: Okay.
Dad: cheerleader.
Albert Nava: Second round.
Miguel Lopez: second round however only if max no only max crosby plays more than 50 of the snaps if he does not then it turns into a fourth round no
Dad: And a cheerleader. and a cheerleader
Albert Nava: Okay, so it's only helping you. So you for so you're going to leverage more of your future. You're going to get rid of two, basically, therefore you you have no two first rounds no two second rounds.
Miguel Lopez: two first rounds yes
Albert Nava: Okay. For one player, I
Miguel Lopez: if i'm chris If I'm Chris Ballard, I have nothing to lose. This is the last year I'm on this team, if anything.
Albert Nava: think they'll lose.
Miguel Lopez: i have no i have no allegiance to this team after next year because on a one-year deal.
Albert Nava: Oh, God.
Miguel Lopez: i going to approve it. I think Max Crosby helps me the most because if he misses the playoffs, if the c Colts miss the playoffs, Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard are out of a job regardless.
Albert Nava: So you want them to be aggressive.
Miguel Lopez: and Well, they were already aggressive with Sauce. And if you if you offer two first rounds for Sauce, I think a second round and a conditional fourth or second round the following year for Max Crosby is very much doable.
Albert Nava: yeah
Albert Nava: How about you just trade Saas Gardner away and get back your two firsts?
Miguel Lopez: No one's going to give us two firsts for Sauce Cotter because no one's idiotic to do that in the first place.
Albert Nava: it
Albert Nava: I think you should you should call the Jets.
Miguel Lopez: No, we already made a trip. And they screwed us.
Albert Nava: I call him and be like, hey, can we get Geno Smith as our quarterback? Geno Smith will get you the number one pick.
Miguel Lopez: I mean.
Albert Nava: You'll get your first back and then you'll the number one pick because Geno Smith will get you there.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, God. He's so bad.
Albert Nava: i if If we're going to trade Max Crosby now, I think it has to be at least one first. A first and a player. I understand if if if the price doesn't go down and we don't get two firsts.
Albert Nava: I understand that with everything going on, but we do need a first and a player. like that That has to be unnegotiable.
Miguel Lopez: But no one's going offer that right now.
Dad: We are not trading Max Crosby.
Albert Nava: Right now, that's right. we we We don't have to trade him right now. he He's going to play this year. He's going to play on Las Vegas Raiders. He's going to have a monster season. He's going to be defensive player candidate of the year.
Miguel Lopez: I feel like the longer you hold on to him, the less his value it it diminishes.
Albert Nava: And
Albert Nava: for this year, wherere we where he's going to play this year. He's going freaking ball out. We're going to have a top 10 defense. We're going to great quarterback.
Miguel Lopez: And then what happens if he plays and he's injury prone again?
Albert Nava: We're going to make the playoffs.
Dad: make the play
Miguel Lopez: Wait.
Albert Nava: We're going to make the playoffs, and then we're going win the Super Bowl. Who knows?
Dad: yeah wow
Miguel Lopez: um you
Albert Nava: okay Just kidding. Just kidding. i'm i'm hoping we I'm hoping we have that magical year with Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott where they make the playoffs.
Dad: hey is the carbon monoxide detector working in your house right now
Miguel Lopez: wait
Albert Nava: I'm hoping for that.
Miguel Lopez: Wait, but you're in the division with the Chiefs who just signed Kenneth Walker, Super Bowl MVP.
Albert Nava: Who can't catch?
Miguel Lopez: with the
Albert Nava: Who can't block?
Miguel Lopez: Oh, nobody can run the ball.
Albert Nava: ah Well, Justin Fields is is then the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs as of right now.
Miguel Lopez: I guarantee you'll be Mahone shortly.
Albert Nava: Bo Nix.
Dad: Oh.
Albert Nava: Bo Nick is not, is no.
Dad: are you
Albert Nava: Go ahead.
Dad: Are you surprised Waddle went to the Broncos?
Albert Nava: that
Miguel Lopez: Yes, very surprised. I think it's a huge move for the Broncos.
Albert Nava: I wish you went to the bill, honestly.
Dad: Sam, when you texted me that, i was like, oh my God, because you said it with a wow. And then I saw the picture Waddle, and I'm like no way, he's a raider.
Albert Nava: cool.
Dad: No, but you're wowing at the fucking ponies.
Albert Nava: The Ponies, yeah. they i Honestly, their wide receiver group, I thought i always had higher expectations for them this year. i don't know. That that whole ah Bronco offense was not very good this year. The AFC was very weak.
Miguel Lopez: Sam, they almost went to the Super Bowl.
Albert Nava: they Okay. um The AFC was very weak this year. without Without the Ravens, the Bengals, and the Chiefs in the playoffs, it was very weak. Look, look the its the Patriots in the Super Bowl, and the Patriots did not belong there.
Miguel Lopez: The Chiefs sucked. The Chiefs sucked.
Albert Nava: Patriots were not ready.
Miguel Lopez: Okay.
Albert Nava: that was ah That was a...
Miguel Lopez: They had a chance.
Albert Nava: like
Miguel Lopez: to The Broncos beat the Bills.
Albert Nava: Okay, and the Bills were not good this year, clearly. The Bills had no number they had no one to throw it to.
Miguel Lopez: What do you mean they had Kian Coleman?
Albert Nava: Josh Allen freaking i probably had the most QB fumbles this year. I guess second to Drake May. But no, the Bills were... They literally fired their coach. The Bills were not a good team this year, unfortunately. the the For them to lose to the Patriots...
Albert Nava: to lose yeah To lose the division to the Patriots, to Drake May, and then to lose the Broncos in the playoffs, that just tells you that that team was not good enough. Because Josh Allen, Josh Allen is good enough. But at the end the that defense was not good, which is why Sean McDermott got fired, which he should have got fired years ago.
Albert Nava: But did you did you not watch that that game in Denver when it was snowing?
Miguel Lopez: the playoffs every year
Albert Nava: Dude, I'm sorry. in In your home, like, Bo Nix needed to have a better game. Sean Payton needed to have a better game. Bo Nix even play. what am i do What am I thinking? What am I thinking right now?
Miguel Lopez: i don't know i don't know what you're smoking over there in El Paso
Albert Nava: I don't know.
Albert Nava: I know. i told He didn't even play in the game. I don't know. i the the wins The Broncos wins last year were not convincing enough to make it seem like next year the division the Broncos are going win the division.
Albert Nava: i To me, the Broncos are the third best team in our division.
Miguel Lopez: So who wins the division the next year?
Dad: I do think the Chargers will be much better.
Albert Nava: Exactly. the chargers are Right now, I think the Chargers are better than the Broncos.
Dad: just saying most
Miguel Lopez: Okay, how can you say that? When you're you're you're talking you're talking trash about Bo Nix not being the but the man, you believe more in Justin Herbert?
Albert Nava: they're They're getting their tackles back this year.
Albert Nava: I don't. i'm I'm happy to say he's that. Hey, he still doesn't want to play out game that bitch.
Miguel Lopez: I mean, if it comes down to Bo Nix or Justin Herbert, my money's on Bo Nix.
Albert Nava: But bone experts on Payton bone X to me still hasn't proven enough. Joe, ah Justin Herbert, you can have some excuses for him this year specifically because he didn't have a shots later the whole season, nor did he have Joe Alts.
Albert Nava: So to me,
Miguel Lopez: Former Notre Dame player, just throwing that out there.
Albert Nava: Yeah. But to me, at at the end of the day, if I were to pick between Bo Nix and Justin Herbert, I would take Justin Herbert.
Miguel Lopez: you' you that's ah That is a wild take.
Albert Nava: they I mean, both Oregon quarterbacks. And to me...
Miguel Lopez: Okay, you see, everyone says Bo Dix is Oregon quarterback. Bro was there for one year.
Albert Nava: He's an Auburn quarterback? Okay, Auburn. when diamond mean is Tell me this college football guy.
Miguel Lopez: Yes.
Albert Nava: Who won in college? Was it Bo Nix? When it was Bo Nix versus Justin Herbert, Auburn versus Oregon, who won?
Miguel Lopez: Wasn't it? It was Oregon.
Albert Nava: Honestly, have no idea. i was hoping you would know so I can make a point.
Miguel Lopez: i I actually have no idea. I don't even think they played. no they were in the same. i don't even know if they played.
Albert Nava: They did because but the the joke was like Bo Nix has been in college forever because he played against Justin Herbert. I'm going to look it up real quick.
Miguel Lopez: it pretty sure it was Oregon because Auburn didn't do anything.
Albert Nava: Justin... Yeah, Justin Herbert was in Oregon and Bo Nix was in Auburn.
Miguel Lopez: The point Bo Nix has gone further. Every time Justin Herbert's been in the playoffs, he's done horrible.
Albert Nava: know. Bo Nix was college. Let's see here. I have it right here. a
Albert Nava: Their only college matchup, freshman Bo Nix. they they Okay, there you go. see point for you. Nix was a freshman, and he led the Auburn to beat Herbert Oregon Ducks.
Miguel Lopez: Tigers. Oh, so he won.
Albert Nava: He did. See, i'm I'm willing to concede that. But in my opinion, what I've seen, just't her I've seen Justin Herbert do more with less in season versus bonex bonex has had a lot of great things to happen in his early career especially working with sean payton He has veteran receivers in Corlin Sutton.
Albert Nava: He has a great running back. He had a great tandem running back with R.J. Harvey. and Oh, my God. name is escaping me. i have I can see his face. I'm forgetting the other guy's name. He just heard himself.
Albert Nava: He's signed.
Miguel Lopez: No, not Hampton. That's on the Chargers.
Albert Nava: What's his name? No, no. they're The other guy. R.J. Harvey. and um he he Funny enough, he played for the Chargers. J.K. Dobbins. There we go. jacob armss He had a kid pri as solid defense.
Albert Nava: But i just to me, their defense is better than the offense. And I can say that because i've seen i saw them play the Raiders twice this year, and those games were too close. I'm sorry. Those games were like... It was 14-7. Are you seriously in not blowing up the Las Vegas Raiders' number one pick in the NFL drafts?
Miguel Lopez: I'll tell you this much.
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Miguel Lopez: Bo Nix is a better quarterback than Justin Herbert.
Dad: Yeah.
Miguel Lopez: Receiving court, give it to the Broncos. Defense, give it to the Broncos. Running backs, it's a toss-up. It can go either side.
Albert Nava: O'Meara and Hampton are Maren Hampton.
Miguel Lopez: was injured the whole year.
Albert Nava: I'm going. partner I'm telling you right now, I'm telling you right now, Justin Herbert and the, and the charges are going to be higher in the division than the Broncos next year.
Miguel Lopez: he was injured the whole
Dad: Thank you.
Albert Nava: I'm telling you that right now.
Miguel Lopez: Okay, so then where do the Chiefs fall into these rankings?
Albert Nava: So to me, everyone's saying, yeah, Peshmer Holmes is going to be back by week one.
Dad: i mean
Albert Nava: No one is 100% coming off an ACL surgery, especially a quarterback. i'm i'm To me, they're going to take a step back this year.
Dad: It's It's gun! It's
Albert Nava: I'm not saying they're going last by all means, but they're not winning the division next year.
Dad: It's It's It's gun! It's gun! gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's It's gun! It's It's gun! gun! gun! It's
Albert Nava: They might be their best team in the division next year based on Mahomes' injury.
Dad: gun! It's gun! gun! It's gun! It's gun! gun! It's gun! It's It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! gun! gun! It's gun! It's
Albert Nava: I'm not saying overall, just on the injury.
Dad: It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! gun! It's gun! It's gun! gun! gun! It's gun! gun! It's It's
Albert Nava: I don't care that they signed Canada Walker.
Dad: It's It's gun! It's gun! gun! It's It's gun!
Albert Nava: canburger Can I catch?
Dad: It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun!
Albert Nava: Nor can he block.
Dad: It's It's gun! It's gun! It's
Albert Nava: who's there He's going to get Mahomes hurt more.
Dad: gun! It's gun! gun! It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun!
Albert Nava: we i think that that that signing was too rich for me.
Dad: It's It's It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's gun! It's It's It's It's It's gun! It's gun!
Miguel Lopez: Do you know what the Chiefs should have done?
Dad: gun! It's gun! It's It's gun! It's gun! gun! gun
Albert Nava: What?
Miguel Lopez: They should have not signed Kenneth Walker, and they should have tried going after a running back in the draft.
Albert Nava: Yeah, Jeremiah, why would they not?
Dad: Thank you. that's good
Albert Nava: I mean, ah if they thought they weren't going to get Jeremiah Love, which, I mean, would be crazy if he dropped to nine. But, I mean, that...
Miguel Lopez: He's not going to drop to nine.
Albert Nava: I mean, so who's getting up Tennessee for sure?
Dad: i mean
Miguel Lopez: tennessee Tennessee are the Giants, and I hope the Giants take them.
Dad: baby
Albert Nava: What Tennessee's three Giants or four?
Dad: um you make
Miguel Lopez: Giants are, no, Tennessee's four. Giants are five.
Albert Nava: Right now, from what I saw in the free agency, Tennessee looks like the way to go. But I think if if Kansas City never sang Kenneth Walker, Kenneth Walker probably would have gone to the Giants or the Titans, no?
Dad: uh
Albert Nava: And at that point, that would have been the deciding factor who gets Jeremiah Love.
Miguel Lopez: Yep.
Albert Nava: But my thing is, if you just drafted Cam Scadaboo, which I'm not saying Cam Scadaboo is the best running back in the NFL, but he a pretty solid year last year. i
Miguel Lopez: Yep. But I think
Albert Nava: I don't need a first-round running back right now. If the Giants. The Giants have bigger problems, man.
Miguel Lopez: ah Yeah, but I feel like Jeremiah Love, he's just such a a... He can block, he can catch, and he can go out as a receiver. He's so versatile.
Albert Nava: Jamal Kuyper says he's better than Jamar Gibbs.
Miguel Lopez: Yes, he is.
Albert Nava: I was like, what?
Dad: Now crapper's on crack.
Albert Nava: mi i know he said ah is said the Sanders was going to be a first-run quarterback.
Dad: Jamon.
Miguel Lopez: and i But i I think he's saying prospect-wise, like coming out of college, I think Jeremiah Love is better than anyone thought Jeremiah Gibbs was. Because no one really thought Jeremiah...
Miguel Lopez: Jameer Gibbs had a
Albert Nava: Jameer.
Dad: jama
Miguel Lopez: Jameer Gibbs was a first round talent.
Albert Nava: Jameer.
Dad: but
Albert Nava: Dude, Jameer Gibbs is...
Dad: Who the fuck is Jeremiah Gibbs?
Miguel Lopez: I'm telling you, Jeremiah loves the man.
Albert Nava: I'm happy for Jeremiah Love. I just, I hope he goes to the right place because fuck.
Dad: Hey, guys. I'm going to hop off. But I think you guys are in great hands.
Albert Nava: All right. I'll just ask Miguel a little more questions and then we'll we'll cut it off.
Dad: So...
Dad: yeah and feel free really quick ah just because we are on the verge of the ncaa tournament uh any would you like to share your title picks
Miguel Lopez: okay
Albert Nava: go Go ahead, Miguel, if you've done yours.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, yeah.
Miguel Lopez: I have done my... Wait, are we doing a bracket this year, Sam? You haven't sent it.
Albert Nava: i did yeah i didn't i get like I'm literally loading it up. i mean Let me get the link. i could I'll send it to
Miguel Lopez: um So I'm going to go with a classic that was played this year in D.C. I'm going back with Michigan versus Duke.
Dad: Ooh.
Albert Nava: my God, Michigan.
Dad: Ooh.
Albert Nava: Who's winning Duke?
Miguel Lopez: Michigan's good. I'm against Duke, and I have Duke winning it all.
Albert Nava: Okay, i like that. So you have Duke beating St. John's?
Miguel Lopez: I do have Duke being St. John's, but my sleeper for this NCAA is mi Miami, Ohio.
Albert Nava: Ohio Miami?
Miguel Lopez: my Yes.
Albert Nava: Yes!
Dad: Ooh.
Miguel Lopez: I have them all the way.
Dad: They're playing they play it at night.
Miguel Lopez: yeah Oh, are they winning? Are they in?
Albert Nava: No, they lost.
Dad: I don't know.
Albert Nava: They lost already. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding.
Dad: they still They still asleep. That sleeper's still asleep.
Albert Nava: They're winning.
Miguel Lopez: Dude, I have i have have them in my Sweet 16.
Albert Nava: They're winning 43-34. Damn. 316?
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, they're beating SMU. Let's go!
Albert Nava: whom
Miguel Lopez: so
Albert Nava: good day who sixteen
Dad: You know what? on the ah But seriously, though, I think they fucked them by putting them in the fucking play-in game.
Albert Nava: They had to, you know, they had to be the playing game.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, for real.
Dad: No! oh and don't Okay, you go undefeated. Everybody had their doubts, but they still went undefeated. don't care what they did in their conference tournament. And then you put them in the play-in game?
Albert Nava: they They shit the bed in the in their conference. that's ridiculous. losing Who did they lose?
Dad: I don't know.
Albert Nava: the Max Day? Are fucking with me?
Albert Nava: Ridiculous. But I think they're going to get in. They're going to beat Tennessee easy.
Miguel Lopez: I don't think they beat them easy, but I think it goes down to the wire and they ah somehow end up in the Sweet 16 and then that's where it ends.
Albert Nava: Wait, so you have him beating Tennessee and then you have beating Virginia?
Dad: like
Miguel Lopez: Yep. I have an upset against Virginia.
Albert Nava: say Dude, that would be fucking crazy.
Miguel Lopez: Okay.
Dad: Hey, let me give you mine so I can hop off.
Miguel Lopez: you know for Yeah, yeah,
Dad: It's going be the Florida Gators. They're going repeat Florida Gators.
Miguel Lopez: Hell no. They lost too much.
Dad: Mark it down.
Albert Nava: Nah, I have losing in the first round.
Dad: Florida Gators.
Miguel Lopez: The Swamp?
Dad: Florida Gators.
Miguel Lopez: Who do they play?
Dad: Gay? I don't care who they play.
Miguel Lopez: no, no and in your championship.
Albert Nava: matter.
Dad: even Gator. Oh, in the championship? Ah, shit.
Albert Nava: yes
Miguel Lopez: Yeah.
Dad: i't mean look that i even looked at that I haven't even looked at the regions.
Miguel Lopez: Oh my God.
Albert Nava: but
Miguel Lopez: Arizona?
Albert Nava: Arizona's taking it.
Dad: I'm just saying they're going to win. You're just saying they're going to win.
Albert Nava: Arizona's taking it. That's my pick. Bryce James is going to win it all for them.
Miguel Lopez: Dude, that guy's averaging like what, five minutes a game?
Albert Nava: Hey, the five minutes are everything you mean.
Dad: Got guys, I'm happy enough.
Albert Nava: All right.
Dad: Good talking to Miguel.
Miguel Lopez: Alright.
Dad: Good job.
Albert Nava: Thank you, Ed. All right.
Miguel Lopez: Have good one, Mr.
Dad: All right.
Miguel Lopez: Nava.
Dad: All right.
Albert Nava: All right, Miguel. I won't take up too much your time. um Give me your, I guess, last thoughts on the cold season and weird outlook and their record next year.
Miguel Lopez: Oh, my God. Where do I even start with this team? This team is garbage.
Miguel Lopez: It all really depends on if Daniel Jones is healthy or not. If Daniel Jones is healthy, book us for nine and a half wins.
Albert Nava: Okay.
Albert Nava: Wow. Shit. Okay.
Miguel Lopez: But we're just going to be mid. No more than nine. i saw So i take I would take the under a nine and a half.
Albert Nava: You guys would, uh, you guys were nine last, right? Nine games.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, we're in nine and eight. <unk>
Albert Nava: So the, the, over the totals actually came out this year already for the NFL. Did you see where the Colts are at?
Miguel Lopez: No, what are they?
Albert Nava: Oh, let me see. it was a sports center. Who posted? It was that, let me go and look for that post.
Miguel Lopez: Because um we were eight and one last year, and then we were one and eight at the end of the season.
Albert Nava: Um,
Albert Nava: God, dude. Dude, talk about a turn.
Albert Nava: I can't even think of like everyone was like first seed, playoffs. Me included. I was like, dude, this team looks pretty good. That Pittsburgh game that pispburgin did scare me because I was like um Daniel Jones kind of looking like himself again.
Miguel Lopez: I thought we were Super Bowl bound.
Albert Nava: But I was like, no, the Pittsburgh defense, you know, it's it's pretty hard. It was in great weather. It was in Pittsburgh. But ah he Daniel Jones is a Daniel Jones
Miguel Lopez: ah agree I agree. was scared. It made me realize we're screwed at quarterback for another three years.
Albert Nava: But I mean i don't i mean this year what you guys finished third in your division So I mean Schedules shouldn't be terrible already know who you guys are playing obviously other than your division?
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, behind ten or in front of Tennessee.
Miguel Lopez: No, I haven't seen it. I mean, probably...
Albert Nava: I
Miguel Lopez: No, I haven't seen who we're playing next, but I'm telling you, if Dando Jones is playing, book us for eight, nine wins, and that's it.
Albert Nava: And then, like, obviously, i don't don't mean to be a beat a man when he's down, but, like, I guess when it comes down, like if you guys are losing a lot, it really doesn't matter when it comes to, like, draft, right? You're like, oh, it doesn't matter. Like, we don't have first pick.
Miguel Lopez: Correct, yeah, like, we can't even tank. I can't even root against him because it doesn't matter.
Albert Nava: Okay. So, eight, nine, what nine, nine, one team.
Miguel Lopez: but Before we head out though, I want to ask you two questions.
Albert Nava: Okay.
Miguel Lopez: What are your thoughts on the Kyler Murray going to the Vikings?
Albert Nava: Ooh, I like it. i Kevin O'Connell, I feel... I don't know if J.J. McCarthy is like a special case, but Kevin O'Connell, getting for to me, getting the best out of Kirk Cousins when he was there before tearing the ACL.
Albert Nava: Sam Darnold, i and then i He was with the Rams before, right? He was with Kevin O'Connell. he Was it the OC with the Rams?
Albert Nava: with um oh is I can't remember the coach's name.
Miguel Lopez: I have no idea on that one.
Albert Nava: mcve im great I think he could turn it around with Kyler Murray.
Miguel Lopez: It might have been.
Albert Nava: um Almost have a Sam Darnold season. maybe Maybe not a 14-win season, but I can see him winning 10 games there.
Miguel Lopez: Back in the playoffs?
Albert Nava: Ah, oh my god that division so you have the line the lines are definitely making the the playoffs this year So um I had the lines the playoffs.
Miguel Lopez: You think so?
Albert Nava: I I think so. I think I think they're gonna turn around I mean That much talent on their team. I'm sorry. Like there's there's no way in hell. They're not coming back. They they had a lot of injuries last year um They traded away David Montgomery, i think they're gonna unlock Jameer Gibbs
Albert Nava: i think i mean i really like the Lions, especially bouncing ah bouncing back from a non-playoff year. So I see them winning the division.
Miguel Lopez: What about the Packers? They're still there.
Albert Nava: I don't know about the Packers anymore, but I'm more scared of the Lions than the Bears.
Miguel Lopez: Packers and the Bears.
Albert Nava: I am the Packers. I feel like the Packers kind of fizz it off for me. Jordan Love, I have no idea what to make of him. Like, he shows up. He doesn't show up. He looks good. He looks bad. I just, I feel like he's very inconsistent.
Albert Nava: And then when he plays, I feel like when he plays bad teams, he plays as bad.
Miguel Lopez: Mm-hmm.
Albert Nava: Like, I just, I don't understand. Especially that Cowboy game last year. Ridiculous. You take away the Cowboys' best defensive player and you tie with them? Are you fucking with me?
Albert Nava: Obviously, I mean, they put up about 41 points, but I mean...
Miguel Lopez: Dude, it was insane. i thought the I thought the Packers were going to shit on the Cowboys, and it was the complete opposite.
Albert Nava: They should have.
Miguel Lopez: It was the complete opposite.
Albert Nava: Just like that playoff game a couple years ago. That was ridiculous. To lose to the... Okay, I know that the was it they lost the Panthers. Obviously, Panthers is a playoff team. They lost to the Browns. Are you serious?
Albert Nava: I just... I don't know it's Jordan Love. don't know if it's LaFleur. have no idea. I mean, Matt LaFleur didn't have much success with Aaron Rodgers.
Albert Nava: I mean, they kept getting stuck in that NFC game.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, they got stagnant.
Albert Nava: They can never break
Miguel Lopez: They went stagnant.
Albert Nava: Exactly. So, I don't know. i they They lost all the receivers, I guess, right? It's only Christian Watson there. Christian Watson, Luke Musgrave, the other 10 who tore the Achilles.
Miguel Lopez: No.
Miguel Lopez: Well, what's it called? I know Romeo Dobbs went to the...
Albert Nava: Patriots.
Miguel Lopez: Where did he go? Patriots. But Dante Wicks, dante or whatever his name is, and...
Albert Nava: I think he's a trade, you know?
Miguel Lopez: um I have no idea.
Albert Nava: Or they're trading him.
Miguel Lopez: I thought it was just Romeo Dobbs that left.
Miguel Lopez: Because they still have the rookie.
Albert Nava: Oh, I guess they Matthew Golden, right? They Matthew Golden.
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, at a UT. So they still have him.
Albert Nava: i don't know. I just, again, I i think the Packers-Demons will be good this year because mike part Michael Parsons will have a full offseason with the team. I just, I honestly don't know. So I have, right now, I'll probably have Lions winning the division, Bears as wild card, and then it's a toss-up between the Vikings and the Packers.
Albert Nava: for that third spot. But I like it. I think i don't think Kyler Murray is not a bad quarterback. i just he he needs to He needs to be in the right scheme.
Miguel Lopez: I think this will be the best team he's ever had.
Albert Nava: Right.
Miguel Lopez: However, they don't have a running game.
Albert Nava: oher Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason.
Miguel Lopez: Didn't they release Aaron Jones?
Albert Nava: No, they they restructured his contract so he can stay there. I think he's getting $5 million a year or whatever.
Miguel Lopez: Hmm.
Albert Nava: I think this is the last... the he He had signed an extension. This is the last year on the extension. But yeah, they they restructured so he can stay. They need that veteran presence.
Miguel Lopez: But i don't know. I feel like him and Jay Jetta better connect because if they don't, he's screwed and he's going be.
Albert Nava: Jordan Addison. TJ Hawkinson.
Miguel Lopez: ah Because Jalen Naylor, didn't Jordan Addison leave?
Albert Nava: No, Jordan Addison is there. Jalen Naylor went to the Raiders.
Miguel Lopez: Are you sure? I could have sworn Addison left too.
Albert Nava: No? Well, as of right now, know he's still a I think he's still on contract. I think the the rumor was he was going to get traded, no? let' see you
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, he's in his final year of the of the Vikings.
Albert Nava: Yeah, I think. So he he has JJ Jettas. He has Jordan Anderson, TJ Hawkinson. Honestly, I would probably bet the law the under on TJ Hawkinson touchdowns because Kyler Murray does not like throwing his tight ends touchdowns.
Albert Nava: But yeah, heres i mean he has a little good weapons to look at. Yes, dude, with Trey McBride, Trey McBride played, I think, two full seasons with Kyler Murray, and he only had like three touchdowns. And then with Jacoby, jacoby pera he had like 10 touchdowns. I'm like, bro, come on.
Albert Nava: Oh, dude, love Trey McBride. I am so like, Trey McBride next year?
Miguel Lopez: or Brock Bowers, Drew McBride or Brock Bowers?
Albert Nava: Oh my god, du I don't know. i love Trey McBride so much. Trey McBride is a fucking beast. Trey McBride is like made of fucking steel. like he He can fucking catch the ball.
Albert Nava: He can run. He can hit. Dude, he did not give a fuck.
Miguel Lopez: Block.
Albert Nava: I love Trey McBride. So i honestly, it's it's either him or brockco but Brock Bowers for tie-in one. Obviously, I think Tyler Warren will be tight tied in two. Overall.
Albert Nava: um Oh, I love trying. Right. I think training with Jacoby Brossett as a starting quarterback next year, literally trying bring to the moon.
Miguel Lopez: Alright.
Albert Nava: my my Michael Wilson, too, dude. Honestly, the Cardinals is to trade.
Miguel Lopez: He stepped it up at the second or late in the season.
Albert Nava: a but Yeah. Yes.
Miguel Lopez: i think I think just Kyler Murray, he was over Arizona.
Albert Nava: It was, dude, when they lost to the Titans this year, that was a ridiculous game. They they came back and beat them. Oh.
Miguel Lopez: Alright, my second question for you is who's in the bigger hot seat? is it What's his name from the Eagles?
Albert Nava: oh um Oh, my God. ah
Miguel Lopez: The quarterback Jalen hurts or CJ straw from the Texans.
Albert Nava: Oh.
Albert Nava: Oh. I think it has to be CJ Stroud. I feel like ever since his rookie year, he's just just been on a decline. He's turned over the ball so many times. It is ridiculous. in that And that Patriots game, the Bullets Patriots and Pittsburgh game, holy shit.
Albert Nava: He basically did everything in his power to have his team lose.
Miguel Lopez: Okay.
Albert Nava: It was ridiculous. If i was a defensive, be like, what the fuck are we doing?
Miguel Lopez: No, he was horrible. But what if the Eagles don't make the playoffs?
Albert Nava: If the Eagles make the playoff, they're goingnna they're getting rid of the coach, Sirianni.
Miguel Lopez: Do you think Jalen Hurts is safe?
Albert Nava: Yeah, so I think Sirianni's on the hot seat this year. It's
Miguel Lopez: Because he looked horrible last year.
Albert Nava: because, dude, who was their offensive coordinator? Kevin? Something Kevin, their offensive coordinator was terrible.
Miguel Lopez: Well, it doesn't matter. They fired him. and I don't think their offensive coordinator is going to be much better this year.
Albert Nava: Because when they had Kellen Moore and they had Shane Steichen, they went to the Super Bowl and I think, oh my God, i don't know why the Eagles didn't get Brian D'Abel. They just got Brian D'Abel as their OC or even
Miguel Lopez: They should have, but no, they chose to get with Sean Manning, an old quarterback.
Albert Nava: or Cliff Kingsbury. Why didn't they Cliff Kingsbury? I think, yeah, so I think if Nick Sirianni doesn't get ah the right OC this year, which already hired one, right? They, think
Miguel Lopez: Yeah, Sean Manning, he's an ex-quarterback. But for is this is the first time Colin plays.
Albert Nava: i think
Albert Nava: A, what's his – the quarterback – the quarterback. The coach for – the Cowboys did great this year. It was his first year as a head coach.
Miguel Lopez: O'Brien's got a nightmare or whatever his name
Albert Nava: um Dude, I think the offense was great this year. But I think, yeah, if the Eagles will make the playoffs, Nick Sirianni is definitely out. And I think Jalen Hurts will be – I think he'll be safe.
Albert Nava: Just because he won that Super Bowl, dude.
Miguel Lopez: is. think I'm in the hot seat.
Albert Nava: he's he's He's safe for a while, at least.
Miguel Lopez: Is he? I don't know because looked horrible last year. If he has another bad year.
Albert Nava: But what, like, another bad year.
Miguel Lopez: the You'd answer a question. Was it just, is it just like another Jared golf scheme where he has to be in the perfect scheme to be good?
Albert Nava: I mean, to win a Super Bowl.
Miguel Lopez: he won. his He looked good, but he looked so bad last year that I don't know how they'll do this year.
Albert Nava: He looked great.
Albert Nava: But I mean, the year they came off, the year that they went to the Super Bowl, they did that next year. They suck, too. They made the playoffs. And I think they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round.
Albert Nava: And then they came back and won the fucking Super Bowl. So, I mean, it's it is the Eagles' trend to go. It's like a roller coaster. It's up and down, up and down. they how many way How many games did they win this year?
Albert Nava: They still won, I want to say double-digit, no? They won the division?
Miguel Lopez: I think they had at least 10, but did they make the p playoffs? I can't remember.
Albert Nava: Yeah, they lost to the 49ers, no?
Miguel Lopez: Oh yeah, they ah they got smoked by the 49ers.
Albert Nava: So, I mean, for you and I to be talking how bad the Eagles are, they they had 10 wins and they made the playoffs.
Miguel Lopez: They did, but they weren't.
Albert Nava: Obviously,
Miguel Lopez: But I just think they weren't very convincing.
Albert Nava: they weren't. that That's why I agree they weren't. But i if it's Nick Sergiano first and then it's Jalen Hurts.
Albert Nava: And then maybe maybe they'll start looking for another quarterback. But how he Howie Roseman, who knows, man? That guy, GM of the fucking year. GM of the century. That guy...
Miguel Lopez: He's gonna finesse the Raiders into getting Max Crosby for a third round all.
Albert Nava: Fuck no. What's it called? John Spicek worked with um
Albert Nava: Howie. And he says every time he calls, like he has to be like careful because he knows that Howie can like extract a great deal.
Miguel Lopez: Is he scary? He's scary.
Albert Nava: So technically I would say John Spitek is kind of like our um out of the houseman tree, you know, like I think he knows his ways. And I think John Spitek, I think personally, John Spitek has the moves he's made his off season, including the trade of Max Crosby and the re-acceptance of Max Crosby.
Albert Nava: The fact that he didn't, they didn't go out and like bash on the Ravens. They didn't like panic. Like to me, For him to be that calm in that situation, that proves that he's gonna he's a great um GM and he knows where we're headed as an organization.
Albert Nava: But yeah, we'll see exactly.
Miguel Lopez: a
Albert Nava: but Well, thank you, Miguel. Thank you for joining us today. It was a great talk. Obviously, you're a reoccurring guest. Anytime, you are welcome. and the
Miguel Lopez: Is there any ah reoccurring guests on the show?
Albert Nava: ah there's There's another guy. we have His name is Josh Money Skull. Big Giants fan. Huge Giants fan.
Miguel Lopez: Really? Well, let me get on when he's on and I'll talk some mad trash against the giants.
Albert Nava: Oh, he would love that. Yeah, for sure. ill Let me, I'll start. ah
Miguel Lopez: I want to, I want to ask what his take is if Eli Manning's a hall of famer.
Albert Nava: Oh, dude. I think he is. No.
Albert Nava: I think he is.
Miguel Lopez: I think he is but there's a debate that he's not.
Albert Nava: Maybe that first ballot. Yeah.
Miguel Lopez: No, he's not a first ballot because he left the league in interceptions i don't know how many times.
Albert Nava: Yeah.
Albert Nava: Bro, Peyton Manning's a Hall of Famer, but as a rookie, he led the NFL, or he has a record for most interceptions by a rookie.
Miguel Lopez: But he was a rookie. Ealing Manning did this after winning two Super Bowls. Yeah,
Albert Nava: Because he could. He beat the goal. When you can beat the goal, you can do whatever you want.
Miguel Lopez: agree. That's also true. But yeah, thank you for having me. Pleasure.
Albert Nava: All right. Nice to you, Miguel. I'll talk to later.
Miguel Lopez: All right, ladies. Take care.
Albert Nava: right. Bye.
Miguel Lopez: Bye.
