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EPISODE 82 - TE, late round picks, Alex Cora fired. (2/2) image

EPISODE 82 - TE, late round picks, Alex Cora fired. (2/2)

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Introduction and Draft Discussion

00:00:00
Savage Boston
All right, guys. Sorry, we're back. I just had to split the podcast into two sections because for whatever reason, it just pooped out in the middle of us. So just continuing with the draft conversation, we're talking about Akis and how good of a fit we thought he was.
00:00:15
Savage Boston
um And so, yeah, we'll just continue on because we haven't gotten through it yet. Don't want to just end the pod in the middle of that. So um moving on to the third round pick, Eli Raritan. Raritan, however you say it, Raritan.
00:00:29
Savage Boston
think it's probably just Raritan. um Yeah, like this, you know, again, i kind of felt like so tight end, right? A huge position of need going forward, developing the position before inevitably Hunter Henry leaves probably in a year.
00:00:42
Savage Boston
By the way, again, threw this out online. People kind mad about it, I suppose. It's like Hunter Henry could be a cut candidate. not That doesn't mean I'm saying he will be cut. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying he could be cut.
00:00:55
Savage Boston
He saved money. He has a tiny cap hit. And if he's not the same guy because he's aging, it might be a casualty. Just something to watch for in late summer. Again, he could easily be on the roster. Just throwing it out there.
00:01:07
Savage Boston
You don't have to freak out about it. um

Tight End Comparisons and Draft Strategy

00:01:10
Savage Boston
Obviously, you have no problem with Hunter Henry as a leader. I do think he's kind of losing it a little bit as a pass-catching tight end. I like what he's done for you, obviously, through his career here. He's done a great job.
00:01:21
Savage Boston
But so Raritan, you know, you get a young, very big frame kid, like 6'6", you know, 250. He's got room to put on weight. He's a good blocker already and runs a 4'6". Like, lot of ability there. So, I like what I'm seeing early from him. Like, everyone just thinks every tight end could be Gronk.
00:01:40
Savage Boston
But, you know, it's just nice to have wide tight end that he's going to be able to be in there blocking and could develop into a pretty darn good blocker, I think. And he's really athletic. So,
00:01:53
Savage Boston
hopefully a tough matchup guy. So Snooty, you feeling about Raritan?
00:01:57
Snooty
Definitely the most intriguing pick, just based upon the physical characteristics. I mean, like you said, just haven't had a tight end like this and in a long time, because Gusecki couldn't block worth shit, and everybody else has been... I don't know.
00:02:11
Snooty
i mean, I like Hunter Henry, but he's he's not an overly dynamic player. he He hasn't been for quite a while, so...
00:02:16
Savage Boston
You slow down a lot.
00:02:17
Snooty
Yeah, so I mean, I feel like this is, a it's it's intriguing. We haven't had an athlete like this at tight end in a long time. And honestly, I think that's been a piece that's been missing in this ah offense for, basically since Gronk left. They haven't had any way of replacing him at all.
00:02:33
Snooty
um Even at his best, Henry. And not that you can replace Gronk one-to-one or anything like that, but like that type of role. You know what mean? A ah big tight end who can go up the seam and, you know, make catches, like, you know, make players miss and stuff like that. So very, very intrigued. We'll see.
00:02:50
Snooty
He also makes me feel like I'm a thousand years old because um his dad played with Jeff Samarja and Brady Quinn.
00:02:57
Savage Boston
Oh my gosh.
00:02:58
Snooty
And he was a baby. He was born when his dad was at Notre Dame. So now I feel like I'm 456 years old. So, yeah. and so
00:03:06
Savage Boston
That is, that's, that's kind of sick, honestly. That's, that makes me feel very, very old. That's crazy. Considering we watch those guys. um Yeah, it's wild. Brad, how do you feel about it?
00:03:19
Bret
Yes, very old. feel very, very old. um We'll see. I, you know, I, I think it's an okay pick. He's really not prospected to be a tight end one. i think there's potential there. So we'll see. I mean, he's a third round pick, so you get what you get. There was a run on tight ends at that spot.
00:03:40
Bret
And

Roster Depth and Future Building

00:03:41
Bret
we weren't going to get some of the guys we were talking about earlier, like Delp or anything like that. So, You kind of get what you get. um i like Like I said, I like the size for it. I like that he can be a blocking guy. I just don't think he's quite as dynamic. But this is essentially what McDaniels is looking for in his tight ends.
00:04:00
Bret
And, yeah, he would be essentially be the Hunter Henry replacement for what's likely to come, if not this year, probably next. And we don't really have a ton of options right now at tight end. you know I know he signed Julian Hill.
00:04:17
Bret
I don't really like that signing. I thought that was a lot of money for a guy that really hasn't done much in the NFL out of Miami, even for free agency standards. So I'm glad we at least addressed the position and got a guy. I just don't know enough about this player to get super excited about what he could be.
00:04:36
Bret
Other than the fact that he's your kind of prototypical wide tight end that can stay in the box and block, which... Can be good, and we can run the ball off of it, but I just โ€“ for me, I'm looking for more of a dynamic downfield who can be creative and open things up, and I just don't think he's that guy.
00:04:54
Bret
So I'm a little less excited.
00:04:54
Savage Boston
So you wouldn't want to like you eli Eli Stowers or something like that. Maybe you want Stowers more.
00:04:57
Bret
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, just something else other than this. But who could I know. who I could be wrong. This guy could come out here and actually be like a really great tight end and be serviceable for us.
00:05:12
Bret
You never know. I mean, the draft is basically it's a bit of a roll of the dice with these guys and what you're going to get. So, like I said, I like the idea of drafting this position at that round.
00:05:23
Bret
I just don't know about the guy.
00:05:26
Savage Boston
Yeah. I mean, it's โ€“ I think he's got a lot of potential. You remember, these guys are really young. They're all โ€“ they're going young, man. Really 21, 22, very young players, all with potential and development. They're all like โ€“ I mean, that's why people are saying the LA Wolf thing.
00:05:41
Snooty
and it will safe.
00:05:41
Savage Boston
They all feel like development projects. You didn't take like a 25 year old, you didn't take like Mesidor who's like fully developed already. You know, he's basically a fully developed project. Like, like these are young players that, that should grow into their, their roles.
00:05:54
Savage Boston
um You know, and then again, like come to the fourth round, you trade two picks. Like I, kind of, I wish in some way you just could have held on to one of them and take like, again, that guard from Auburn and, um you know, again, at lineback, you know, then you get sorry you get to the fifth round and you take um that that cornerback, Pronti, which was like, to most people, was like the clear reach.
00:06:14
Bret
yeah
00:06:17
Savage Boston
Like that's someone who obviously somebody fell in love with, right? Some some scout, Wolf, whoever, they fell in love with this player and they're like, we're taking Pronti. And, you know, he wasn't really high on anyone's board. Maybe you could have gotten him in the seventh, sixth, seventh, but I don't think they liked the draft. I mean, once you get past the fifth to me, I just don't think they liked what they were seeing. They're trading picks away. They're trading down.

First-round Pick Trade Debate

00:06:42
Savage Boston
Like they're like, fuck this draft.
00:06:44
Savage Boston
Like that's what it felt, felt like to me. Cause again, you go through a couple of these, you know, Prunty was, was early. I, I liked the Demetrius crown over pick being like a big tackle. Like, let's see what he can do. I like that.
00:06:59
Savage Boston
Um, um, You know, but then like even the linebacker, you're just taking like a special teams linebacker and then, you know, in the late sixth round at 212.
00:07:04
Bret
Ah.
00:07:07
Savage Boston
Like we thought maybe they could, I thought they were going to get like an off ball linebacker that you thought was going to real player this year. Like, I don't know. You, you trust this kid, Nnamdi Obiezozor.
00:07:17
Savage Boston
Is he going to be getting a lot of playing time this season or see a special teams gunner? You know? So don't know. How did you guys feel about the later rounds?
00:07:25
Snooty
I feel like they also didn't like, I agree with you. I don't think they liked the draft. I don't think anybody really liked the draft.
00:07:31
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:07:31
Snooty
It's pretty talked about pretty heavily about how kind of the depth of it was. The best part of the draft is really from like the end of the first through like the third round was like the meat of the draft.
00:07:43
Snooty
And after that, it was kind of a shit show even more than than usual. um I think the fact that they're going young speaks to the speaks to the fact that the roster is more talented and deeper than it has been.
00:07:56
Snooty
So they don't need that like 25 year old, like, Hey, you're going have to come in here and play.
00:08:01
Savage Boston
step in today.
00:08:02
Snooty
You what mean? Like, cause you're like, Oh cool. Okay. Fine. You take a tight end that can learn for a year. Right. Like, and he'll play obviously, but like, you know, he doesn't need to be step in and be like the starter day one. The tackle doesn't need to be the starter, step in and be the starter day one. The end is going to be a rotational guy this year. Like it's, it speaks to the fact that they've upgraded the talent and the depth on this, on this roster over the past two years. Like, which is, which is awesome, right? Like it's, Hey, we're back to being a professional outfit. Like we're back to having a real team.
00:08:32
Snooty
This is awesome. The floor shouldn't be four fucking wins a season. It should be, you know, making the playoffs. And and I think, To me, I mean, it's all lottery picks, the guys at the end of the draft. I think Crownover is really intriguing just because he's so fucking big. And again, people like that don't grow on trees. um But, know, it's all lottery picks at that to that point.
00:08:54
Snooty
But I just was happy that they were at a position where we don't need to draft someone to come in and play right away.
00:08:57
Bret
who
00:09:01
Savage Boston
Let me mention this really quick. Remember last year you had, was it Jack Conley? Who was that tackle they took late from like BC?
00:09:10
Snooty
Yeah.
00:09:10
Savage Boston
And I forgot, I forgot his name. jack It might've been Jack Conley, but anyways, a BC tackle, right? And they're like, oh this kid, like you see pictures and you're like, You're like, wow, this kid's huge. Like he's, he's massive. He look at him next to Will Campbell.
00:09:24
Savage Boston
Look how big he is. And everyone's like freaking out though. He should be the tackle. And then you actually watch him fucking play football. Okay. Like, and I know, you know, this like the athleticism and to tenacity of Will Campbell versus that other tackle was so different.
00:09:40
Savage Boston
You know, like you have to be able to move. You have to be athletic body. And so like, you know again back to you know I know Will Campbell's not perfect, but he's super athletic and he's a tough kid. And that does go a long way.
00:09:52
Savage Boston
And so I think for a crown over, people see the size and they're like, oh my God, can he do it? And then you've got to move your body. like If he can't move, he's not going to be playing much football.
00:10:04
Snooty
He's a former tight end.
00:10:05
Savage Boston
you know Well, that's good, but his ah r RAS wasn't good.
00:10:09
Snooty
Just saying.
00:10:11
Savage Boston
I get it.
00:10:11
Snooty
he's still He's still learning.
00:10:11
Savage Boston
You still got be able to kick slide. You know what I mean? You got to be able to move. you're stuck in the mud, you can't play in the NFL.
00:10:18
Snooty
i mean, there's a reason you fell into the sixth round. I mean, you know, versus Lomu in the first.
00:10:20
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:10:23
Savage Boston
It's like, let's pick the biggest guy and we'll see how it goes.
00:10:28
Bret
But that's what you get when you get those late round picks for lottery. I mean, you're just basically like, yeah, I mean, he's got the size. We'll see. Can he make the move? And is he athletic enough to get out there? We'll see.
00:10:41
Bret
You know, and that's what's it cost you? Not much. That's why, again, I think sometimes when it comes to the draft, like, especially at the back end, people get so hyper protective about these draft picks. And I'm like, guys, it's not like you're guaranteed to get someone that's going to be a lock.
00:10:58
Bret
Like, so let's, let's go. If you found a guy that you're willing to get, it just, it always amazes me how many like veteran players get moved for like a fourth or fifth round pick. And people like, well, I don't know. I don't know if I would have done that. I'm like, why? So you could fucking draft like a special teamers. like What are we talking about?
00:11:19
Savage Boston
Yeah, no, that's true. I mean, the late round picks to me are like the ultimate crapshoot. You know i mean? That's when your scouting really comes to play. Like, and that's why if, let's say Prunty's a stud, like, let's say they just love how Prunty, he's a big kid, right? He's like 6'2", I think, kind of like Gonzalez's side. Like, let's say he's a stud.
00:11:37
Savage Boston
and he's ah he's a gem in the fifth round, then you know your team. They did their homework. They know how to scout.

Team-building Strategies

00:11:43
Savage Boston
But if you full miss after the third round pick when shit gets hard, then you got to go to look at the drawing board and say, how did we go wrong here?
00:11:51
Savage Boston
How did we mess this up? Because this is why people want to trade first round pick, second round pick. There's no guarantee. like yeah There's no guarantee for anything. And I it. It's like, you know Yeah, if your first-round pick's in the top 15, you have much more likelihood you're getting a stud player.
00:12:07
Savage Boston
But you hope low mood develops. This brings us back to like the A.J. Brown trade, where the rumor is now, you know again, not a 2027 first, but maybe a 2028 first-round pick, which is much more palatable, I think, than 2027, not just because it's a great draft, but because you're pushing it off in the future, which is like less value, right? What do you guys think about that 2028 one for AJ Brown?
00:12:34
Snooty
I mean, I'd prefer more than the 2027 one, but I still don't want to do a one. um
00:12:39
Savage Boston
Yeah. Schefter seems pretty confident, by the way.
00:12:42
Snooty
Yeah, I mean, i'm it's more palatable for a couple of reasons.
00:12:45
Bret
Thank you.
00:12:46
Snooty
I also think there'll be there's a better chance to be better in 28 than 27. And part of that is, and part of my reasons, like, I hear this all the time when people go, they're like, yeah, but they there the this is the year to to go all in and push. and I'm like, why?
00:13:01
Snooty
Why is this the year to go all in? because May's 24. Like, what is, what the fuck? Like, he's not 34. Or, like, you're coming closer towards the end.
00:13:08
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:13:10
Snooty
Like, he's 24. I'd rather, you know, take as many shots as you can to sort surround him with as much talent as possible. um You know obviously... fine that you can you can be selective and add veterans like that. But like, I'm not getting crazy with all sorts of picks for veteran talent.
00:13:26
Snooty
Like he's, I'd rather try to build something. He's 24. Like, let's try to make it like a, you know, an annual, I don't want to be like, you know, the Redskins were, or excuse me, the commanders were before, or, you know, like you're not the Rams with like an aging quarterback. Who's on the very, very end of his career.
00:13:42
Snooty
Crazy pick that they had, by the way. Um,
00:13:45
Savage Boston
That was insane.
00:13:46
Snooty
it's just wild. Um, but like, you know, I think you have to be selective, you know, in terms of giving up draft capital, draft capital.
00:13:56
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:13:57
Bret
I would say the only reason why I don't like the concept of a one is because there seems to be no other market. And when there's no other market, that means we should get a better price.
00:14:09
Bret
The value, it's better to go with the one in the 28 versus 27 because it's essentially like a value of a two in 27 is the way that you know a lot of experts would look at the trade value for the draft pick. So from that standpoint, it's essentially like quote unquote trading a second. But again, I just look at it and say it doesn't seem like there's any other market there.
00:14:34
Bret
At all. Every report is basically saying this is essentially done. It's already been agreed upon, which just shows how much how stupid the league rules are on this matter. like It really should probably be changed to make an exception here.
00:14:51
Bret
But anyways, I'm okay. I think it's something that... the reason you go out and get a guy like an AJ Brown is because it keeps you viable. It keeps the team viable to that just played in the F and Superbowl. So clearly we can compete. And we've talked about it. When you look out at it, the landscape of the AFC,
00:15:12
Bret
Yeah, I think there's still some really good competition. Like, I think the Bills are still going to be really tough. I think Denver is going to be really tough. But I think some of the other teams are not, like, quite as tough. Like, I'm not super concerned about the Colts. I'm not super concerned about Houston. Like, I think Cincinnati will see what happens with Borough. But, like...
00:15:32
Bret
We should be really competitive in the AFC. You put a guy like Brown on the team, he could be the difference maker that could win us a few games in the playoffs and then all of sudden we're actually back in the Super Bowl again. like That's the level of talent this guy could bring to our roster to keep us viable and competitive while we can continue to build pieces around the board like getting a guy like Lomu, developing him, and then he's the right tackle after Moses leaves. But now you have more cap space because you got him in the first round in a draft versus paying a guy like Morgan Moses. like That's why you go ahead and you make the move and you get a guy like A.J. Brown in here because he just sets the table so much for our offense and allows us to stay competitive and be viable in the AFC where we have the ability to go on a run again.
00:16:17
Snooty
only
00:16:17
Savage Boston
And to

Alex Cora's Firing and Red Sox Implications

00:16:18
Savage Boston
be fair, like, oh, sorry, guys.
00:16:18
Snooty
counter The only counter I have to that is like the famous example I always use is the Bills traded a first-round pick to get Stefan Diggs.
00:16:27
Snooty
Did he help Josh Allen develop? Sure. But the first-round pick that they traded for him ended up being Justin Jefferson. So like would Justin Jefferson have helped Josh Allen develop like at the same rate?
00:16:41
Snooty
I mean, maybe. I'd say probably, right? Like he's a better.
00:16:43
Savage Boston
there's there's too many, there's too many what ifs though. Everything's a what if scenario. You know, all these are like draft what ifs. It's like, doesn't, it just doesn't work in a vacuum. You know, you either you make a trade or you don't, you know i mean? It's, it's, it's hard. It's like with the jet, you know, with the jets, for instance, like I, I like the jets did in the first round and the fact that they traded sauce Gardner and got like two first for Gardner. Like they have what, like three first round picks next year in 2027.
00:17:09
Bret
crazy.
00:17:10
Snooty
Yes.
00:17:10
Savage Boston
Like, i don't know if they'll find a way to fuck it up, but,
00:17:11
Bret
They will. They will. very well
00:17:14
Savage Boston
They probably will because it's the Jets, a bad organization. But, I mean, you should be able to talk about a talent influx of young talent. Like, they're going to get a quarterback. There's a number of really good, like, you know, whether it's Arch Manning or Mestamaker is a kid that apparently is going to an absolutely filthy quarterback or, you know, more from Oregon. Like, there's there's some there's some nasty kids coming next year. So, it'll be really interesting. um I just want to pivot quick now. What do you guys feel about ah how Alex Cora are getting fired?
00:17:44
Savage Boston
How that went down. Just because was big news this week. guys have any thoughts on that?
00:17:49
Snooty
I mean, they're a terrible organization. it all starts from the top. It's complete dysfunction. Like, they just they suck. Like, they they just suck. the the They're cheap.
00:18:01
Snooty
They want to win cheap. They don't really want to win, but they just want to be cheap and win that way. So, I don't know. I mean, fuck them. I don't even give a shit about them anymore. Absolutely.
00:18:11
Bret
Yeah, i I'm on the same page. I mean, I think Cora had to go. It's pretty wild that apparently he was the third longest tenured manager in Red Sox history, which was surprising with eight years.
00:18:21
Savage Boston
That's great.
00:18:22
Bret
But clearly, like, he was a problem. Like, he was not doing well. Don't get me wrong. I agree with some of his frustration. Like, he obviously didn't get dealt a great roster, and he was making it vocal. And a lot of reports are going on about how he's been backdooring and he did that with Bloom and now he could have been doing that with Breslow. So basically Breslow got him out before he could have and got all of course guys out really kind of this whole like political clue type situation. But to me, when I look at all of it, I just say, you got a fucking clean house.
00:18:56
Bret
And if John Henry's still the owner, We're fucked. So like until those change, we're just going to continue to do what we're doing because it all starts at the top with him. And all he cares about is just getting just enough money to make that line more look perfect on the bell curve.
00:19:13
Bret
And when he starts to slide down in the opposite direction, he'll be like, okay, I got to invest a little bit more money. But with the Red Sox being the Red Sox and the lore of Fenway Park and blah, blah, blah, like they still get it. And he's going to get his money and nothing's going to change. So it's just a product that ah it's painful because we go through these huge gaps through the summer with just nothing happening because the Sox suck so much.
00:19:38
Bret
And I just don't have a lot of optimism that they're going to do anything anytime soon.
00:19:44
Savage Boston
Yeah, it's quite the pretty shocking firing. It's really abnormal that a manager gets fired like that midseason for the Red Sox. Really weird. Like, never happens.
00:19:54
Bret
Well, it's early. Like, it's really early. Normally, you could see, like, midseason, but, like, because the thing is, is with baseball, like, it's a streaky sport.
00:19:58
Savage Boston
Yeah, never happens.
00:20:04
Bret
Like, teams go on crazy runs, and then they go on crazy lulls. Like, it's just a, it's 162-game season. Like,
00:20:12
Bret
it's just
00:20:12
Savage Boston
Yeah, but this ownership group has never โ€“ I don't think they've ever fired a manager in season.
00:20:18
Bret
Yeah. No, this is โ€“ it was shocking, but at the same time, like, it was overdue.
00:20:18
Savage Boston
Ever. Like, it's unprecedented.
00:20:25
Bret
Yeah.
00:20:26
Savage Boston
Yeah, yeah, I agree. I mean, I think โ€“ listen, I think they have fundamental problems up and down. Again, there's a lot of hit pieces are coming out that will be coming out, you know, whether it's like just โ€“ I think generally speaking, they say it's just an awful place to work.
00:20:38
Savage Boston
you know, just like everyone's just fucking miserable.
00:20:39
Snooty
Thank you.
00:20:40
Savage Boston
And you got like these automaton robots at the top, you know, especially starting with Craig Breslow, who has a small circle and doesn't know to communicate with human beings. I mean, you need glue guys, and you need people in your organization that are people, people, people.
00:20:55
Savage Boston
They like to talk to people, they like to be around people, they make it fun to workplaces like that. So you keep camaraderie good. it sounds like a horrible environment. um Combine that with just the loop. Like I wouldn't be shocked if Breslow is gone at the end of the year.
00:21:08
Savage Boston
um you know, and I think maybe they're just holding off to fire him. but Like, it's just that they're going how it goes. If Breslau told them, hey, I think we can turn around, fire Cora, we turn around, and they don't, think they'll say, yeah, we're going to get rid of Breslau.
00:21:19
Savage Boston
Like, it's just been pathetic for a while. Like, last piece finishes, a fucked up roster, it's been it's been pathetic. So, and everyone's aware. We're watching it. Not just a train wreck on the field, but like, the how they built the team, how they built the roster, the lack of leadership, like putting all the pressure on a 21-year-old, none of it makes any fucking sense.
00:21:40
Savage Boston
So, yeah, it's a debate.
00:21:41
Snooty
also feel like I feel like if you fire a coach that quickly into a season, like it just makes you โ€“ to me, it just makes the like management, like like ownership, look horrible.
00:21:52
Snooty
Because like that what basically what you're saying is โ€“ you went in with so little confidence that like, if you lost a handful of games, you were going to get rid of the guy. It's like, you should have fucking got rid of him before the season.
00:22:03
Snooty
It means you didn't have the wherewithal

Celtics Analysis and Boston Sports Disappointment

00:22:05
Snooty
to fire him and start all over in the off season when there were viable candidates and you didn't flush an entire season down the toilet. You know what i mean? Like it's what I don't know. It's just like, if it's that early in the season, it's like, you guys really fucked up.
00:22:17
Snooty
Like you fucked up bad. I feel like they look worse doing it that way. Mid season. It's like, okay, fine. You went half the year. It's not working out. Alright, whatever. It's like fucking quarter of the way through the season.
00:22:29
Snooty
That's it?
00:22:29
Savage Boston
Yeah. Well, just to timestamp our thing right now from watching the Celtics on the background and all that to timestamp at the Red Sox at another like over bad game tonight, they got, I think it was a three, nothing finished.
00:22:41
Savage Boston
They had awful can't hit and the Celtics blew it at home. So quite the, quite the shitty sports night, unfortunately. I don't know the Celtics. I mean, talking about Celtics loss, man, when we have time to get to it.
00:22:52
Savage Boston
That's a disastrous loss game five at home. Chance to gentlemen sweep. What are you doing?
00:22:56
Bret
Yeah.
00:22:57
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:22:57
Bret
The biggest problem right now with the Celtics is just the third option. Like, the reason why we won that last game, like, you know, at the end of the day, Tatum and Brown are going to get theirs.
00:23:02
Savage Boston
I don't have anybody.
00:23:06
Bret
They're going to get 25 points. They're going to be impactful players. They're going to go through lulls, but they're going to get theirs. We just don't have a third option right now. Derek White, usually that guy, he's been ghost show this playoff run.
00:23:22
Bret
When Pritchard went off, like, that's what got us in through game four. Like, I just don't. I don't know what's going on and why we can't get that third guy option because we just โ€“ there's a lot of shooters on the team. Like i was talking today, like Hauser.
00:23:35
Bret
I mean that guy hasn't shot well in like a year. Like I feel like Hauser hasn't shot well in like a year. in It's just we just don't have the third option.
00:23:41
Savage Boston
Derek White has been terrible.
00:23:45
Bret
dere Oh, yeah.
00:23:45
Savage Boston
Like, he can't change.
00:23:46
Bret
No, Derek White should be the guy.
00:23:47
Savage Boston
Yeah.
00:23:48
Bret
Derek White's the one that's making the money to be the third option, and he's just not producing. So, I don't know. Right now, Bruins-Buffalo is 1-1 in the third. So, I mean, maybe we'll get a Boston win tonight.
00:24:00
Bret
We'll see.
00:24:00
Savage Boston
Yeah. All right, well...
00:24:01
Bret
Always like to beat on Buffalo, but no. shitty Shitty showing from the Celtics tonight. Really frustrating.
00:24:08
Savage Boston
yeah
00:24:08
Snooty
We can always just start breaking down tape of 2027 draft.
00:24:09
Savage Boston
i will
00:24:12
Savage Boston
Yeah, we need to start going to the 2027 draft. We'll get to it. I'm going to upload this thing in two parts, and we'll see how that how that looks. All right, well, we'renna we're going to peace out now and keep it at a decent time, and we'll we'll check you guys next week. Peace.
00:24:26
Bret
Peace.