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2026 QB Carousel: Calling Our Shots Before Free Agency
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We’re back from the Super Bowl hangover with a full QB Carousel episode. Nine teams have serious quarterback questions heading into free agency (March 11) — and the contract situations are ugly: dead cap, post–June 1 cuts, trade candidates, and slim free-agent options.
We go team-by-team through the Raiders, Jets, Cardinals, Browns, Falcons, Dolphins, Vikings, Colts, and Steelers to call our shots on who starts Week 1 — plus the fantasy ripple effects.
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Return Post-Super Bowl
00:00:10
Speaker
What's up, everybody? What's up? Welcome back. Welcome back to another episode of the Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast. We are back. We are back. And we're the three best friends that everyone. I'm kidding. We're back, though, after one week hiatus. We took a little bit of a week off just to we had to really process how fantastically exciting that Super Bowl was. I think that's why we really needed a bit of a break there. Yeah, so our own yeah there
Seahawks' Super Bowl Victory
00:00:35
Speaker
it is. So if you weren't paying attention to the Super Bowl in the last few weeks, the Seattle Seahawks are the Super Bowl world champions of the world. up up up but
00:00:46
Speaker
which honestly props to Mike McDonald and props to Dan Schneider and that whole organization. um It might not have been a super exciting Super Bowl, but at the same time, they got it done and good for them. And props to Sam Darnold. Can we just pour one out for Sam Darnold?
00:01:00
Speaker
Honestly, everyone forgot about him. Everyone wrote him out. like we He's the definition of we wrote you out, but didn' write back whatever was a that you said. That's him right there. And the guy, honestly, they got up He could have been such a jerk and he could have told everyone to suck the big one, but he didn't. He was a class actor. ring? The big one being the ring?
00:01:23
Speaker
Yes, the big one being the ring. Exactly. that's that's what i I don't know what you thought, Nak. I know Roger and I are on the same page. Nak, get your mind out of the gutter. um I'm no one who said that. I didn't even say anything. yeah but I saw it in your eyes, Nack. But um yeah, he was a class act throughout through and through. So big props to Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks. Now they're for sale.
00:01:42
Speaker
Figure that one out. um I guess the value is high. So i don't know. Buy low, sell high, I guess. Anyways, regardless of that, ladies and gentlemen, we got a very interesting show for you after a little hiatus that we had following the Super Bowl hangover.
Quarterback Carousel Overview
00:01:56
Speaker
QB Carousel.
00:01:57
Speaker
There is... So many interesting quarterback scenarios this year. About nine out of the 32 teams are going to have serious quarterback question marks. So just like the just like the coaching carousel that took place a little bit offseason, got the same thing for quarterbacks, which is a little more expensive. So this is what we're doing this episode. We're calling our shots before free agency really opens up on March 11th, which is right around the corner. We've got nine teams that desperately need a quarterback, and the contract situations are very messy.
00:02:24
Speaker
We got about 99 million dead cap post June one cuts and trade candidates that nobody wants. And they got 99 problems and a quarterback isn't one of them. So let's break down who's available at what cost, where they land. But before we jump into that, ladies and gentlemen, you got to please follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple podcast, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter.
00:02:43
Speaker
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00:02:53
Speaker
Seven days out of seven, 365. You know how we do it over here. 52 days a year, all that fun stuff. This episode, we are going over the available quarterbacks from a trade candidate perspective. We're going over available quarterbacks from a cut free agent candidate perspective.
00:03:08
Speaker
I'm also going to top in to dive in a little bit of some top free agents. And the super deep rookie draft. And I say that with very heavy sarcasm. and But it's okay. Really, there's only one one interesting team when it comes to the rookie draft, I think, right now. we're going jump into that anyways. So, again, before we jump into the episode,
Las Vegas Raiders' QB Situation
00:03:27
Speaker
that's Roger. That's Knack. I'm Fab. We're here all all week, all day, every day. You know it is.
00:03:34
Speaker
and We're going to go over the quarterbacks for this episode. Don't forget to follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter. and let's jump into the episodes we're going to go through team by team one by one we got nine teams on the slate right now we're each picking three teams i got picked with the lucky las vegas raiders so their current quarterback situation is that they got um they got that guy that didn't write back over there i got gino smith um Current cap hit right now is $26.5 million. We all saw what Gio was last year. He was no bueno. You can you can argue that it was because of the offensive line. You can argue that it was because of the coaching situation, that they didn't have any good receivers to throw to. There's a bunch of stuff. But the fact of the matter is he was not very good.
00:04:18
Speaker
They're not going to be picking first overall in the upcoming NFL draft. You would imagine that they have their eyes set firmly on the Heisman Trophy and college football championship winner, Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana Hoosier.
00:04:34
Speaker
Yeah, Mr. LinkedIn, Mr. Indian. Mr. LinkedIn, my God. If LinkedIn was open for work. but And they're going to be head coach by Clint Kubiak as well. Super Bowl winning offensive coordinator, now head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders, Clint Kubiak, which I think is is notable. I don't know if the rest of the staff hasn't rounded out yet over there.
00:04:57
Speaker
So if you guys do have the information, they have the OC. I think Giacomo, I think he he comes from the Niners. i think he was the tight end coach for the Niners. He's going to be OC if I'm.
00:05:08
Speaker
So Shannon Tree again, I guess. Yeah,
New York Jets' QB Dilemma
00:05:10
Speaker
I believe so.
00:05:14
Speaker
me I like that. don't i remember seeing. I don't remember seeing that. Quick Google search helps everything. Anyway, so there's that situation going on too. And so i think they're going to have to really decide what they do with Gino Smith, right?
00:05:30
Speaker
Like, did they cut Gino? If they do so before March 13th, they're getting, they're only, they're saving 8 million. There's ah there's about 18.5 million in dead cap space. And then you got to figure what to as a backup. but Right now, they have Aiden O'Connell that's still on there as a roster spot.
00:05:44
Speaker
don't think you can pay Geno to be a $27 million dollars backup to a rookie. Can he pick kenny Honestly, Kenny Pickett was he was on my bingo card. I thought about him. I think he would be a very good quarterback. But then again, if Kenny Pickett and Aiden O'Connell, like do the same thing.
00:05:58
Speaker
I feel like he'd want to have a locker room. I think Pickett is a free agent, though. True. Yeah, I know. And for sure. i feel like you would. know. I feel like Joe Flacco from a backup perspective would would be really nice for a veteran presence. But then again, Joe Flacco, for whatever reason, he' think he still thinks he can start. And yeah, goes um the I think he's going somewhere to hold a clipboard, you know? Yeah, that's true.
00:06:21
Speaker
You need better vibes than what Gino provided. He was sourpuss last year. So I think if you bring someone like Flacco in, i think it's not going to gel out with what Mendoza is going to start for sure.
00:06:35
Speaker
You cannot start Flacco if you're picking Mendoza. That's just like terrible starting starting point with him.
00:06:44
Speaker
I totally agree, but i there's not just a lot of... ah like ah I'm thinking of a veteran presence for Mendoza. I thought Teddy Bridgewater could be interesting as a backup because he has familiarity with Kubiak from their days in Denver.
00:07:00
Speaker
Bridgewater backed up Baker Mayfield last year. He retired that one year to be a high school coach and came back. He's like a perfect type mentor. they don't like He was in the first first round draft pick. has a lot of He had decent amount of success. Knows quite a few offenses. so I think he could be interesting as a backup. ah It's ah Andrew Giannaco.
00:07:22
Speaker
sorry He came from the Seahawks. Andrew Gendronaco. So he came from the Seahawks. He was a Seahawks QB coach. So he's going to be... So he poached the quarterbacks. Exactly. He poached staff from the... Yeah.
00:07:35
Speaker
Which again, makes sense. These guys want to they want to round out their own their own coaching staff with guys that they know. So... Do you guys do you guys think the floor is elevated for, i guess, Gentty,
Arizona Cardinals' QB Challenges
00:07:48
Speaker
Bowers for sure? I mean, it's hard to say, you know, do you go do you go up for... but Bowers was injured, obviously, and Gino didn't play well.
00:07:54
Speaker
First, Bowers has to be healthy. But the way I saw Mendoza play, like the the back shoulder throws, the accuracy, i I think it could bode well for for Bowers. And there's Jack Besch who's still there. There's Trey Tucker.
00:08:07
Speaker
um i i know genti for sure this he fits very well with this type of offense like zone reed shanahan type offense i think genti's in for a good year but tbd on the other ancillary pieces i i do like i'd like this a lot for genti um i like understood the success of this team is gonna live and die with the offensive line i feel mendoza incorrect correct me if i'm wrong over here he doesn't strike me as the most mobile quarterback So if that line collapses, that I think he's like, he's in the middle, I would say. He's not, I wouldn't say, I wouldn't say terrible.
00:08:40
Speaker
like He's not terrible from a college perspective. I don't know how he's going to be. and if He's being comped to golf as like just a pure pocket throw. And he's definitely way more athletic than golf ever was. Oh yeah. Oh,
00:08:51
Speaker
Okay, fine. I'll i'll i refer to you guys in that regard. i just don't see – I feel like a lot of the offensive – the success of the offensive line going to be – is going to have a very positive influence on how well Mendoza does this year and and likewise to the rest of the offense too. That's why I'm i'm holding – my hopes are not very high.
00:09:10
Speaker
And it's not because I don't think Mendoza is a good prospect. I just feel like there's a lot of a lot of work to be done with this team beyond the quarterback situation. Yeah, 100%. hundred percent anyway those those are the Those are the Las Vegas Raiders, which I guess
Cleveland Browns' QB Troubles
00:09:22
Speaker
looking we're looking at fda Fernando Mendoza's new team going forward, even though hasn't happened yet.
00:09:27
Speaker
Next on the slate, we've got the New York football J-E-T-S-S-S-S, New York Jets. Their current quarterback right now is still Justin Fields with a $23 million dollars cap hit, $10 million guaranteed.
00:09:40
Speaker
So obviously some of the potential quarterback solutions would be to cut the aforementioned Mr. Justin Fields. If he's done so post-June 1st, it's about $23 million dollars in dead cap money and they're saving $10 million.
00:09:52
Speaker
Potential option for a free agent. And I think he's going to be a very, very, very hot name from the quarterback free agent perspective. And not because of his quality, but more because of a lack of options, I think, too.
00:10:05
Speaker
Malik Willis. Right now, I think his contract as a backup with the Green Bay Packers was somewhere around like $8 million year. I think he's come out a lot more than that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's in the $15 million dollars a year at the very least.
00:10:18
Speaker
Way higher than that. I was being very concerned. Yeah, maybe like $25 to $35. That is $35. No, like more the Sam Darnold type. But starters are making, have to think, like starters in the league right now,
00:10:34
Speaker
Like you're thinking of Dak, you're thinking of these these guys at the top. Like people are talking about CJ Stroud getting a $62 million dollars contract this offseason. Like you're you're telling me Willis can't command half that?
00:10:46
Speaker
Yeah, but a third of that? fairly He's barely... Yeah, no, for sure. 100%. But there's a market for a QB, right? Like why would he go ahead and take $15 million dollars on on a three-year deal? Like he's not going to take a one-year deal somewhere, right?
00:11:02
Speaker
He's going to want at least three years somewhere. the the body I guarantee that it's 25. He's coming in at also the right time because there's not not much available. right like There's not much starting caliber available. the draft There's not much in there.
00:11:17
Speaker
so he it's It's a supply and demand kind of field and and someone is going to pay it. especially Look at this. We have nine teams here that are looking for a quarterback.
Atlanta Falcons' QB Predicament
00:11:27
Speaker
Does it fit with the Jets though?
00:11:28
Speaker
Yeah. same so Does anyone fit with the Jets realistically? $35 million dollars a year. We'll put him right above Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield and right below Geno Smith. So the quarterback market, as far as the payment is concerned, as far as the average annual contract is concerned, is already completely out of whack. And we kind of already know that.
00:11:44
Speaker
So putting him at $35 million, although does sound ludicrous, is probably the most realistic price. I would be much more comfortable at $30, but that's at that point, like you're splitting Harris $5 million dollars on a long-term contract for a quarterback when the cap keeps on going up by $35 million dollars a year, it's peanuts. So whatever.
00:12:00
Speaker
And Darnold and Baker both in line for pay raises this year anyway, so huge their contracts are going to be bigger. Yeah, 100%. So sign Malik Willis. There's some interesting rumors regarding Derek Carr coming back from retirement.
00:12:20
Speaker
I don't know if the Jets would be a possible destination for him. And then at the same time, it's like these guys might well just tank for a very past a very interesting quarterback class for 2027.
00:12:33
Speaker
That's the move. Yeah, I think that is the move. That is the move. I find if you sign Willis, you're putting in jeopardy. like They have, what, two first-round picks next year? No, they have two this year and two next year. Two this year and two Saus Gardner trade. It's going to be an amazing team. And the Quentin Williams trade. qui Yes, the Quentin Williams Exactly, yes. um It's going amazing quarterback. Three this year and two next year. No, they have to have two first rounds, two second-rounders.
00:13:03
Speaker
in in any case year after In any case, with this QB draft or next year's QB draft, it's supposed to be a fantastic one. Arch Manning, Sellers, the list goes on and on. I don't think it's worth it to try to compete this year.
00:13:18
Speaker
i think this is a team that needs to tank. And I'd be shocked if they went after like a high-value
Miami Dolphins' QB Situation
00:13:25
Speaker
quarterback ah as a free agent. It's funny you say like needs to tank. It happens every year regardless of if they're trying or not. on, right? they are What where are they picking this year in the draft? Are they picking second? second Yeah. So yeah, second. also also something to note Also something to note is that the entire staff was fired except for Aaron Glenn.
00:13:47
Speaker
So he is he is a lame duck head coach right now. You have to think he's going to try to coach for his job. ah But for sure, if they are have another bad season, i mean, even if they have ah an OK season, ah where they win, I don't know, five so four or five games, which is, know I guess, above expectation. They're probably going to want to come in with a new coach, knowing that they're going to have a a new quarterback as well. So it's it's a really lame duck situation for Aaron Glenn. it's It's a tough one, I think. but I was going to say, this has page one rewrite written yeah over it.
00:14:17
Speaker
Because you can see them being successful with anyone there right now, with any QB there. no zero there's still some talent though obviously right like good wilson's there let's let's see breeze hall gets gets tagged or not but uh ad d mitchell came ad mitchell came on a bit too so i think it'll be interesting to see who they try to bring in uh but and it's it's not a bad roster and the fact that they have four picks in the first two rounds leads you to believe that they can get a lot of good talent too especially second overall and 16th overall those are some serious serious day one starters that they can add i obviously it's going to be quarterbacks so you're going be looking at players that can add add some serious skill um yeah this is this is i think the move is to stick with justin fields i would not spend money on really cool and just have it here and that's it like there's no way there's no way they excuse you infi in theory it should be but like he i mean the owner just embarrassed him you know so it's yeah yeah if i'm just i don't want to play there but i think that ship is uh i think that ship has sailed how about fab how about uh russell wilson just uh move on and you're in the same locker room honestly football's galore if justin uh sorry russell wilson if they cut justin fields and they sign russell wilson on the cheap i mean you're getting a starting caliber court what sorry remember phrase you're getting a quarterback that can start
00:15:40
Speaker
um and you're going to be able to still tank regardless for a lot cheaper. So don't think it's a bad move. Great for the vibe. He's doing a 360 on Russell Wilson. I was very, I was, I was very, he's on the team. Come on. how I will always support my starting quarterback period.
00:15:59
Speaker
That is always, always. areistic Oh, always for my starting quarterback. I'm happy that the giants are on this list for once. my God. Thank God. Speaking of, speaking of dumpster fires, the Arizona Cardinals,
Minnesota Vikings' QB Options
00:16:13
Speaker
What do you do? Like their current quarterback situation right now, you got Kyler Murray, who has, who they're paying $53 million dollars a year. And they got your Kobe Brissett who like lit, lit the whole world on fire to a degree. Like while he, he came in relief for Kyler Murray, just throwing everything at the wall and see what was sticking over there.
00:16:31
Speaker
ah He's getting about 4.5.5 million. So what are the potential solutions in this scenario? So we got Trey, Kyler Murray post June 1st. I mean, who is going to take on that salary? That's number one.
00:16:41
Speaker
And um they would say $42 million, dollars but they have a debt cap of about 11. Do you roll with Jacoby? Do you roll with Jacoby who played well and developed nice chemistry with Michael Wilson?
00:16:52
Speaker
And then you draft a quarterback in 2027. Do you trade for a vet? And what of the vets that are available? I mean, obviously Malik Willis, fine. Daniel Jones is going to be tagged. Aaron Rodgers might be retiring. Marcus Mariota, Joe Flacco. Like, that's what we're looking at right now. Oh, that sorry. And and obviously, Russell Wilson. um So it's like, and you've got to figure, out what does the new head coach, Michael Furr, want to do? Like, he needs veteran stability as well, similar to how the Las Vegas Raiders would probably prefer to have that too.
00:17:20
Speaker
So this is a weird one, man. Like, this is one where, like, i don't want to touch this with a 10-foot pole, honestly. Like, you're stuck with Kyler. You can't, trade like, how are you going to trade him? Someone has to take on that. And you still big dead cap.
00:17:32
Speaker
if you do end up trading him by the right deadline and then you're just starting brissette who went one and ten as a starter you're not going win games with him so you're doing the same thing and you're tanking for a quarterback in 2027 and hopefully michael ferr is a head coach at that time too when it's similar to the jets right yeah but in it in where it's not similar Yeah, for sure. But it's not now they do have this is their year with the first year head coach. So he's going to want to come in and and and do something.
00:18:05
Speaker
Now, they gave him a five year contract. So it's not like he's going to even if he tanks is not going anywhere. But they have to figure out first and foremost, they got to figure out this Kyler Murray situation. And I feel like to me, it's got to be done sooner rather than later. I know that Michael Fleur said there's no timetable on it, but It's just going to keep adding and adding and adding that the media is just going to keep spinning with it. i think that has to be decided quickly.
00:18:31
Speaker
What are we doing with Kyler? Are you rolling him out one more year? It's obviously a lot more digestible if he's cut next year than if he's cut this year or traded this year, whichever whichever one ends up happening. But I think that's what you got to decide. And then, like you said, they have Jacoby there for one more year like He's the bridge to whoever they're going to draft in the future, right?
00:18:58
Speaker
He's Mr. Bridge. see him signing someone? He mr young like is Mr. Bridge. yeah sorry Apart from that, who are you putting on that team? It feels like they need to break. like It feels like Kyler and the Cardinals just need need a separation. like as yeah this is It's run its course.
00:19:15
Speaker
um I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that he won't be there, though. just because of the cap situation, just because... yeah Look, for all it's for what it's worth, he's still a pretty... don't want say a pretty good player, but like when he can be when he's healthy and there's an offense designed for him, and there can be a modicum of success. I personally think they should roll with Brissette.
00:19:36
Speaker
um I think the the defense was very, very injured injured last year. There was some injuries on the offense too. We saw with James Conner and even Trey Benson. We saw how Michael Wilson came on. We saw how Trey McBride came on. Even though it was a fantasy scam at the end like at the end of games, Brissette, I think we all agree, looked better than Kyler Murray. So I think if it's not Brissette, it could be Kyler. And if it's not one of those two,
00:20:02
Speaker
I saw like you know maybe trade for Jimmy Garoppolo. That could be interesting because he has familiar
Indianapolis Colts' QB Strategy
00:20:06
Speaker
familiarity ah from um Sean McVay with the Rams and it's a Shanahan off offense. you know Maybe they try to trade for Mac Jones, another Shanahan offense quarterback. In division, though. In division. I don't think i don't think the Niners want to get rid of him because of how injury-ploned Purdy is.
00:20:24
Speaker
but And he played well in relief for Purdy. He really did. like he He played pretty well. He did, I think he has one more year left on that deal. So yeah, I don't, I think they're going want to keep him for sure. Or they're going to ask for at least like a second or or third round pick. But I think it's, I think it has to be Brissette if you're gun to my head. I think it's Brissette personally.
00:20:41
Speaker
It'd be very funny if they end up cutting Kyler Murray, they just eat that cap. It is what it is. And then Kyler Murray ends up signing with the jets. Uh, fun, fun little, did you guys know that Matt Schaub is a quarterback's coach for the Arizona Cardinals?
00:20:54
Speaker
I saw that come up. Yeah. Yeah, I was looking at the the the coaching staff right now. that's ah he was He was not a bad quarterback. That could be interesting. I mean, i don't know if you think Kyler Murray knows who Matt Schaub is. like Because because he's he doesn't he's not really a quarterback. You need be able to see him. Who's this guy? I saw, funny one I saw is apparently is is a like,
00:21:23
Speaker
maybe like excited about the fact of potentially being dealt to Arizona. And like, I'm hearing there could be a swap action, like Kyler going one way and two are going the other way.
00:21:35
Speaker
I can see to imagine something like that. I can see two of being an upgrade over Jacoby Brissett and, and doing, I mean, not by much, but like there's an upgrade. Two is not a bad quarterback.
00:21:48
Speaker
He's not a bad quarterback. That's just, he's not a good quarterback, but he's not a bad quarterback. Would you rather have Kyler Murray or Tua? I'd rather have Kyler Murray because Tua plays in us in a way where he has to get rid of the ball or else it's a concussion.
00:22:03
Speaker
he He plays scared and he plays... Come on, I definitely like Kyler over Tua. I like Kyler way more over Tua. I would not. I don't see an offense being any way effective with Kyler Murray at the helm. Whereas with Tua, there does exist an offense where he can be effective and we've seen it.
00:22:23
Speaker
That's what I'm saying. I feel like... i will I will say this. In theory, he fits more of a Matt LaFleur offense than he would a Kyler Murray offense. That I would agree.
00:22:35
Speaker
But again, like the the way he plays, the concussions he's had, he gets rid of the
Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Situation
00:22:40
Speaker
ball so fast. Yeah. like in In a vacuum, Kyler Murray is actually a less injury prone, believe it or not. But yeah, it's all things being considered. It's crazy. Honestly, right? Yeah. All things. Anyways, since we're we're also comparing like, you know, a dollar for four quarters. So those are those are my three options. I'm just going to. So, yeah, i guess the Arizona Cardinals also kind of up a poopoo's creek over there. Yeah, Roger, who's ah who's number four?
00:23:06
Speaker
what do you got? Yeah, number four. We're going from one, three grim situations, although the Raiders are hopefully hoping to improve theirs. But at least the last two situations were rough. We enter in with the Cleveland Browns. So the Cleveland Browns have ah picks six and 24. They have two picks from the Jaguars trade from last year. So current QB situation, obviously, Deshaun Watson,
00:23:30
Speaker
And he's like that guy. You just can't get rid of that enemy, that final boss that it just keeps coming back and coming back. 46 million fully guaranteed. Obviously, there's also Dylan Gabriel. he was a rookie last year. he struggled. And if he struggled, then obviously Mr. Shador Sandler's pro bowler.
00:23:49
Speaker
Pro bowler. Say what you will, but he was a prop bowler eight a pro bowler. The Browns had two pro bowl quarterbacks. They had two pro bowl quarterbacks. Who else had that last year? Come on. You got to give credit to the roster construction that is the Cleveland Browns. You got to give credit. Can I sign off right now? I'd like to sign off. In all seriousness, I will say, so they have a new head coach, Todd Monken. He has a ton of play calling experience, whether it
Episode Conclusion and Preview
00:24:12
Speaker
was at Tampa Bay with Jameis Winston, whether it was at Georgia, two years where they won the national championship, and obviously in Baltimore with Lamar Jackson. So some of the potential solutions...
00:24:25
Speaker
you know there's been talk about hey do they want to try to give watson a shot they're not goingnna be able to get rid of him he's coming off an achilles you might as well maybe try to see what you could get out of him it's it's i think it's a it is a foregone conclusion to think that he can recreate what he did used to be which was a near top five quarterback but that option has to obviously be there i think shador for sure there was some video clips when munkin was hired about you know how Munkin seemed quite happy to maybe be with Shudor. I don't know if it was ah a farce or was there were just trying it was just for video. That was farce. don't believe that. I think so too, but I think the rapport with him seems already a little bit better than what he had with Stefanski.
00:25:04
Speaker
um And I think the Shudor supporters, which you know i'm I'm jokingly Shudor supporter, like but you know not really. a lot of them hang on to that Titans game where he he threw for like 350 yards. That was really the only good game he had.
00:25:17
Speaker
Ultimately, though, like PFF said, he was one of the worst ranked. or the worst starting QB last year. So that'll be a hard one. um You know, do they try to maybe bring back Jameis Winston, bring him back because he was with the Browns last year. He, he ah was of the 30 for 30 fame when Todd Monken was OC. I don't think that's a bad option. Honestly, they have to obviously trade, trade with the Giants.
00:25:43
Speaker
um And then, you know, is there's obviously Dylan Gabriel as well. I saw something floating around too, you know, Anthony Richardson. ah You know, we'll we'll talk about, I believe we will talk about the Colts. after Yeah, we will talk about the Colts after, not to spoil too much, but I saw Anthony Richardson could be an option. I think he's all but done there. You know, that maybe they take on another project and make their QB room even more of a mess, but this is very hard. I think for me right now, I'd have to say it's Shadour.
00:26:10
Speaker
ah just because I can't see Watson and you know that situation. Gabriel really wasn't that good. And you know it's hard to predict a trade that that may or may not happen. And Jameis, that's also another trade that has to happen. But ultimately, this team from an offensive perspective, Quinchon Junkins coming off a really gruesome injury. The wide receiver room is brutal.
00:26:31
Speaker
Jerry Judy's there. we didn't see much improvement from Cedric Tillman. David Njoku is gone. Obviously, Harold Fannin played really well. But the big thing is, and I saw it on on social, don't know if you guys saw too, is the off offensive line.
00:26:44
Speaker
like i think all of the offensive line, either free agents or... All five. All five. An absolute unmitigated disaster from a team-building perspective. so i I don't know what you you guys think, but i if I gun to my head, I'd have to say it's Shador to start.
00:27:00
Speaker
Oh, I agree. oh and yeah I think they're... the Sorry, Nag, I think they've handicapped. like they've They've cut off one of their legs by having Deshaun Watson there on that contract. And i don't I still don't know what the injury situation is with him, if he's expected to start or play at all in 2026.
00:27:15
Speaker
But you don't have a choice when you're... It's $46 million, dollars fully guaranteed, and then you've got two rookie quarterbacks. You're starting Shadir Sanders. like You don't have a choice, and you've already said that too. And maybe you get something... out Maybe maybe do you have some sort of a success with it.
00:27:27
Speaker
And if not, then it's another page one rewrite again. Now that the entire offensive line, because I was i was of the opinion that, you know what, wide receiver room was completely decimated, right? Well, decimated. It's not a very good wide receiver room.
00:27:38
Speaker
And there aren't a lot of really good wide receiver free agents that are that are coming out this year. So i was like, you know what, at six, maybe they draft Carnell Tate if he's there. But now the whole offensive line is going to be gone.
00:27:50
Speaker
So you have no choice but to spend the majority of your picks on shoring up an offensive line that is gonna be um it's going to be an empty room when you go to the field room there. no so Yeah, that's a great point. Guys, Deshaun Watson has the biggest cap hit in the NFL next year, in the NFL, $80 million dollars cap hit next year.
00:28:10
Speaker
And they can't cut him because if they cut him, it's $131 million in dead cap. I think he's going to have every option or every every chance to be the starter next year. That would be incredibly devastating if you have a player who's carrying $80 million dollars of your cap sitting on the bench.
00:28:32
Speaker
And then there's talk of them going out and drafting QBs too. Like, are they just going to do this every single year or just going to draft two or three QBs and hopefully one is going to be the answer? Like, I just feel like this team has no vision. It has been like that for a very long time.
00:28:50
Speaker
and even when they have great drafts like they did a year ago, they had a lot of defensive pieces. Like you mentioned, Fannin, they had the defensive player of the year, defensive rookie of the year. Yeah.
00:29:01
Speaker
yeah You know what I mean? like Their defense was stout, and you're still going to be picking third overall this year or sixth overall this year? like There's something that just they can't figure out. they're they're They're just trying to band-aid with these big-name players. and They take big swings, I'll give them that, but it it fails every single time. right like i i just...
00:29:26
Speaker
it's such a, it's such a dumpster fire right now. And I don't know what it's going to take to fix it. First of all, like you said, that Deshaun Watson contract needs to end before any change can happen. So I think this year you're looking at another, you know, top five pick in 2027. And then you're right back where you started, where we just mentioned that QB list next year is a lot longer and a lot better.
00:29:48
Speaker
And then what do you do? You know, i just i I don't have faith in this in this roster right now, but I do think Deshaun Watson is going to get every chance to start next year.
00:29:59
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it'll be very interesting. I think this is probably one of the worst situations because, again, no really good young player. And to your point, NAC, they're completely strapped into the Deshaun Watson contract, no pun intended.
00:30:17
Speaker
We're going to move on to the Atlanta Falcons. So the Falcons have no first round pick. And it was funny. There was there was a lot of talk on Twitter about how the fact, hey the Falcons won the first round pick, you know, because they traded for James Pierce Jr. James Jr. had a fantastic rookie year. And for me, I felt like, what does it matter that you trade the first round pick? He was fantastic from a rookie perspective.
00:30:39
Speaker
And then he absolutely potentially ruins his career. by crashing his car into his ex-girlfriend. And i don't know if you guys, do you guys hear about this? But yeah, he completely crashed his car into his ex-girlfriend, Rikea Jackson. She's like a WNB, one of like really good wn b WNB players. It was so bad. He was had to be held by police officers. And now they don't have a first round pick. They have that situation.
00:31:03
Speaker
And then you add the fact that their current QB situation, Michael Penix had another torn ACL. I think it's his third torn ACL in his in his young career. He had two in college. There's a lot of rumors that Kirk Cousins will likely be cut. TBD, if he's back on a team-friendly deal. But from what everything new president of football operations, Matt Ryan, said, it sounds like they like ah they like Michael Penix Jr. It sounds like they still want to give him a chance, even though The head coach that drafted him is gone. The GM that drafted him is gone. Even the previous president of football ops, I think it Rich McKay, he's gone as well.
00:31:38
Speaker
i think they owe it to themselves because they invested so much in Michael Penick. So I firmly think that he will be the starter at some point. Now they need a placeholder in case he is not ready for week one because of the ACL.
00:31:51
Speaker
um It sounds like, you know, if you release Kirk Cousins post June 1, there's about 22 and a half million of dead cap. But again, you could bring him back on a team friendly deal. um You know, maybe they go after like a veteran stopgap. Russell Wilson is a type of veteran stopgap placeholder that doesn't ruffle fetters feathers. He'll come in to start a bit and then he'll know his place to sit down once Michael Penix Jr. is back. um I thought maybe jacob Kobe Brissett, if he's not seen as an option in Arizona, he has a ton of familiarity with Kevin Stefanski. I think he led them to the playoffs that one year. where he was a stopgap situation so solution for Baker Mayfield, I believe. So um it's not an ideal situation because Penix is coming into a new offense, a new situation, an offense that doesn't necessarily fit him and fit his skill set as well, and a torn ACL. But I don't think they have a choice but to give him one more shot this year because you did see some signs of life in a few games this year with Penix.
00:32:51
Speaker
I have Mariota. bring back Mariota. That's a good one. Yeah, it's a very good quarterback. Yeah, he started. He's a very good backup quarterback. And I, listen if I'm, if I'm the Washington commanders, I'm not letting him leave the, I'm not letting him leave the organization because if we saw anything from what happened to Jano Daniels last year,
00:33:14
Speaker
The way he plays does leave himself open to lot more injuries. right He is a quintessential backup quarterback right now where and like he has he's talented. He's had previous success. He just wants to be a backup, though. He doesn't have aspirations to be a starter, so I would agree with exactly. Just like James Winston, just like Mac Jones. like Those are guys are are the guys that shoot. Mac Jones might have aspirations.
00:33:34
Speaker
um I think you have no choice but to roll with Pennix too. I would ah we caution about cutting Kirk Cousins just because of the injury situation that exists out there, just because unless you know that you can sign Russell Wilson on the cheap, but Russell Wilson I feel like is only going to want to go to a situation where he knows he's going to be the starter for a long period of time.
00:33:56
Speaker
because he thinks he's still the starter. Yeah. Okay. Dude, that guy, he's still got that dog in him. You know i'm saying? So like, I just don't know if Russell Wilson would, would, that's rad. The Giants quarterback fab. We're talking about him like that.
00:34:08
Speaker
Atlanta Falcons. Let's fly. Let's fly. Yeah. And he's still, he's still the Giants quarterback. He is. No, he's going to be cut. He's gone. Future from Atlanta.
00:34:20
Speaker
know yeah future is oh wow yeah i don't know if you yeah i forget that well it's good for like shared parenting and all that stuff you know they got to about the kids too right they're just gonna play just gonna play future like at mercedes-benz imagine imagine russell listen was out of the tunnel any other thoughts on this i think this is pretty i think we all agree nick na i know you said mario but i think you agree like it's as a placeholder right like it's you got to get an until like the person's gonna come in you you you you bring in a backup because penix is your like you said he's your starter so if he comes back week four like the backup's gonna know that hey like michael panix is coming back when when he's ready you know
00:34:59
Speaker
Yeah, so I don't think you go after a marquee name here and I don't think a marquee name comes here because they know Penix is the starter. Yeah, for sure. For sure. And then, um so my last QB situation that I'll be talking about the Miami Dolphins, they have pick 11.
00:35:17
Speaker
Their current QB situation, so actually take a step back, they just hired a new head coach in Jeff Halfley. They also have a new general manager who came from the Green Bay Packers, John Eric Sullivan. So current QB situation, Tuatango Valoa, who has a huge cap hit. And then there's also Quinn Ewers, rookie, started the final three games,
00:35:37
Speaker
I think, you know, incomplete rating, I guess, looked okay. There's Zach Wilson as a backup as well. the zack Wilson, who was a second overall pick just a few years ago. So obviously this is the Malik Willis team that people are saying because of the familiarity with Halfley and John Eric Sullivan from the Packer days.
00:35:59
Speaker
I think we all agree that Tua is getting cut at some point. And Nak, I think there's a It's 99 dead, but I saw that, you know... they could absorb it in two kind of, they could absorb it if if it's a post-June 1 designation. So 55.4 applying to 2026 and 43.8 applying in 2027. So i would think- Similar with Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson, exactly.
00:36:23
Speaker
Yeah. um I think it's Willis, again, the familiarity. If it's not Willis, you know could they be a Joe Flacco type team? ah One that I felt is sneaky Davis Mills played really well for the Texans and the new OC for the dolphins is Bobby s slowick.
00:36:43
Speaker
yeah Davis Mills could be a starter in the league, at least a spot start, and he deserves a chance. Do the Texans want to let him go based off how CJ Stroud played? I think Stroud is the QB long-term. I don't care what anyone says because if you look at these situations here, i think all these teams would want CJ Stroud.
00:37:00
Speaker
But I think Davis Mills could be an interesting one for them. But I think if it's not that, I think we'd all agree Malik Willis, likely the one. But the only question have for you guys is what does Malik Willis do for the dolphins?
00:37:17
Speaker
Like, where does that put put them versus again, being tried doing what the jets should be doing, are going to do, which is tank. And then trying to kind of play for the 20, 27 quarterback class.
00:37:32
Speaker
post them Potentially like maybe back where they are now, kind of similar situation to where they are now. I, but he he could probably win a few games, right? Like Malik Willis, he's shown promise. He could probably look, they started cutting Tyreek is not there. They're talking about, uh, they start cutting, um They started, who else was they? They cut Bradley Chubb. They cut, there's there's talks that Mika Fitzpatrick is now on the trade block as well. Like, they're rutting because they need cap space. They're bleeding for for for cap space. So, obviously, they're probably planning for a tour release because I don't see anyone taking this contract via trade, right?
00:38:13
Speaker
So, yeah, signing Malik Willis. Like, as much as, like, everyone is, throwing it out there and it's like almost a foregone conclusion i don't think that's what's needed right now and they should if they should not sign malik willis they should not they don't have have the cap space for it they're in such a worse situation than a lot of other teams over here that also have a similar like we have a a lane duck quarterback that has a boatload of guaranteed money malik malik willis should not be the answer in my opinion that it would be
00:38:45
Speaker
very, very poor cap management by the Miami Dolphins to go out and spend, let's say, $100 million on Malik Willis because you've got to give him a three-year contract or else why. And I'd say it's at $35 million a year or maybe $33 million right? And this is a guy that...
00:39:02
Speaker
Hey, man, he's played like six career NFL games. Let's give him all kinds of money. like i don't I don't understand the logic behind it. I get it from a quarterback needy team perspective, but if I'm the Miami Dolphins, I'm shredding out Evan Ewers. I'm shredding out Zach Wilson.
00:39:20
Speaker
And if no one can trade for Tua, he's going to ride my bench. you know And it's just like we're going to unfortunately have to just figure it out next year and the year after. and And hopefully hopefully our good players are still our good players in a year or two from now. Because I just don't see the logic in signing Willis. I don't.
00:39:37
Speaker
Now that i not that you say it that way and you present it that way, Fab, like I look at this John Eric Sullivan ah GM. He's been with the Packers since 2004. And what have the Packers always done? The Packers ever... they drafted it they've never they've never need They've always drafted. The Packers are... if If they go free agent, it's big free agent moves and like if they when they know that they can really compete.
00:40:02
Speaker
Otherwise, it's draft, draft, draft, develop, develop, develop. So to that point, you know, if they could get with us maybe on a cheap deal, which is unlikely, but a cheap one year deal, maybe year deal. doubt that will happen. would agree. Malik Willis, would you want to sign? Would you want to sign a cheap one? Even if it's like the Jeff Halfley discount, like not really care. This is his payday. This is his payday. He knows it. Supply and demand. And he's the he's the marquee guy. There's no way you pass that up.
00:40:32
Speaker
His agent would would quit. Yeah, for sure. um So those are my QB situations. Nak, you made out with some much better situations than ah me and Fab did. So why don't you take it away with your three teams?
00:40:46
Speaker
ah Yes, don't mind if I do. I don't know if I can better. First one here, the Minnesota Vikings pick 18 in the draft. So current QB is Mr. ah J.J. McCarthy, former 2024 10th overall pick. Has not looked good.
00:41:03
Speaker
Came off, obviously, coming off an injury where he missed his whole rookie season. They decided to go with him over Mr. Sam Darnold, Super Bowl winner.
00:41:16
Speaker
It did not work out very well for them this year. There was a lot of QBs that started in his place as well. He was injured throughout the year. We saw Carson Wentz in there. We saw... else did we see in there? We saw one more guy. Max Brozmer. That's it. Brozmer. How could I forget him?
00:41:35
Speaker
You know? um But he didn't look good. you know He did not ah look good at all. um i know there's been talk about you know Aaron Rodgers and how there was interest last year until he ultimately decided to go to Pittsburgh. And now even Rodgers kind of said it in his post-game comments that if he did come back, there would be more than one team um that would have interest in him or that he would have for a suitor. So That's always on the table, but one that's been floating around that honestly I feel like makes the most sense is probably Kirk Cousins' reunion in Minnesota.
00:42:11
Speaker
um Justin Jefferson had some pretty good years with Kirk Cousins as his quarterback. He'll be now, what, two years removed from his Achilles injury? Maybe he's got something left in the tank. He goes back with Kevin O'Connell, who we all know works magic with with QBs. so I don't know, man. I just, I can't see them rolling Mike McCarthy, out JJ McCarthy out again.
00:42:37
Speaker
Like it's just, to me, it's, it's, it's crazy, right? Is it, is it just me who's crazy? Do they even try? i would even suggest they even try to get Daniel Jones back, right? That could be an option. Bring back Daniel Jones into the, into the fold.
00:42:55
Speaker
i the the i just the problem i have with daniel jones yeah sorry The problem that I have with Daniel Jones is that we don't know how bad the injury is. I don't even know but like what what extent. Because he's probably going to get franchise tag for their coaches for another year, i think, just because they they unless his agent works another another some more magic and gets another four-year deal.
00:43:17
Speaker
um I just feel like Daniel Jones' situation is a little bit murky. But I think you i think you have that on the docket later on. JJ McCarthy like I don't know man like you you have what choice do you have I like your idea of trading for Kirk Cousins I like that a lot actually because but then again so we're just signing him yeah that that's true it was gonna get cut because they don't have they have no cap space. They are number 31 out of 32 teams right now with the amount of cap space available to them.
00:43:42
Speaker
They have no cap space at all. So that's another thing. like You have to be careful about who. like they're They're limited with options, unfortunately, which is probably why Max Brosmer is their backup quarterback because they can't afford to have another backup quarterback.
00:43:53
Speaker
like It's just a very bad cap situation. And to go back to the whole like Kevin O'Connell thing, ah he wanted J.J. McCarthy. Yeah. So like you make your bed, you got to sleep in it, my friend. That's why. Like I don't think we're going to be seeing anybody else playing quarterback for that team except for JJ McCarthy.
00:44:09
Speaker
Interesting. One. So they could be a sneaky Kyler team, but the fit is really poor with ah Kyler and Kevin O'Connell, you know, Mike Shanahan type offense. It's just doesn't fit. One that I saw that I really liked. And yeah I think we have to take a step back and just see like the Vikings are If you look at it, they're trying to win now. like They have a really good defense. Brian Flores is still there.
00:44:33
Speaker
Maybe some of an offensive line issues. But when you have Justin Jefferson, that defense, you know like a an all-pro on offensive line, they're trying to win. One that I saw and listened to this morning I think could be interesting. Say what you will about him.
00:44:45
Speaker
Geno Smith. Gino Smith was his type of play style, like throwing it deep with Justin Jefferson. Say what you will about how he looked in in Oakland, but you know those years in Seattle, he was really – and like with a kind of similar type of scheme. Those years. Those years. it was like it was three It was two, three years. He was really solid, man.
00:45:06
Speaker
And I think we're scarred by the last year that he had. But if there's one team that has done a really good job with reclamation backup quarterbacks, Minnesota has always, dating back to like Randall Cunningham, dating back to the 1990, they always take reclamation backup quarterbacks and do well with them. I don't know what it is, but they always do. And I think that could be an interesting option. That's true.
00:45:26
Speaker
and Reno Smith is an upgrade on J.J. McCarthy. Plain and simple. You both might be an upgrade on J.J. McCarthy.
00:45:36
Speaker
seriously roger remember how happy you were when the giants didn't draft him and we dropped him league neighbors instead remember that i remember that no i don't remember i look look the the thing what the thing is is they it's it's a bit similar to Penix. The thing is, um Kevin O'Connell was is still there, and he was J.J. McCarthy's guy.
00:45:58
Speaker
You have to give J.J. McCarthy maybe you know half a year to a year to learn on the job. They cannot trot him out, but you can't give on him yet give up on him yet. He was a top, what, 10, 11 pick? I think he was 11th overall. You can't give up on him yet.
00:46:14
Speaker
I think you need to see what you have in a veteran quarterback because there's so many veterans on that team and given an opportunity maybe to try to win the job during training camp or win the job the year after. But I don't think they can. No, no, no. You definitely have to get the the the biggest thing is you have to get him a vet in camp because he needs competition. He needs to be pushed because he knows if there's Bosmer there, like he,
00:46:39
Speaker
Exactly. He's winning the job, right? Like you can't make it seem like he's, it's his job and it doesn't matter what he's got to be pushed throughout camp. So yeah, yeah and definitely yeah a veteran has to be signed. And i think that's what they're going to do ultimately.
00:46:55
Speaker
We'll move along with the Indianapolis Colts. They also do not have a first-round pick this year after trading for Sauce Gardner. That didn't go very well. Got injured, i think it was two games into his Colts tenure.
00:47:10
Speaker
um excuse me So current QB situation, they had Daniel Jones, who looked like he was the runaway comeback player of the year, potential MVP.
00:47:20
Speaker
um Then you have Anthony Richardson, who you know gets injured in pregame warm-up and misses the final 11 games or something with the the orbital bone.
00:47:34
Speaker
ah he's coming I think that's going to be Richardson's third year now, so they've got to decide after this year if they pick up his fifth-year option, which at this point seems not very likely.
00:47:47
Speaker
So, again, for me, situations with that, like I think like maybe Fab alluded to it, I think they may franchise tag. The franchise tag is really, really high this year for quarterbacks. I believe it's north 45 million.
00:48:03
Speaker
Yeah, I think it's 44 or 45 million for quarterbacks this year. um So it's quite high. So even a one-year 45 million, that's totally totally guaranteed. So it it is quite high.
00:48:15
Speaker
um Although the way he played at the start of the year, at the beginning of the year, you've got to believe even on a multi-year deal, he's touching that 40 to 45 million anyways. But we've got to figure out what are we going to do?
00:48:27
Speaker
Do we hitch our start to that wagon, trade Anthony Richardson? Do we give him another shot? There was Riley Leonard that's still there. mean, to me, it's ah i mean to me It is Daniel Jones. I think Daniel Jones right now, i wouldn't go as far as going for a four-year deal, but maybe similar to what Sam Darnold got with like a one-year out, um knowing that he was injured. Maybe that's potentially a way to lure him back.
00:48:59
Speaker
Richardson, I think he needs a fresh start. I think it's time to cut the cord, try to see what you can get for him. you do not You don't have a first-round pick, so going need to accumulate some assets somewhere else.
00:49:10
Speaker
I don't know. What do you guys what do you guys think of this? it's kind of I think it's it's pretty obvious, but I'm curious to see if there's any...
00:49:20
Speaker
This feels like the easiest situation of all of these, honestly. It's re-sign Daniel Jones. and Don't tag him. Re-sign him to like a you know three or, like you said, Sam Darnold type deal. And we saw enough out of Riley Leonard in that game against the Texans where the last game of the season, I believe, where that he should be a competent enough placeholder until Daniel Jones is back. I think that's the answer. And it's it's i agree quite simple, especially with how much QB turnover the Colts have dealt with. I'm sure those players are like sick and tired of having a new QB every single year.
00:49:52
Speaker
Yeah. No, I think that's the way to go. um Yeah, Daniel Jones is like a Sandano type contract for sure. I was always suggesting a franchise tag in the event that they can't they can't get to some common ground.
00:50:03
Speaker
But it is like $47 million, dollars which is quite a bit there. I mean, that is a big chunk of change. I do see them trading Anthony Richardson to a more quarterback needy team like potentially the aforementioned Minnesota Vikings.
00:50:15
Speaker
Let him compete with JJ McCarthy. Why not? Or even to Knack. Why not to trade him to your Pittsburgh Steelers?
00:50:27
Speaker
I saw some of those rumors for like a fifth round pick or something. I saw like a rumor trade to Pittsburgh. What a segue. He would be cheap. He would be cheap. What a segue.
00:50:38
Speaker
Yeah, indeed. But yeah, so I'll let you take care of number nine then. Yes, yes, segue into team number nine. Obviously, you guessed it, the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have pick number 21. They have had the, they kind of were like the Colts. The Colts had, what, five straight different starting quarterbacks in five straight years. I think it was the same now for Pittsburgh. Since Ben retired, there's been a different starting quarterback every single year.
00:51:07
Speaker
So it's been kind of unheard of in Pittsburgh. So currently there's Aaron Rodgers. I don't know if he's on another ah dark retreat or ayahuasca retreat, whatever he's doing, but um he' is not he's not told anyone if he's coming back or not pending free agent.
00:51:24
Speaker
You have Will Howard, who was 20-25, six-round pick, zero career snaps, hurt himself in the in training camp and never even was able to play the preseason.
00:51:35
Speaker
And then you have Mason Rudolph, as the backup, i I can't like wait to never see this name again. it's just like I don't want to see oh his name. And like, it's crazy how like journeyman this guy has been like just been around like he's had starts. He's ah like, it's he has crazy he has something on the road.
00:51:56
Speaker
He started when he started go games last year for Pittsburgh. Like it's just I don't know. the The QB situation needs to be figured out and needs to be figured out quick. um although I don't think this is the year where it's going to be figured out. And I think we may have the the the same opening day starter as last year, as there are rumors, yes, that they want to re re-sign Aaron Rodgers to another one-year deal because there is no QBs in this draft and obviously picking twenty first they're not going to get, ah obviously, any anyone of... ah well Everyone is saying Ty Simpson, but I really hope they don't take Ty Simpson with the 21st pick because I feel like it emulates a Kenny Pickett mistake there.
00:52:41
Speaker
But I mean, he's spoken to Mike McCarthy. yeah Yeah, well, look, like yeah again, that's the other thing. A lot of people are saying, like, give Will Howard a shot, and it's like six-round pick, zero NFL s snaps. Like, there's 0% chance he's the opening day starter unless two people get hurt on the roster. There's too many vets. There's still there's so too many veterans. Exactly. There's so many veterans.
00:53:07
Speaker
You guys could could wake up and win six games easily with, like, the roster that's currently constructed. But that's the thing. That's why they say, like, who you Who are you going to sign, right? Like, who's the QB that's really going to sign? Who's going to be your stuff? I've heard Kirk Cousins.
00:53:23
Speaker
So same thing. Like, why sign Kirk Cousins if it's, you know, Aaron Rodgers is there? Daniel Jones is not going to come there. Joe Flacco would be the absolute funniest thing in the world. He would have the AFC North bingo if he signed. Would you take Kyler?
00:53:40
Speaker
It's more the the money that scares me with Kyler, right? Like there's a lot of, and unless he's released, right? If he's released, that's a different story. But the trade value, look, they have 12 picks this year. And the rumor is, is they're going to try to move a lot of those picks and get 20, 27 picks because that's when they're going to want to try to move up.
00:54:00
Speaker
But the draft is also in Pittsburgh. So they may want to make some kind of a splash, new coach, first time in, you know, 18 years. But like if you look at his numbers last year, 10-6 as a starter, 3,200 yards, 24 TDs, only 7 interceptions.
00:54:20
Speaker
I don't know. I think technically he is the best option for this year. And hopefully look, he's 42, going to 43 during the year. You hope that it just flops and it doesn't work. And then they finish at that aforementioned 5 or 6 Yeah, but, Nak, you know what's going to happen, right? We're going to be on this podcast in week four, and guys are going to be four and one, and you're going to be boasting and thumping your chest about how good the Steelers are. You're going to hear it, and you're going to like, Alex. Here we go. It's not going, right? Here we go. This is what's going to actually supplant his legacy, because if McCarthy comes in and Rodgers actually starts,
00:55:03
Speaker
No, but I'm just saying, like if Roger starts and he come in and they have a losing record, you can how much more can you say? like That's just the cherry on top that he is a Hall of Famer and the people calling him not a Hall of Famer are delusional.
00:55:19
Speaker
Right? this is a depressing and it worked sure they just this is the worst situation is this low-key the worst situation because it's yeah it's it's so treadmill like it's so treadmill type like uh stuck in middle ground where like oh we have a really good veteran team but then we have a 40 43 year old qb this this might actually be the worst situation it's it's crazy the other the other eight you know what direction you have to go. The majority of them have to tank or hope for where their draft pick pans out. The Pittsburgh Steelers are stuck in mediocrity, as they are every single year when they finish 8-9 or 9-8 or whatever the case may be.
00:56:00
Speaker
And this is the result of that. So I don't see them doing anything different next year. Raj, you said it like they roll out of bed, they get six wins. So we're going to be looking at the same scenario next year again. You have to hope that they tank, and if they sign Rodgers, they will not tank.
00:56:14
Speaker
They won't. And if they trade for Anthony Richardson, there's a very good chance that they do tank. So hopefully that's the case for them. can't see I can't see it happening. I think they the rooney Rooney is just too like no tank, no like we're going to compete every year. Like why would you throw away a year and and and whatever. But yep, i agree. I think it's 100% rebuild time. and As much as I'd love to see Aaron Rodgers back, I think, I hope he doesn't come back. So there is that chance that they, you know, do have those five or six wins and have a chance to maybe move up in the draft next year.
00:56:54
Speaker
Or hopefully, Hopefully they draft Nussmeyer in the fifth round and he becomes the stud everyone thought he was last year. Yeah, I heard he looked really good at the senior bowl. He looked really good at the senior bowl. He apparently looked really good.
00:57:12
Speaker
Is it Nussmeyer or Nussmeyer? Nussmeyer. Nussmeyer. I think it's Nussmeyer. Yeah, we're going to listen to you who gets every every name wrong in the book.
00:57:23
Speaker
On my Wikipedia right now, it says Newsmear.
00:57:29
Speaker
That will do it for our QB Carousel episode. Guys, thank you so much for watching the episode. Be sure to follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter for your weekly fantasy breakdown. And we'll be back in two weeks where we will be...
00:57:51
Speaker
ah Remind me here. Cuts, tags, and trades. Some interesting stuff. And then we have free agency right around the corner. Let's go. It's the off season. Things change around. We'll see. There might be some breaking news. Who knows?
00:58:07
Speaker
There's always going to be breaking some quarterbacks are going to be signed by certain teams we're not aware of right now. Who knows? that Stay tuned to find out more. Stay tuned. Thanks a lot, everyone. Raj, the music.
00:58:22
Speaker
know A lot of these names in the quarterback class for 2026 in the draft class are guys that like at the beginning of last year, everyone was super excited about to drafted. And now it's like... Yeah, Nussmeier, Aller.
00:58:36
Speaker
Oh, Aller. Yeah, Carson Begg. These are such big names. We're like, I can't wait to get these guys. And it's like, i don't want to touch with the 10-foot pole. Drew Aller was like a foregone conclusion. He was coming to Pittsburgh. And I i really hope it's not a foregone conclusion. But did he actually... He went back.
00:58:52
Speaker
No, life where is he in the I think did he bela i think you could still come back if I'm not mistaken. But yeah. Okay. Good night, everyone. Peace out, everyone. They're probably still playing. Bye.