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NFL Free Agency Shockers! Darnold to Seahawks, Fields to Jets & More! 🚨
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🏈 NFL Free Agency Madness! The league year has officially begun, and we’re breaking down the biggest moves, shocking signings, and game-changing trades. Sam Darnold to the Seahawks for $100M? Justin Fields heading to the Jets? DK Metcalf traded? Where will Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson end up? We’ve got ALL the latest analysis, winners & losers, and fantasy football implications!
🔹 Is Geno Smith actually an upgrade over Sam Darnold?
🔹 Can Justin Fields revive his career in New York?
🔹 What’s next for Aaron Rodgers & the remaining free agents?
🔹 How does the WR market shake up with DK Metcalf, Davante Adams, and Cooper Kupp on the move?
🔹 The New-Look Bears?!?!
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Transcript
Intro
Introduction and Host Return
00:00:19
Nacc
Yes, it feels so good to be back. o Yes, just back from a cruise, ladies and gentlemen. I missed you all last week. I'm sure you missed me as well.
00:00:32
Nacc
I am your host for this episode. i am Mac, that's Raj, and that's Fab, making some funny little hand gestures there.
NFL Free Agency Begins
00:00:42
Nacc
What a start to free agency it was, boys. It really hit the ground running on Monday as of noon was the tampering period.
00:00:52
Nacc
I still don't know why they call it tampering because it's actually legal to talk to talk to free agents at that time. I just can't make it official, so I don't know why they call it tampering. but
00:01:02
Roger Emeka
every ah everything was like official everything was like these this guy's signing this guy's like these guys are talking way before
00:01:06
Fab
Yeah.
00:01:09
Nacc
Yeah, like what will like yeah like I don't know why you can't make it official. It's so weird. um Yeah, legal tampering. and that like it doesn't It doesn't really jive, right? But anyways, that's what they call it. And the new league year actually started today at 4 p.m. So there was some some news that was um trickling in as well that...
00:01:29
Nacc
um filing was confirmed a lot of the obviously team Twitters and and Instagram started posting posting them because they it was actually ah legal.
Sam Darnold's Move to Seahawks
00:01:39
Nacc
And so in this episode, we're going to highlight all the free agent signings and trades, and there is a lot to get through. So we're going to dive right in.
00:01:50
Nacc
Let's start with the most important positions. We are going to have the QBs. So the biggest domino to fall in terms of QBs was QB Sam Darnold, who picked the predictably, obviously, the Seattle Seahawks.
00:02:05
Nacc
Three years, $100.5 million dollars contract. I believe there's an out after two years. So it's really two years. And I think he only got about, what was it, 60 guaranteed?
00:02:17
Roger Emeka
55 I thought it was 55 guaranteed 36 AAV
00:02:18
Nacc
fifty Yeah, there you go. 55 guaranteed.
00:02:19
Fab
Yeah.
00:02:20
Roger Emeka
e v
00:02:22
Nacc
Yeah, exactly. And funny enough, he got $500,000 more than Baker's contract that was signed last year. So not really too much of a yeah too much but too much of an upgrade. Sorry. How are we feeling about this one? How how do we like to fit?
00:02:37
Nacc
Raj?
00:02:39
Roger Emeka
i've I've always been weary of the Darnold stuff because of, look, the past obviously had a really good season. But then those last two games I know have a bad taste lot of people's mouths. The Detroit game, the Rams game.
00:02:54
Roger Emeka
think my issue is he goes to a Seahawks team what that has but has always had issues with the offensive line. And he's just not as good when he's pressured, right?
00:03:04
Roger Emeka
And he's not going to have Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Kevin O'Connell. So i'm I'm very weary. and And if you go through like Seahawks Twitter, Seahawks Reddit, a lot of people don't think this is an upgrade.
00:03:17
Roger Emeka
There was a big backing for Geno Smith. Like the the metrics NFL people love Geno Smith because he did way more with less. um So I actually, lot of people, and I agree, I don't think it's an upgrade at all.
00:03:34
Nacc
I honestly think it was an upgrade. He he did go 14-2, but you do make a very good point, as a lot of people do. Let's see what he does without Kevin O'Connell. Let's see what he does without Justin Jefferson, without ah Addison, but without Hawkinson. i don't know. It's going to be interesting, but I think it's a slight upgrade on Geno Smith.
00:03:57
Nacc
Roger, I mean, Fab, I know you're you're looking like you want to say something.
00:04:00
Fab
No, i don't think it's a best case scenario.
00:04:00
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:04:05
Fab
You're trading four quarters for a dollar. The only thing is that Sam Donald, I think is going to regress in 2025, not because of Sam Donald, but because of the offense that's around them. And because of the offensive line, you trade away DK Metcalf and now and Tyler Lockett to release.
00:04:20
Fab
which understand. I get it. He's old. Fine. No problem. But then who's he throwing to besides Jackson Smith and Jigbo, which by all accounts, like, I mean, last year with the Vikings, Sam Donald had a very, I don't, I don't remember exactly the number, but he had a pretty high average depth of target.
00:04:35
Fab
I don't know how it's going translate without, without having those big pieces in Seattle. Yeah, sure. They, they signed Valdez Scott thing. Ooh, you know what i mean? Like, I don't know how that's going to necessarily translate.
00:04:46
Roger Emeka
Jake Bobo.
00:04:48
Fab
Yeah. And Jigbo was there too, for sure. But, yeah From a quarterback standpoint,
00:04:53
Nacc
Raj loves him.
00:04:53
Roger Emeka
It was a joke.
00:04:56
Fab
sure.
00:04:56
Roger Emeka
You know Jake Bobo is?
00:04:57
Fab
and quarter
00:04:58
Roger Emeka
He's like, yeah, Jake Bobo.
00:04:58
Fab
i know who Jake Boebel was just just by virtue of the depth chart, but the yeah i think I think it's going to be a tough year for Sam Darnold next year.
00:04:59
Roger Emeka
Yeah, Jake Bobo.
00:05:06
Fab
I do. and I like Geno Smith going to the Raiders, actually, but um for a third-round pick, that was such a good value, too.
00:05:10
Roger Emeka
Love.
00:05:14
Roger Emeka
Love.
00:05:14
Nacc
Yeah, so that's a great segue into Geno Smith, who was ah traded to the Raiders, obviously, before the Seattle Seahawks signed Sam Darnold. And he's likely ah going to get a new contract upcoming, because I don't i don't think there's very much guarantee left in his deal.
00:05:31
Nacc
um But yeah, no, i I definitely like the fit. we've We've been talking about this. I think we talked about this all year, and even at the beginning of last year, that ah The Raiders were kind of like a QB away from and a pretty set-up roster, and they're just looking for a QB. like Do I think Geno Smith is the guy to lead them to the promised land?
00:05:51
Nacc
No, but it's like it's a far cry from what they've had the last few years. I think you guys both i think all three of us can agree.
00:05:58
Roger Emeka
I think he's top five. He's top five in QB wins, if I'm notm not mistaken, in the past three years.
00:06:03
Roger Emeka
So, yeah, do you know? I think it was top five or top eight in QB wins.
00:06:03
Nacc
Geno Smith?
Geno Smith's Trade and Justin Fields' Signing
00:06:07
Roger Emeka
um Yeah, yeah. He's been, like, one of the the better QBs, like, in the top eight to ten range. i remember seeing the stats somewhere on on Twitter.
00:06:14
Fab
Top five. It
00:06:16
Roger Emeka
um And they've...
00:06:16
Nacc
Well, that is like and means obviously there's Lamar, Allen, Mahomes, who have definitely more wins than him.
00:06:22
Roger Emeka
Well, they've had, like, an 11...
00:06:23
Fab
hurts.
00:06:24
Roger Emeka
Well, top eight. top maybe
00:06:26
Nacc
Hertz, Purdy.
00:06:27
Roger Emeka
Maybe it's top eight.
00:06:27
Fab
Yeah, I think top eight makes more sense.
00:06:29
Nacc
Yeah, I think top eight makes little bit more sense.
00:06:30
Roger Emeka
it in any um ten top 10 top 10 top 10 top 10 um Gino has done a lot with less and that's where I see like if you're and look this discussion is basically Gino versus Sam Darnold if if the Seahawks obviously they're going with Darnold they have to shore up the offensive line which we saw that Gino was able to if you look at his advanced metrics he was still able to
00:06:31
Fab
Anyway, top ten. Top ten for sure.
00:06:34
Nacc
Okay, okay.
00:06:50
Fab
yeah
00:06:51
Nacc
big time
00:06:55
Roger Emeka
to have like pretty good things like you know completion percentage and like downfield throw. And i onar his on-target rate apparently was really, really good, just despite um a bad offensive line. Jackson and Smith and Jigba came up.
00:07:08
Roger Emeka
But DK Metcalf, in my opinion, and and I know we'll talk about him later now, he's been regressing to me over the past two years um so he's been able to do more with less which i just don't think sam donald will be able to do if sam donald's gonna have the same season he had with minnesota they're gonna have to stockpile a lot more talent on that on that team
00:07:14
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:07:28
Nacc
Yeah, there's no way he has the same. There's no way he's going to have the same year as he did in Minnesota for sure. um Moving on to our next QB. Former Steeler Justin Fields ah signs with the Jets two years of $40 million with $30 million guaranteed.
00:07:46
Nacc
um i believe it's like a one-year kind of deal. um there's not much There's not much guaranteed in year two, so it's he's very easily cuttable should he Should he really crap the bed?
00:07:58
Roger Emeka
you
00:08:00
Nacc
obviously The Steelers, i think, were offering something close to two years, $30 million with $20 million guaranteed and zero guaranteed money in the second year. ah I ask you, Fab, what does what does this one look like for you?
00:08:17
Fab
I mean, I like it for Justin Fields. I haven't liked it for the jets, to be honest with you. I think it's good to get a young quarterback that has been on the, has been ascending. I want to say in the last little while, I mean, that's,
00:08:29
Fab
i mean, don't forget, right? I mean we'll talk about how Justin Fields wasn't a good quarterback for Chicago, but DJ Moore had one of his best years ever with him. So I don't think it's going to necessarily hurt Garrett Wilson, his former college teammate as well.
00:08:42
Fab
They still have some nice pieces on there. The offensive line is still pretty decent. ah They still have Brees Hall over there too. I mean, listen, it it's a bit of a make it or break it scenario for Justin Fields as well, I think, but...
00:08:54
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:08:55
Nacc
Big time.
00:08:56
Fab
But, you know, i I applaud the Jets for making this move. I really do. You know, and I think we'd spoken about it a few weeks ago about how the Justin Fields to New York would make a lot of sense.
00:09:08
Fab
um You're not putting up a lot as far as guaranteed money is concerned. So the the risk is low. The reward is high. It's massive. Right. It reminds me a lot of, you know, Baker Mayfield, Gimo Smith and all those scenarios.
00:09:19
Fab
I I like this move a lot. I think it makes a lot of sense. And also from like a regime standpoint, right? You bring in a new coach, new offensive coordinator, to all these guys, right? So they want to start fresh with a new young guy and you can do far worse than Justin Fields.
00:09:33
Fab
So I, I like this move a lot from the Jets standpoint and from the Justin Fields standpoint as well. Even from fantasy standpoint, ah he's a QB too next year. No problem. Like.
00:09:42
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:09:43
Nacc
he's he's probably He was putting up QB1 numbers when he when he was when he had the ball.
00:09:45
Roger Emeka
uh
00:09:46
Fab
Oh yeah.
00:09:47
Nacc
Raj, anything to add?
00:09:49
Roger Emeka
ah yeah just uh quickly back on gino smith sixth six between uh march march 2025 sixth and qb wins with 27 so seventh was uh darnold 26.
00:09:59
Fab
Who was seventh?
00:10:00
Fab
14
00:10:00
Nacc
Wow.
00:10:03
Nacc
Nice. That sounds weird.
00:10:06
Roger Emeka
yeah yeah well darnold had the
00:10:08
Fab
came from one season.
00:10:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah, 14 and then the Panthers.
00:10:12
Nacc
I guess the Panthers, you won a few.
00:10:12
Roger Emeka
Stat Muse is not always reliable, so we'll ah we we'll let details get away with a good story. ah Yeah, exactly.
00:10:21
Fab
We check our sources here on this podcast, ladies and gentlemen.
00:10:23
Roger Emeka
Fields, I think, man, I think, and I told you guys this, think Brees Hall's going to big year. I don't think they're going to give fields like the huge reins in terms of throwing the ball. So I can imagine a scenario where, you know, think of the Eagles where, you know, you have Jalen Hurts, 20 to 25 passes per game, high efficient offense with Garrett Wilson, and then hand the ball off to Brees Hall, which I think we all find still think is a talented player, albeit had a quite disappointing year.
00:10:55
Roger Emeka
Fab, yes, I know you did not like Brees Hall last year.
00:10:57
Fab
I just want to say, Brees Hall is like one year away from being the Kyle Pisser running back, so this continues.
00:11:00
Roger Emeka
being one year away.
00:11:02
Nacc
Oh, come on. That's such an unfair assessment.
00:11:04
Fab
um
00:11:05
Roger Emeka
We're really going to have a Brees Hall discussion now?
00:11:07
Nacc
No, we're definitely not.
00:11:07
Fab
I like Brees Hall.
00:11:08
Roger Emeka
Okay, good.
00:11:08
Fab
I do. I do. They got to use him properly, and Braylon Allen being there like muddies the water a little bit. We're going to see how that works out in training camp, but.
00:11:16
Nacc
So, no, just just staying on Justin Fields for a second, I actually got some some some nice stats that kind of, I personally don't think it's a good fit.
00:11:16
Roger Emeka
yeah Yeah, go ahead.
00:11:25
Nacc
I would have preferred him going to the Raiders. Obviously, making that move for Geno Smith is, but obviously, um canceled that out, but Fields is o m twenty two is when the opposing team scores 20 points or more.
00:11:42
Nacc
And in the fourth quarter in his career, he has 56% completion percentage, 13 TDs, 16 INTs, and a passer rating of 67.
00:11:54
Nacc
Now he goes to a team with a defensive coach at the helm. I don't know. This wasn't my favorite move for him. i think... to start he wanted a He wanted a chance to start and be the starter.
00:12:08
Fab
i don't I don't like the those stats are skewed for me because a lot of it comes but from Chicago.
00:12:09
Nacc
I'm not necessarily...
00:12:12
Fab
those Those stats are skewed for me because a lot of it comes from Chicago. it's and it's When you talk about he's 0-22 when the team puts up, ah yeah, that's on a defense.
00:12:20
Nacc
When the opposing team puts up 20 points.
00:12:23
Fab
That's not on him.
00:12:25
Nacc
Well, that means he can't score over 20 points to win a game.
00:12:27
Fab
Yeah, but he's going to the Jets, so it's a defensive culture. I'm just saying, like i don't I don't really fully agree with that. but what
00:12:34
Nacc
0-22 is a really poor stat when a team puts up 20-plus points, right?
00:12:36
Fab
Yeah, and and Chicago were very were a very poor team while he was there as well.
00:12:41
Roger Emeka
well when they scored 19.
00:12:41
Fab
um Yeah, I mean...
00:12:45
Nacc
Yeah, but I mean...
00:12:48
Nacc
Listen, when you're a good quarterback, you bru you you carry the team, right? You're a guy who comes in and you're always going to be put in a bad situation because you're drafted high, right?
00:12:55
Roger Emeka
so
00:12:58
Nacc
Especially in the first round.
00:12:58
Roger Emeka
Yeah, that's why
00:12:59
Nacc
So, I mean, you can't just put it all on Chicago.
00:13:03
Roger Emeka
yeah, but i na that's why I think, i think, I hope, i don't know, this guy Tanner something, the new Jets OC, I don't know anything about him.
00:13:13
Roger Emeka
think he came, i want to say he had some stints in Detroit, but I really don't i really don't know, but I just hope there will be a team, which is the Jets, that use him in a way that, similar to Jalen Hurts, again, 20 to 25 passes a game, leverage the run game.
00:13:30
Roger Emeka
They should have a good defense again. Try not to put it all on him. Because they're worse. Like, I'm going through Fields' this game log from the from the Bears' team. his bear season 2023. And it was some like he had a really good Denver game, yards, completion really good game ah week ah fourteen versus detroit over three hundred yards total offense So there's the splash games.
00:13:57
Roger Emeka
There was the Washington game. That's where Moore, I don't know if you guys remember that one, the Thursday nighter. DJ Moore went absolutely off.
00:14:03
Nacc
he hopefully they just unleash him though like just let him be justin fields unleash justin fields like the steelers didn't do that and didn't didn't even do that for russell wilson which is the funniest part they didn't allow him to audible like how could you not allow a quarterback not to be a quarterback and audible
00:14:04
Roger Emeka
um So like he has some games where like he can really be good. It's just the consistency with him. And throwing over the middle, that's always been an issue.
00:14:13
Fab
Yeah.
00:14:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:14:17
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Unleash.
00:14:26
Roger Emeka
Okay.
00:14:29
Roger Emeka
Yeah, just just last thing before you go, ah Fab. ah Tanner Engstrand, so he has been with Detroit for over the past four years. So offense assistant, offense is a quality control coach.
00:14:42
Roger Emeka
He was passing game cor coordinator last year. So been around Ben Johnson. you know, they're going to leverage the running game. I think they're going to scheme the hell out of it.
00:14:52
Roger Emeka
if If it's a Detroit offense, they they scheme the hell out of their players. So they'll they'll put the players in the right position.
00:14:58
Fab
Yeah, I was going to say exactly that.
00:14:58
Nacc
Let's hope.
00:14:59
Fab
I have that information in front of me too right now.
00:15:00
Roger Emeka
Oh, sorry.
00:15:01
Fab
No, no, that's okay. No, that's fine.
00:15:04
Nacc
i am me Me too. I was going to say that
00:15:08
Fab
well Fine. Did you know that he was also the offensive coordinator for the XFL team, the d the DC Defenders?
00:15:09
Nacc
that.
00:15:14
Fab
No, you didn't.
00:15:15
Nacc
I didn't because I don't watch the XFL.
00:15:16
Fab
No, you didn't. Someone didn't come prepared.
00:15:20
Nacc
Moving on, I'll just name off a few here. Daniel Jones signed with the Colts, $14 million. dollars I think that was...
00:15:26
Fab
big Big ups to Danny Dimes, baby.
00:15:28
Nacc
ah think was ah I think kudos on the Colts, to to be honest.
00:15:28
Fab
Big ups to Danny Dimes.
00:15:33
Roger Emeka
um
00:15:33
Nacc
And I think for Daniel Jones, best situation for him because he knows he's going to get in there at some point.
00:15:33
Fab
Oh, yeah.
00:15:38
Fab
One million percent.
00:15:39
Nacc
Yeah. Then you have Marcus Mariota earlier today signed a one-year $14 million dollars deal as well to stay with the Commanders as their backup. a Funny bit of news, Kenny Pickett was traded to the Browns, and the Browns actually paid fifth-round pick
00:15:54
Fab
Super Bowl winning, Super Bowl winning Kenny Pickett.
00:15:55
Nacc
And DTR, which we don't say that, Fab.
00:15:56
Fab
Super Bowl winning Kenny Pickett.
00:16:01
Roger Emeka
Last snap. Last snap, Kenny Pickett.
00:16:04
Nacc
But you see the mean there or the they the the gif of him like throwing the football and like he goes launching with it in in an Eagles uniform? That was that was pretty funny.
00:16:12
Fab
It's Kenny Two Gloves over there, Matt. What do you expect?
00:16:15
Roger Emeka
Brutal.
00:16:16
Nacc
And then we're we're obviously waiting on the big ones to fall here. Aaron Rodgers taking his time, says he's deciding between, or or reports say he's deciding between the Steelers and the Giants, and then there's the Dark Horse Vikings.
00:16:31
Nacc
Then you have Russell Wilson kind of waiting, and now there was reports saying that he's actually visiting the Browns this week and then visiting the Giants. um
00:16:40
Roger Emeka
Can I just say something about Russell Wilson quickly? The fact that the Giants want him makes no sense whatsoever.
00:16:42
Nacc
Sure.
00:16:48
Nacc
Yeah, but who are you going to put there?
00:16:49
Roger Emeka
is
00:16:49
Nacc
You're going to really put out Danny DeVito?
00:16:49
Fab
what yeah yeah exp expound expound on that
00:16:52
Roger Emeka
We have the third pick in the draft...
00:16:55
Nacc
Yeah, but what if what if... Okay, so I'll give you an example.
00:16:56
Fab
yeah dude there's no guarantee we're gonna there's no there's no guarantee we're gonna be able to even pick sanders or
00:16:58
Nacc
I'll give example. If Cam Ward goes to the Titans and Shadur goes to the Browns, then what? Are you going Jackson Dart at three?
00:17:07
Roger Emeka
it Trade down for da Jackson Dart. Like, NAC, NAC, NAC, you saw, NAC, you saw how, like, Russell Wilson, the first game was fine.
00:17:11
Nacc
There's no guarantees. That's the problem. And you have one QB on your roster.
00:17:18
Roger Emeka
It was good. That check down to touchdown BS, I'm not going watch that.
00:17:24
Nacc
i I agree, but it's it's it's more they need a body, right?
00:17:24
Roger Emeka
I am not goingnna watch that, man.
00:17:28
Fab
It's not even a body that he's going to be the best quarterback that we're going to have in our roster in the last half decade.
00:17:28
Nacc
This is...
00:17:29
Roger Emeka
is Jameson wins.
00:17:34
Fab
And I know that that doesn't say a lot, but it's still, it's still the best thing we've ever had in the last six years as a quarterback standpoint.
00:17:36
Roger Emeka
I just can't do it.
00:17:41
Roger Emeka
I can't do it. I can't do it. It just shows the lack of plan from Joe Shane. There's no plan.
00:17:47
Fab
Of course, of course, of course.
00:17:48
Roger Emeka
There's no vision be in this situation.
00:17:49
Nacc
Yeah, it's...
00:17:51
Roger Emeka
It's embarrassing. And it's a second straight off season where, where, where the embarrassment of the league.
00:17:52
Fab
Yeah, it is.
00:17:54
Nacc
Well,
00:17:56
Nacc
I mean, look look at the Steelers, though. It's the same thing. There's Skylar Thompson right now on the roster. You just gave DK Metcalf $150 million, and Skylar Thompson's your only quarterback, and now you're waiting on Aaron Rodgers.
00:18:03
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
00:18:08
Nacc
And if he doesn't sign, then who's left? You know who they're going to go get? It's Mason Rudolph, and he's going to start next year, which would be, this would be jumping into Giants territory of craziness in the leadership and the ownership room. That's just, that would be such a, and then you're DK Metcalf, and you're like, ah what did I just
Aaron Rodgers' Team Options and Josh Allen's Deal
00:18:26
Nacc
sign up for?
00:18:27
Nacc
You know, anyways, well, we're waiting.
00:18:27
Fab
yeah
00:18:30
Nacc
So that's a Russell Wilson domino likely falls shortly after Aaron Rogers, unless he decides to sign with the Browns Kirk cousins. I think they're for right now. They're seem content keeping him, I guess with, with pick ah a pen, excuse me on a rookie deal.
00:18:44
Nacc
They've got to pay. They're paying that much anyway. So they have a ah solid, solid backup.
00:18:47
Roger Emeka
Exactly, right? Because they keep the dead cap, right? So you might as well just have a the backup and have the mentorship.
00:18:52
Nacc
but Exactly. I might as well imagine that you probably have the best backup in the league in in in in those terms.
00:18:52
Fab
Well, yeah, there makes sense. Yeah.
00:18:57
Nacc
And then last bit of QB news, Josh Allen signs a massive six-year extension, $330 million with $250 million guaranteed. He actually said he took less. He told his agent to take less ah to not you know to help out the team.
00:19:12
Nacc
think his annual is $55 million. So definitely took a lot um ah less a lot less than he could have.
00:19:19
Roger Emeka
Sure.
00:19:20
Nacc
And then the notable remaining targets still out there would be Jameis Winston, as we mentioned, Mason Rudolph, Joe Flacco, and Mac Jones. So I'm sure they will all find homes at some point, but I guess we're all, everyone's waiting on Aaron Rodgers.
Running Back Re-signings
00:19:38
Nacc
Moving on to some running back news. So the bigger contracts were Aaron Jones re re-signing with the Vikings, two years, $20 million. And Najee Harris ups with the Chargers one year, up to $9.25 million.
00:19:54
Nacc
Rodgers, which one did you like more in terms of fit?
00:19:59
Roger Emeka
I mean, the Aaron Jones one, you weren't there, Nak, when talked about it but I think Fab and I both felt he was going to go back to the Vikings. Never really felt that they were going to get shy away from that. The Najee one, I've gone back and forth where i was wasn't sure why um they didn't just re re-sign J.K. Dobbins.
00:20:17
Roger Emeka
But I think, like, if I think of the type of...
00:20:19
Nacc
Durability.
00:20:20
Roger Emeka
Yeah, exactly, exactly.
00:20:21
Fab
yeah yep
00:20:21
Roger Emeka
And I think of the type running back that Jim Harbaugh wants. He wants an innings he eater, a guy that's reliable. um Najee Harris has played, I think, every game in his four years in the league.
00:20:32
Roger Emeka
And i read a stat on Twitter, I don't remember who it was, but who said that, you know, Justin Herbert's efficiency increases when he has a pass-catching running back. And we're not that far from the days where Najee Harris was catching 75 to 80 balls a year.
00:20:47
Roger Emeka
So he has that to him. And yeah, so I think I like it. I like it. It's it's a cheap deal. It's an incentive-heavy deal. So I like it.
00:20:57
Nacc
Yeah, um I think that's what it was. I think it's he likes to kind of ground and pound because I saw his his longest career run, I think, is only 37 yards. So it's not one of the guys that's going to hit home run and run shots. But ah he hasn't missed a game in his career. So I think that was a big ah big thing for him as well. Wanted a running back that could be there.
00:21:16
Nacc
Anything to add with that, Fab?
00:21:19
Fab
So Kyle Brandt on Good Morning Football this morning said that Jim Harbaugh obviously has a long memory because when Bama went up against Michigan, Najee Harris ran for like 125 yards and two touchdowns.
00:21:32
Fab
So they were saying how like, you know obviously this is Harbaugh's guy and he wanted him. And and i I love this move. I like this a lot. they get their They get their plotting running back that they needed in that offense. you know like Gus Edwards wasn't getting it done. J.K. Dobbins wasn't the guy.
00:21:49
Fab
Harris is durable.
00:21:49
Nacc
League winner.
00:21:50
Roger Emeka
Was that a compliment?
00:21:51
Nacc
Put some respect in his name.
00:21:52
Roger Emeka
Was that a compliment?
00:21:53
Fab
Was that?
00:21:53
Roger Emeka
plotting running back. Was that supposed to be a compliment?
00:21:55
Fab
Plotting running back. He just plots in there. you know No, but seriously, like he's gonna get your for he was getting four yards to carry and in In Pittsburgh, when everyone knew they couldn't throw the ball.
00:22:05
Fab
So you have to figure this.
00:22:06
Nacc
And with a plural line.
00:22:07
Fab
Yeah, exactly. The O-line is substantially better. and and substantially it's It's better in with the Chargers, with Slater and and Joe Alt on on both the ends over there. i don't know. I like this move a lot, honestly.
00:22:18
Fab
I think this makes a lot of sense. And the fact that signed for one deal is ah is a nice prove-it deal for him too. ah Sorry, he signed for one year. It's a nice prove-it deal for him too. So this could turn into a bigger contract for him next year if he performs, which I think he will.
00:22:33
Nacc
I honestly like the fit, ah to be honest, but we'll move on to the rest. There's only a few, a lot of cheaper deals in the in the running back rooms. You had Javante Williams, who signed with the Cowboys, one year, 3 million.
00:22:47
Nacc
ah Kenneth Gainwell signed for a year. Rico Dowdle signed with the Panthers for a year. Sorry, ken and with Gainwell, excuse me, with the Steelers. Elijah Mitchell with the Chiefs, one year, $3 million.
00:22:59
Nacc
lot of similar contracts here. And just recently, A.J. Dillon signed with the Eagles.
00:23:05
Roger Emeka
The Daudo one is an offer sheet, right?
00:23:05
Nacc
Anything?
00:23:09
Roger Emeka
Because he's an a he was in RFA.
00:23:09
Nacc
No, he was...
00:23:11
Roger Emeka
He was in RFA.
00:23:12
Nacc
I don't think they they may not have tendered him. If they didn't tender him, then he could be ah he could be a free agent.
00:23:16
Roger Emeka
Okay.
00:23:17
Fab
Yeah.
00:23:18
Roger Emeka
Got it. Man.
00:23:18
Nacc
I'm pretty sure he was a free agent if they didn't tender him, which i like why wouldn't you if you're the Cowboys?
00:23:24
Nacc
i don't know. They really messed up that running back room.
00:23:25
Fab
they They did nothing in the last two days, the Cowboys. They lost keep.
00:23:30
Nacc
The last two years, it's the last two free agencies.
00:23:31
Fab
But yeah.
00:23:33
Nacc
they but What they have, they can't do anything. They have to sign Parsons and they've, they've handicapped themselves with a CD Lam and DAX contract, which is just going to get worse and worse.
00:23:35
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:23:36
Fab
Yeah.
00:23:42
Nacc
But, uh, Fab, out of the ones I mentioned, is there anything that really, know, jumps off the page?
00:23:49
Fab
Elijah Mitchell with the Chiefs, actually. I liked it a lot. I think that it's a very, very sleeper sort of signing. And I mean, though you saw Pacheco, you saw Kareem Hunt. Even Pacheco, when he came back from his injury, he didn't look the same.
00:24:03
Fab
Obviously, there's more time for him to heal up and all that stuff. But Elijah Mitchell, when he gets the opportunity, he's played really, really well. He has a lot of burst, has a lot of speed. So I think obviously this makes probably Kareem Hunt dispensable in that ah offense.
00:24:16
Roger Emeka
He's gone, I think.
00:24:16
Fab
But yeah, I like that a lot.
00:24:16
Roger Emeka
I think he's already gone.
00:24:18
Fab
What's that?
00:24:19
Roger Emeka
think he's already gone, no? I don't think he's...
00:24:20
Fab
Right.
00:24:20
Nacc
He's a free agent.
00:24:21
Nacc
He's a free agent.
00:24:21
Fab
He's a free agent, right?
00:24:21
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:24:22
Fab
So there it is.
00:24:22
Nacc
Yeah.
00:24:23
Fab
So I just...
00:24:24
Nacc
He's just, he's injury prone. and Just this guy is like always injured.
00:24:26
Fab
Yeah.
00:24:27
Nacc
I hope he could stay healthy because yeah i I agree he could be a pretty pretty decent piece to that, to offense as a as a change of pace.
00:24:35
Fab
For Dallas, are we guaranteed that they're going to be drafting GT in the first round at this point? Because you can't start the season with Javante Williams. You can't.
00:24:47
Nacc
Honestly, if they kept Dowdle, I would have liked Javante Williams and Dowdle.
00:24:49
Fab
yeah
00:24:51
Nacc
I think that like that would have been a cute pair
00:24:51
Fab
Yeah, so would Yeah.
00:24:51
Roger Emeka
Yes. Yes.
Wide Receiver and Tight End Moves
00:24:54
Nacc
together.
00:24:54
Roger Emeka
Yes.
00:24:54
Nacc
That would have been really, really, really nice.
00:24:55
Fab
i don't I don't understand why they got rid of Rico Del. I don't get it. He played well.
00:24:59
Nacc
And actually, going to the Panthers, I think hurts Chuba Hubbard a little bit because Rico Dowdle can, you know, he could he could play, right?
00:25:03
Fab
Yeah.
00:25:07
Nacc
He could ball a bit. So I think that took a little bit away from um there. But obviously, one-year deal because of Brooks, who's going to be back the following season, hopefully.
00:25:17
Roger Emeka
Guys, Raul Dato was good at the end, man.
00:25:17
Nacc
um
00:25:19
Roger Emeka
He had like three straight, three out of 400-yard games.
00:25:20
Nacc
Yeah.
00:25:21
Fab
Yeah.
00:25:24
Roger Emeka
And all of those, he was over five yards per carry. He looked fantastic. He finished with 235 carries, 1,080 yards.
00:25:27
Nacc
Yeah.
00:25:31
Roger Emeka
And then we started using him in November, really.
00:25:33
Fab
yeah
00:25:34
Nacc
When they signed Javante, I was like, ah, but I'm like, oh, you know what?
00:25:34
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:25:36
Nacc
Him and Dowdle could do like a cute damage together. That'd be like a pretty good, pretty, pretty decent duo. And then they didn't tender him didn't sign him, which was incredibly weird. um And also, just bit news is Kyle Juszczyk, nine-time All-Pro fullback, was released by the 49ers among 75 other people that the 49ers lost out on this summer.
00:25:52
Fab
yeah
00:26:00
Nacc
But I think he's going to be very coveted, though. I think he's going to find a place.
00:26:05
Fab
I hope so.
00:26:05
Nacc
Raj? find ah find a place
00:26:06
Fab
hope so.
00:26:08
Nacc
ra
00:26:09
Roger Emeka
Fab, not a Fab, sorry, Knack, Jalen Warren, is he top 15 running back now that Najee is out? Because I've always been a big fan of his.
00:26:20
Nacc
top 15 look they haven't they haven't um cut court cordial patterson yet i suspect they will uh likely after the draft um i don't think he's got guaranteed money the stealers rarely guarantee after the first year especially with players like that i think they've only broken precedent with ben and tj watt in the um and in in the past so um Look, I'd have to ask me that question after the draft and see who they who they take because they're definitely going to draft a running back because top 15 is definitely – Gainwell is not a guy – they won't go 50-50. I think he was brought in to also return kicks because Patterson looked really slow last year.
00:27:05
Nacc
They thought there he was going to be their guy, but it didn't look great. So ask me after the draft. I think I'll have a better indication to tell you because if they pick a stud – obviously, they don't have second-round pick this year, –
00:27:18
Nacc
like if i'm If I have to answer right now, i would I would probably say yes, just because of the juice that he brings. But I've never really seen him as a RB1 kind of three down back, so we'll see.
00:27:31
Nacc
And then the notable guys are remaining, I think we we mentioned a couple, J.K. Dobbins, there's Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, and Gus Edwards ah left to to to to sign.
00:27:40
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:27:42
Nacc
So i don't I don't think there's going to be anyone's in a rush to sign really any of these guys at the moment. These guys will probably be signed after the draft.
00:27:53
Nacc
Then we get to the wide receivers. So we've got a couple ah couple big contracts and then a few kind of mediocre ones, but the the big The big ones were obviously DK Metcalf, who was traded to the Steelers for a second round pick. Then the Steelers gave him a five-year, $150 million dollar contract without a QB signed.
00:28:14
Nacc
There was Devante Adams, two years, $46 to the Rams.
00:28:14
Fab
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:28:19
Nacc
And Chris Godwin, three years, $66 million ah to re-up with the Buccaneers, and he reportedly left upwards of $20 million dollars on the table as the Patriots obviously offered him more, but chose to stay in Tampa Bay, which I kind of don't blame him.
00:28:35
Nacc
But, Raj, which one of the three that you like the um the most here?
00:28:35
Fab
yeah
00:28:40
Roger Emeka
Devontae to LA fits like a glove, man. He's going to be used across the formation.
00:28:43
Nacc
Yeah.
00:28:47
Roger Emeka
He could run the the full route tree. like Him and Puka, they're going to interchange routes, interchange areas where they they line up on the field. And One thing not to forget is McVay worked with Matt LaFleur, I believe, in Washington.
00:29:01
Nacc
think
00:29:01
Roger Emeka
So he's gonna be they're going to know how to deploy him really, really well based off Devante's time with LaFleur in Green Bay.
00:29:01
Fab
Yep. Yep.
00:29:10
Roger Emeka
So that's going to be, I think both both those guys, it's WR1 territory, man. I think it's going to be a big year for them.
00:29:18
Roger Emeka
Yeah, offer two.
00:29:18
Nacc
it's going to be fun to watch with Stafford Fab what you what do you think?
00:29:19
Fab
Yeah.
00:29:20
Roger Emeka
Totally.
00:29:22
Fab
We'll just stay on the Rams for a second. That team is funny. They went from trading Matthew Stafford to getting Devante Adams and all of a sudden they're looking like a Super Bowl team all over again, which I think is hilarious. um i Obviously, I like the Chris Godwin signing. I think that makes a lot of sense and and I'm happy that he's sticking around with the Bucs because in the first six years six games last year before he got injured, he was really turning it on.
00:29:47
Fab
Josh Palmer to the Bills, actually, like a lot too. I think that's going to give that offense another Another dimension that I might not have had before. um Yeah, those ones were really jumped off the page. And Hollywood Brown sticking with the Chiefs for another year.
00:30:01
Fab
it was kind of unfortunate. The entirety of the year last year, he was injured and he only came in towards the end of the season and wasn't featured that much in the playoffs, but he was still had a few good games.
00:30:10
Nacc
Thank you.
00:30:12
Fab
I still reserve my comments about how in those six or seven games a year ago when he was playing with the the Cardinals and it was... DeAndre Hopkins, who was injured or was suspended, I believe, for the first few games of the season, like Hollywood Brown, really turned it on off with Kyle Murray.
00:30:28
Fab
And i I think he has a potential in him.
00:30:29
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:30:30
Fab
um I know I'm talking about like 18 months ago here, but assuming he's fully healthy from his injury, I do like the upside that he brings with the Chiefs coming in cheap too. So even from a fantasy standpoint, I was talking about him really highly at the beginning last year. And then out of nowhere, he just got injured, which came...
00:30:48
Fab
which was really unfortunate because it was off for the entire of the season, but I like Hollywood Brown sticking with the Chiefs.
00:30:54
Nacc
Yeah, I definitely definitely agree. I'm not sure about the Josh Palmer. I feel like he got, it was three years, 36 million. Seems like it was a bit ah a bit high for a Josh Palmer, especially a guy who's also injured a lot as well.
00:31:02
Roger Emeka
Yeah. are you bidding against?
00:31:09
Nacc
um So i wasn't really sure wasn't really sure about that one. There was also another kind of question moment from the Giants. Darius Slayton, three years, 36 million.
00:31:22
Nacc
I know that there was memes being passed around at they forego they for didn't want to give Barkley $38 million, dollars but they gave Slayton $36 million, which, again, a little bit strange.
00:31:34
Nacc
But he's a good receiver, also a little bit injury-prone. i was i was kind of surprised at the contract, especially with no QB in place at the moment.
00:31:44
Nacc
So kind of strange.
00:31:45
Fab
Well, he hasn't had a QB in five years and he's still putting up like 700 yards a season. So I think that that's the logic that I'm using to they make myself feel better about it.
00:31:56
Nacc
I guess. um other Some other news, there was Deebo Samuels, who was traded to the Washington Commanders. I think, at first glance, good fit.
00:32:04
Fab
Yep. yep
00:32:06
Nacc
But, again, good fit for about, what, six, seven games in ah in ah in a season. Some other smaller ones were like Hollywood Brown. Well, you mentioned Hollywood Brown. im DeAndre Hopkins also signed with the Ravens.
00:32:18
Nacc
I know, Rog, you thought that was a like a cute deal at the beginning.
00:32:22
Roger Emeka
Yeah, for 5 mil, I think it's it's fine. and like Mind you, look, I wish this was like 2018 or 2020. twenty twenty but
00:32:31
Nacc
Fab?
00:32:32
Roger Emeka
Let's go. But to your point, add's it's been a graveyard, the the Ravens, for for for old and fizzled wide receivers.
00:32:41
Nacc
ah
00:32:42
Fab
um So there's ah it's just to touch quickly, christian ah so db the Deebo Samuel trait, from a fantasy standpoint, I don't think it's any i think it's very relevant.
00:32:53
Fab
Obviously for Jaden Dynos, helps him a lot. But from a real football standpoint, I think we spoke about it last week. I like that trait lot. It really gives them that extra weapon. ah That they needed this. It's a legitimate wide receiver too.
00:33:06
Fab
For that offense. And you got to think about it like that too. Also Christian Kirk that was traded to the Texans. I guess replacing Stefan Diggs.
00:33:11
Roger Emeka
He
00:33:13
Fab
And giving another wide receiver too option. For CJ Stroud. Who also now has no offensive line.
00:33:19
Nacc
He didn't you didn't...
00:33:20
Fab
But.
00:33:20
Nacc
Did he have a year left on his contract, Kirk? Or was he a free agent?
00:33:23
Fab
I don't know. If they traded him.
00:33:25
Nacc
should appreciate He hasn't signed.
00:33:26
Roger Emeka
was cut.
00:33:26
Fab
I'm assuming he had a contract.
00:33:27
Roger Emeka
He was cut, so I think he had a year. he was a bit initially cut and He was initially cut, and then there was a report he was going to get cut, and he got traded for the seventh rounder, I believe.
00:33:29
Fab
Yeah.
00:33:29
Nacc
No, he wasn't cut.
00:33:29
Nacc
He was traded.
00:33:30
Fab
He was traded.
00:33:35
Nacc
Seventh round pick. that's what i'm saying.
00:33:35
Fab
yeah
00:33:35
Nacc
It was a seventh round pick because i I don't know if he was a free agent. like He didn't re re-sign. Because they could have cut him before.
00:33:44
Fab
I'm just going to assume that he was on a contract.
00:33:48
Nacc
I thought he was on his last...
00:33:48
Fab
ah um I'm bringing up the details right now.
00:33:49
Nacc
I thought i thought last year was his last...
00:33:51
Fab
No, has a... He is... Yeah, this is his last year of his contract.
00:33:58
Nacc
Okay, that's why. He's got just this this year here to go.
00:33:59
Fab
Yeah. He's a UFA next year.
00:34:02
Nacc
Got it.
00:34:05
Nacc
And then Fab's favorite, Nick Westbrook-Akine. Two years up to $6.5 million with the Dolphins.
00:34:14
Fab
Sure.
00:34:15
Nacc
To Marcus Robinson, I guess, to the 49ers, they have to fill the room somehow with some kind of veteran with the talks of them wanting to potentially trade Ayuk. Deami Brown ah to the Jaguars, one year, $10 million.
00:34:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I love this.
00:34:27
Nacc
I like that one a lot.
00:34:29
Roger Emeka
and like He was so good in the playoffs.
00:34:29
Fab
Yeah.
00:34:30
Nacc
I like that one.
00:34:31
Fab
Yeah.
00:34:32
Nacc
I like that one.
00:34:32
Roger Emeka
He's going to have big fantasy.
00:34:33
Nacc
Uh, I definitely liked that one a lot.
00:34:33
Fab
Yeah.
00:34:34
Nacc
And one that went a little under the rim, my cop, my Hollins to the Patriots, two years, 8.4 million. But, uh, funny how they went from like every big name, wide receiver to macck Hollins.
00:34:40
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:34:46
Nacc
And then, you know, they don't really, they don't really draft receivers all that well. So that one was kind of weird. And then former chief, Justin Watson went to the Texans as well. So they're kind of rebuilding their room with, um,
00:34:59
Nacc
what's his name was probably going to miss, uh, the whole year as well.
00:35:03
Roger Emeka
da
00:35:04
Fab
Yeah, thank you.
00:35:04
Nacc
Thank God. Yeah.
00:35:05
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:35:05
Nacc
Yeah. So they needed some, uh, needed some bodies, obviously, ah notable remaining, ah free agent wide receivers. There's quite a few. There's Stefan digs, uh, Mari Cooper, Keenan Allen, Deontay Johnson, Tyler Lockett, Juju Smith-Schuster, and Mike Williams.
00:35:22
Roger Emeka
That's still a good group left, but I have to think the Pats are going to try to be in on either tt McMillan or or Travis Hunter.
00:35:31
Nacc
Oh, like I feel like they have no choice, right?
00:35:32
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:35:33
Nacc
Like they have to go, they have to, they have to go high or look, I don't know.
00:35:33
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:35:38
Nacc
Does, does a Stefan Diggs want to go there? Does a Keenan Allen want to go there? I think those are perfect guys for them and to help a quarterback, right? Possession receivers help a young quarterback. Uh, veterans.
00:35:48
Fab
Cooper Cup 2. I can see that working out.
00:35:50
Nacc
It's true. veteran Veterans. are right. Cooper cup is also now available as well as he was released today at 4 PM.
00:35:52
Fab
Yeah.
00:35:55
Nacc
So, I don't know, a few veterans, if you throw some money at them, they they see a last little payday and they could be you know mentorship. And I would still draft that ah wide receiver high, just to say, because you you've got to hit on one and some of these guys are home runs.
00:36:12
Nacc
I'll quickly tackle through some tight ends as well. Raj's favorite, Juwan Johnson, signed a three-year deal to re resign with the Saints. Three years, $30.75 million.
00:36:25
Nacc
Mike Gesicki also said he said he left money on the table, signing a three-year $25.5 million dollar deal. Zach Hertz and the Commanders re-up on a one-year $6.25 million dollar deal.
00:36:37
Nacc
Austin Hooper back with the Pats, one-year $5 million. And earlier today, Evan Ingram signed with the Broncos, two years, $23 million.
00:36:42
Fab
Thank you.
00:36:44
Nacc
you like here?
00:36:47
Nacc
fab but who do you like here
00:36:49
Fab
Evan Ingram, and if he could stay healthy in that ah offense, it's looking really good. It's looking really, really good. I like the Broncos a lot. I think that was a smart, smart move. um they got some They got some players. Obviously, they have Cortland Sutton.
00:37:03
Fab
um But I feel like Evan Ingram creates that possession receiver scenario that they that would obviously continue to help Bo Nix, apart from Marvin Mitz Jr. And um but I'm going to mispronounce this completely, but Devon Vele, Devon Vele, Vele,
00:37:19
Roger Emeka
You got it perfect for the first time.
00:37:20
Fab
One of those two.
00:37:21
Nacc
Yeah, you got her good the first time.
00:37:22
Fab
Perfect. The first time i i want to hedge my bets and say it twice in different ways, just in case one was right.
00:37:23
Nacc
Yeah.
00:37:26
Fab
What was wrong? but but They needed that tight end ah offense. right They needed that tight end in the offense. It's going to help Bo Nix a lot. I like everything the Broncos did actually in the soft season in the last two days.
00:37:38
Fab
Made a lot of smart moves. And I guess those are some of the benefits that you can... Those are some of the moves that you can make in benefit of having a quarterback um on his rookie contract. Same thing like Washington did in training for Laramie Tunsil.
00:37:51
Fab
So it just makes a lot of sense to me. And quickly, just as accurate as sticking with the commanders,
00:37:57
Roger Emeka
Yes.
00:37:57
Fab
Also happy about that.
00:37:58
Nacc
That was my ah was my favorite my favorite one, for sure. Anything to add, Raj? All
00:38:06
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I think this is the the year for Juwan Johnson. like He's improved every year from a catch and yardage perspective. Now there's no Taysom Hill. So I think you're going need a big year from him in a somewhat limited wide receiver core.
00:38:14
Nacc
right.
00:38:19
Roger Emeka
I think Ingram, is I agree, is is a good move with the short passing game that Sean Payton has and and that's kind of like where Bo Nix flourishes and Ingram has always been like a good yak guy so I think if he's healthy he goes back to potentially his 90 to 100 catch season that he had two years ago
Remaining Free Agents and Tyler Algier
00:38:40
Nacc
Yeah, and I guess the notable remaining would be Tyler Conklin, but nothing really nothing really out there. And I guess Taysom Hill, if you want to call him a tight end, he's he's going to be out there as well.
00:38:52
Nacc
That'll do it for our skilled positions. Now we'll just quickly go through some of the other big signings in the league because there was quite a few, especially at the cornerback position.
00:39:04
Nacc
So DJ Reed, Formerly of the Jets signed a three-year $48 million dollars deal with the Lions. Charverius Ward, a three years $60 million dollars deal with the Colts.
00:39:15
Nacc
Byron Murphy with the Vikings, at three years $66 million. Carlton Davis to the Patriots, three years $60 million. Nate Hobbs to the Packers, four years $48 million.
00:39:28
Nacc
Paulson Adebo, Adebo, Adebo?
00:39:31
Roger Emeka
Adibo. Adibo.
00:39:32
Nacc
Adebo.
00:39:32
Fab
Yeah.
00:39:32
Nacc
Okay. i i mean I made it too much too more too much complicated in my head. Paulson Adebo with the Giants, three years, $54 million. And then earlier today was official. Darius s Slate to the Steelers, one year, $10 million.
00:39:47
Nacc
Raj, who do you like here?
00:39:49
Roger Emeka
Traverius Ward. So I believe he's been an All-Pro or Pro Bowler for sure.
00:39:52
Fab
yeah
00:39:54
Roger Emeka
I know he suffered really tough loss last year. letting He lost a child in San Francisco, so rough year.
00:40:00
Nacc
Yeah.
00:40:00
Roger Emeka
From um what I heard, he just wanted to get out of California just to kind of restart. And the Colts, you know, you'll touch um upon it on the the safety side, but they really revamped their their secondary and they were they were struggling a lot in the deep passing game.
00:40:14
Roger Emeka
Again, so I really like the Ward signing for sure.
00:40:19
Nacc
Yeah, I definitely agree. And he definitely broke the bank on on that one, $20 million annually. um Fab, anyone you like in particular?
00:40:29
Fab
I like the Byron Murphy signing. the I mean, he's coming off his best year ever, and I think the Vikings just continue to to steamroll with that defense right now they made a lot of good defensive acquisitions. And I'm going to be a homer here, and the Giants finally got a cornerback one that they needed because Deontay Banks wasn't doing it, and Paulson Adebo is very much, very much a cornerback one. i was looking at his highlights after they signed him, and he's good.
00:40:57
Fab
He's really good. So I'm excited for that myself.
00:41:00
Nacc
Yeah, and on the Homer ah part of things, I really like the Darius Slay one year, 10 million but mentorship to Joy Porter Jr.
00:41:07
Fab
Yeah. Yep.
00:41:09
Nacc
And that cornerback room that it it I think it's it was lacking kind of a leader there. And I really like the signing. But one that could go under the rad radar, I think, is that Carlton Davis to the Patriots.
00:41:21
Fab
yep
00:41:21
Nacc
Now you have Gonzalez and now Davis on the other side, which can be yeah pretty lethal.
00:41:23
Roger Emeka
Take me.
00:41:26
Nacc
But the only thing I'm not liking about the Patriots is they're, again, defensive-minded everyone over there. And it's just they're always on the defensive side of the ball. And as of right now in free agency, have not helped.
00:41:37
Nacc
Who's the quarterback there?
00:41:40
Roger Emeka
like me
00:41:41
Nacc
Drake May.
00:41:41
Fab
Yeah. Yeah,
00:41:41
Nacc
they haven't helped the young quarterback. And I think that just the defensive mindset, uh, we know that the league is turning into more of an offensive league. So, I think they, they probably should have invested a little bit more there, but, um, yeah.
00:41:53
Roger Emeka
That's what Vrabel's always done, though. That's what Vrabel did in Tennessee, right?
00:41:56
Fab
yeah, yeah.
00:41:56
Nacc
Yeah, for sure.
00:41:56
Roger Emeka
They led with defense, and they had that one.
00:41:57
Nacc
for sure. And that's what i hate about these defensive coaches is they're, they're so stuck in their philosophies that they don't want to change, you know?
00:42:05
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:42:05
Nacc
And I'm not saying it's bad signings. They made some really great signings, especially on defense and they had money to spend. Right. But, then you go ahead and you give them Matt Collins to throw the ball to, you know? So it's kind of
00:42:15
Roger Emeka
stinky feet guy. But like Josh McDaniels being the OC, like if you think about the type of wide receivers that flourished under Josh McDaniels, who do you kind of, who does it make I know, but who does it kind of make you think they'll sign, right?
00:42:25
Nacc
Yeah, but you don't have Tom Brady.
00:42:27
Fab
Yeah, it's not Josh McDaniels. It was Tom Brady.
00:42:30
Roger Emeka
Like, no, for sure, but Yeah, fair point. But like, so I'm like, I'm like, oh, Cooper Cup, Cooper, Cooper, Cup, Cooper Cup.
00:42:35
Fab
josh mc the Josh McDaniels?
00:42:36
Nacc
and
00:42:37
Fab
Josh McDaniels is a horrible, horrible coach.
00:42:38
Nacc
We should have just dropped there, you know?
00:42:43
Roger Emeka
No, he's a great offensive coordinator. It doesn't like.
00:42:45
Fab
Yeah, with Tom Brady as his quarterback.
00:42:48
Nacc
Yeah, but he was he's he's a very good offensive coordinator.
00:42:48
Roger Emeka
No, but. Yes. Yes.
00:42:50
Nacc
i'm i'll I'll give him that. But, I mean, you had the best quarterback ever throwing him, throwing whoever it was the ball, right? So it helps.
00:42:58
Roger Emeka
I will just say Tom Brady was like very solid with, I think it was Charlie Weiss, the OC. And then when Josh McDaniels became the OC, he took it up and that's where he started to have his 50 touchdown seasons, 4,800 yards.
00:43:12
Roger Emeka
So yes, it was Brady, but it makes you think.
00:43:13
Fab
Was that the season with Randy Moss?
00:43:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah, was just, yeah, yeah. Okay, but like, dude, Randy Moss was garbage with the Raiders, garbage with the Titans, or is the Raiders and Niners?
00:43:25
Fab
That's because they didn't want to play. And then he put him in a room with Tom Brady.
00:43:26
Roger Emeka
Whatever.
00:43:28
Nacc
Did they have, did they have quarterbacks though?
00:43:32
Roger Emeka
Kerry Collins, baby.
00:43:34
Fab
Yeah.
00:43:35
Nacc
Get free.
00:43:35
Fab
Hey, man, he brought the Giants to Super Bowl in 2000, all right?
00:43:36
Nacc
Shout out.
00:43:37
Roger Emeka
Yeah, exactly.
00:43:38
Fab
Put some respect on his name.
00:43:39
Nacc
Um,
00:43:39
Fab
They got destroyed by the Ravens, but put some respect on his name.
00:43:40
Roger Emeka
Yes. Yes, we did. names.
00:43:44
Nacc
um Some notables remaining would be Rasul Douglas, Sante Samuel Jr., Kyle Fuller, ah Mike Hilton, and Stephon Gilmore.
00:43:55
Roger Emeka
but name
00:43:57
Nacc
Then we jump into the safety. So the Giants and Colts kind of revamped their secondaries with their signing. A big one would be Javon Holland to the Giants, three years, $45 million.
00:44:09
Nacc
Cameron by Bynum to the Colts, four years, $60 million. Telenoa Hufunga to the Broncos, three years, $45 million. Justin Reed, Saints, three years, $31.5 million. And Trayvon Mooring, Panthers, three years, $51 million. So again, big contracts being dished out in the secondary.
00:44:34
Nacc
Fab, which one is your favorite here? Obviously probably going to go homer style again.
00:44:39
Fab
Yeah, no, I love the Javon Holland one, but I also like a lot the Talanoa Hufunga signing for the Broncos. Broncos did fantastic again, you know, like just picking up Hufunga and also picking up i'm gonna um what was it Greenlaw?
00:44:54
Roger Emeka
Trey Greenlaw.
00:44:55
Fab
ah Dre Greenlaw as well. So I mean, the Niners got depleted in their secondary and in their defense and also the Chiefs too, if you think about it, losing Traverius Ward and also Justin Reed.
00:45:06
Fab
But I do like the
00:45:07
Nacc
No, Ward was with the 49ers.
00:45:09
Fab
Oh, Warriors are 49ers, excuse me. So, yeah, but I do like the Huffanga signing a lot, actually, for the Broncos. I think think that really gives them that defensive element that they're missing, especially safety.
00:45:20
Nacc
He's just got to stay. I'm surprised he got this much money, ah to be honest, because he's been he's been really hurt the last couple of years.
00:45:24
Fab
guess they help.
00:45:27
Nacc
Obviously, I know and we're, what, a year and a half or two years removed from his all-pro season. So I think they're definitely and think they're definitely banking on, obviously, that again. ah definitely like the signing, but hopefully he can stay healthy.
00:45:41
Nacc
um Raj, about you?
00:45:43
Roger Emeka
Yeah, just to piggyback on the Hufanga, it just depends on how he'll be used with the with the Broncos. he's this He's a box safety. like He had a 52 coverage grade, so don't expect him to be any good in coverage. As long as they keep him at the line of scrimmage, he's kind of like an extra linebacker.
00:45:59
Roger Emeka
That's fine with me. um The Javon Holland one, and think, is a great signing.
00:46:03
Nacc
Thank you.
00:46:04
Roger Emeka
But, Fab, I don't know about you, but why didn't we just keep a Xavier McKinney, right?
00:46:09
Fab
Oh, I have a response for that.
00:46:12
Roger Emeka
Please.
00:46:12
Fab
This guy came in cheaper and we got a compensatory pick when they...
00:46:18
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:46:18
Fab
say I'm not saying that's the reason, but that's what's making me sleep at night.
00:46:21
Roger Emeka
think You think Joe Shane is smart enough to to to plan that that much ahead?
00:46:21
Fab
um
00:46:24
Roger Emeka
You can't even plan for a quarterback this year.
00:46:27
Fab
Listen... So I am, I will always defend my team and the people that run the that run the organization.
00:46:32
Roger Emeka
You're such an apologist. It's such an apologist.
00:46:36
Fab
So I will say that I think he is learning from his mistakes, which is proof by the fact of his signings and how they're very defensively, defensively targeted, you know, signing Holland and signing a Debo and also working on the offensive line.
00:46:53
Roger Emeka
we
00:46:54
Fab
He got a lot of swing tackles and actually guys who play tackle. um to to you know to support ah insert QB name here whenever they do sign one.
00:47:04
Nacc
feel like this is a giant show.
00:47:05
Fab
Hey, man, we got to switch around. Steelers, a little bit too much Steelers talk all the time.
00:47:08
Roger Emeka
need therapy dude we need therapy
00:47:13
Nacc
Well, least Fab does.
00:47:16
Fab
You know what was thinking? The Steelers and the Giants right now, right? Probably two of the more storied franchises in the NFL. I think we can both agree, like bias to side. Can't even find a freaking quarterback to start in week one, man. that like and that That's just, it it's pathetic.
00:47:31
Fab
It's so pathetic.
00:47:32
Roger Emeka
i i there was a There was a podcast i was linked to, he'd The Call on Underdog, and they were saying if if Russell Wilson signs with the Giants, his catchphrase will be, Giants fans stand tall.
00:47:45
Nacc
but Did you hear the one for the Browns? Dog pound.
00:47:47
Roger Emeka
Oh, God.
00:47:48
Nacc
Let's bark.
00:47:49
Fab
Oh, my God.
00:47:51
Nacc
That one was my favorite.
00:47:52
Fab
Oh, my God.
00:47:53
Nacc
Man, i saw that one. That one made me really laugh.
00:47:56
Fab
Stand tall.
00:47:56
Roger Emeka
did he have Did he have a saying and in Pittsburgh? Or are they he's just like, they told him to tone it down, eh?
00:47:59
Nacc
No, but I think the saying was like people people were saying Steelers country, let's weld.
00:48:01
Fab
was
00:48:04
Fab
Let's weld.
00:48:05
Nacc
like That was like the the one that like people were were writing on like Twitter and saying, yeah, it's just awful, 100% notal remaining Notable excuse me remaining safeties would be ah Justin Simmons.
00:48:07
Roger Emeka
Awful. of
00:48:17
Nacc
Actually, DeMar Hamlin re-hubbed with the Bills on one year. There's Von Bell, Quandre Diggs, and Juan Thornhill who are still out there.
00:48:21
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:48:27
Nacc
Now on the edge, we get to Josh Schwett to the Cardinals. Four years at 76.4 million taken away from the Eagles. Khalil Mack re-signed with the Chargers. One year, 18 million. Hassan Redick, one year, 14 million. i don't get this guy. We can get into it later, but I don't get this guy after all the holdouts signing up another one-year deal.
00:48:51
Nacc
Deo Adyingbo. think that's a great signing. Bears, three years, $48 million.
00:48:55
Fab
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:48:57
Nacc
Chase Young. This was the head scratcher to me of the day. Saints, three years, $51 million. And then Joey Bosa, one year, $12.6 million with the Bears.
00:49:08
Nacc
Raj, tell me who you like here.
00:49:11
Roger Emeka
Khalil Mack, 90 PFF grade, crazy good 88 run stopping grade. He's still an elite player. Even with less sacks, pressure-wise, he's still a beast.
00:49:23
Nacc
it
00:49:26
Roger Emeka
So i love the fact that they resigned him. They had to pick between him and Bosa, and they they picked him to get it right call.
00:49:30
Fab
Yeah.
00:49:31
Nacc
I think they made their good the the right decision, right? Yeah.
00:49:33
Fab
Yeah, I agree.
00:49:33
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:49:33
Nacc
Fully guaranteed $18 million as well. So that was that was a nice one.
00:49:35
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:49:38
Nacc
Fab, what about you?
00:49:39
Fab
I like the Deo Adeyengbo signing a lot. Joey Bosa too makes lot sense. and and Josh Sweat, he got the bag, man. like He balled out in the playoffs and all of last season.
00:49:50
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:49:52
Fab
So good for him. Cardinals definitely need a lot of help on the edge. It's a big contract, but I think it's one that's really going to They're going to get their worth out of it you know for for the whole four years, assuming it goes that far. I like that contract a lot.
00:50:04
Fab
I think it's a good signing for for the Cardinals.
00:50:08
Nacc
How did Chase Young get three years, $51 million dollars from the Saints? How did that happen?
00:50:15
Fab
I was surprised about that, too.
00:50:15
Roger Emeka
pedigree pedigree number two overall ill pick
00:50:17
Fab
I was surprised about that, too.
00:50:19
Nacc
Yeah, but he hasn't played like one.
00:50:21
Roger Emeka
Oh, trust me.
00:50:22
Fab
No.
00:50:22
Roger Emeka
I know I'm not saying deserves it, but it's pedigree.
00:50:22
Fab
No, no, no.
00:50:24
Nacc
That's wild.
00:50:25
Roger Emeka
pedigree
00:50:25
Nacc
that one that one was That one really floored me. And then along with, the like I mentioned, Hassan Redick, all that talk of sitting out and this and wanting a long-term contract, and then turns around one year deal with the 49 I with the, the Buccaneers.
00:50:40
Nacc
So that one was.
00:50:41
Fab
I don't know what his market was, though, for Hasan Redick, but I'm assuming a lot of teams probably soured on the fact that he was doing what he was doing last year with the Jets, which was ridiculous.
00:50:51
Fab
I mean, he went to the Bucs. It's a playoff team. You know, he can perform over there. Well,
00:50:56
Nacc
have one year, like that was what you were fighting against the whole time.
00:51:00
Fab
that's what I'm saying. Maybe that's all he could have gotten.
00:51:03
Nacc
Maybe that's awesome.
00:51:03
Fab
Maybe the other.
00:51:03
Nacc
one Yeah.
00:51:03
Fab
Yeah.
00:51:04
Nacc
That maybe that's, that was his best deal out there. Maybe.
00:51:06
Fab
His market probably shriveled up a little bit.
00:51:09
Nacc
Notable guys, notable edge rushers left on the free agency wire. Von Miller, Zedarius Smith. Actually, Demarcus Lawrence, I think, was just signed somewhere.
00:51:19
Fab
by Seattle.
00:51:20
Nacc
Seattle, that's it. He went to Seattle. And then Dante Fowler is also still out there.
00:51:24
Fab
Which, again, i don't understand what Dallas is doing. DeMarcus Lawrence, he's been a wrecking ball on that defensive line for years now.
00:51:30
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:51:32
Fab
And even last year, too, like he was very good.
00:51:34
Nacc
They're strapped, man. They're strapped. Like they... I think Parsons is going to be...
00:51:38
Roger Emeka
no they created they created cap space they created like 52 million in caps
00:51:42
Fab
I think they did that for Parsons.
00:51:43
Nacc
persons parsons Parsons is getting over $40 million.
00:51:45
Fab
they did that for parsons
00:51:48
Nacc
dollars
00:51:48
Roger Emeka
Yeah, so the problem... Garrett?
00:51:50
Nacc
who's who is the one Who is the latest one to sign the linebacker?
00:51:50
Roger Emeka
Miles
00:51:53
Nacc
um
00:51:55
Fab
Oh, um Max Crosby.
00:51:57
Nacc
No, it was after Crosby. um the Browns, Garrett, Garrett, Garrett, Miles Garrett.
00:52:01
Roger Emeka
Garrett? What are you?
00:52:02
Fab
Garrett Wilson. No, I was going to do that. Garrett Wilson.
00:52:04
Nacc
Yeah. Not the other way around. He signed for 40 million, $40 million dollars a year. So then now they're, you're playing chicken because TJ Watt is next. So he's got to be, he's going to be a million higher.
00:52:16
Nacc
And then obviously Parsons, whoever's waiting, whoever waits it out. And then they're going to obviously be holdings at camp. So yeah.
00:52:22
Roger Emeka
Again, every year.
00:52:25
Nacc
Yeah.
00:52:25
Roger Emeka
Every year.
00:52:26
Nacc
Yeah.
00:52:26
Roger Emeka
They don't manage the cap properly.
00:52:27
Nacc
It's crazy.
00:52:27
Roger Emeka
They don't they don't push years.
00:52:28
Fab
No, they don't.
00:52:29
Roger Emeka
they don't like They don't use the signing and own bonus gymnastics.
00:52:30
Nacc
Well, look at what KC just did. KC today restructured Chris Jones and Mahomes and they created 50 million in cap space.
00:52:33
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:52:39
Fab
Yes.
00:52:39
Nacc
like It's going to come due 100%, but they're like, we're in win now mode, right?
00:52:39
Fab
Yeah.
00:52:43
Nacc
So like might as well use it now and get screwed later once everyone's kind of gone and we have to re-up whatever, you know?
00:52:44
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:52:49
Roger Emeka
It's cheap.
00:52:51
Nacc
But yeah, the Cowboys have done some terrible cap managing.
00:52:53
Fab
You're going to give Parson, is Parson's worth Miles Garrett money, 40 million a year?
00:52:59
Roger Emeka
He's above Crosby. He's above Crosby.
00:53:01
Nacc
Yeah.
00:53:01
Fab
Crosby's 35. Yep.
00:53:03
Nacc
Yeah. He's going to get more than Garrett Wilson, 100%. and percent The next one to sign always gets. The the next star to sign next always gets more.
00:53:14
Nacc
We'll go into some linebackers that the sign is as well. Fab, you mentioned Trey Greenlaw, Broncos three years, $35 million. ah Patriots splashing some more money around. Robert Spillane, three years, $37 million.
00:53:27
Nacc
Ernest Jones went back to the Seahawks, three years, $33 million. And Jamie Sherwood to the Jets, three years, $45 million. So relatively quiet day for linebackers. There was a few other ones that signed, but these were the most notable names. Anything to add here, Fab?
00:53:43
Fab
No, um honestly, no. like The Drake-Greenlaw one makes sense. Jamie and Sherwood, that i think they just cut CJ Mosley today.
00:53:50
Nacc
Yes.
00:53:51
Fab
So there it is. that Again, it's just ah filling in a plot that they needed. um Yeah, and Ernest Jones, with two with the Seahawks. I mean, listen, they're to need some help on that defense now, too. So that all makes sense to me.
00:54:03
Nacc
Raj.
00:54:04
Fab
They're smart deals. They're good deals. I mean, these are these are going to be very talented tallies at linebackers that are going to be helping out those defenses.
00:54:10
Roger Emeka
Spillane is your classic middle linebacker who plugs the run. Going to be loved by Pats fans.
00:54:14
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
00:54:15
Roger Emeka
Typical Rabel guy.
00:54:19
Nacc
Former Steeler.
00:54:20
Roger Emeka
For Mysterio and Raider.
00:54:22
Nacc
always loved I always liked him. I always liked him. He's got massive neck.
00:54:25
Roger Emeka
Massive neck.
00:54:26
Fab
yeah
00:54:27
Roger Emeka
Massive neck.
00:54:27
Nacc
Massive neck. He's got a massive neck. Then on the O-line, we've got Dan Moore Jr., still a former Steeler here. Titans, four years, $82 million. dollars Ronnie Staley re-ups with the Ravens, three years, $60 million.
00:54:44
Nacc
Drew Dahlman to the Bears, three years, $42 million. Will Fries the Vikings, five years, $88 million. Aaron Banks to the Packers, four years, $77 million. And James Daniel to the Dolphins, three years, $24 million.
00:55:02
Nacc
Raj, who do you like here?
00:55:04
Roger Emeka
So it's a combination of Dolman and the Bears trading for Tooney and getting Jonah Jackson.
00:55:08
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
00:55:10
Nacc
Yeah.
00:55:10
Roger Emeka
It's what the Bears needed to do.
00:55:11
Fab
yeah
00:55:11
Roger Emeka
They needed to focus on the trenches and even sign Grady Jarrett from the Falcons too. So love what they did there.
00:55:18
Nacc
yep
00:55:19
Roger Emeka
Those guys are, aside from Tooney, both those guys are more are better run blockers than pass blockers. But still, they needed to show up the offensive line. So you can't fault Ryan Poles what he's done so far.
00:55:34
Nacc
ah Yeah, I definitely agree. they They definitely went after the trenches and ah they definitely shorted up. So um the Bears look good. On paper right now, the Bears look pretty decent heading into next year.
00:55:46
Nacc
Fab, anything to add on... On this one, right.
00:55:49
Fab
For me, it was Laramie Tunsil, the trade that happened from Houston to Washington, which I don't understand why Houston, when they need help on the offensive line, would trade.
00:55:52
Nacc
right
00:56:01
Fab
Arguably a top five left tackle in the NFL. um he had a eighty He was ranked fourth overall, 89.1 run blocking grade on PFF. Laramie Tunsil is going to immensely, immensely help already a very good offense and a very good team in Washington.
00:56:20
Fab
Again, it goes back to what I said a little bit earlier in the podcast, right? Like when you have a good rookie quarterback on his rookie contract, you can make big swings like this. They're taking full advantage of that.
00:56:31
Fab
think it's a genius, genius move. I love this a lot. For Washington, for Houston, it's a head scratcher, but that's fine.
00:56:37
Roger Emeka
you
00:56:38
Nacc
Yeah, kind of weird. I think they they made the deal. They they got another offensive lineman back in another trade, but um or a signage, but...
00:56:45
Fab
it's still like a net negative overall. And like, yeah, you got some draft picks out of it too, but it's, like it's it's hard to find a good left tackle that you can start every, really protect your quarterback, you know, and and you saw how, how abysmal that offensive line was last year.
00:56:48
Nacc
Right, but it's just
00:57:01
Fab
Right. So you just removed, and And I don't want to talk about the Giants too much, but the Giants are a good example of how good an offensive line can be when you're left tackle.
00:57:09
Nacc
You just couldn't help yourself.
00:57:11
Fab
No, but it's true, right? Andrew Thomas is a very good left tackle. And for the first half of the season last year, we had an average offensive line, which is saying a lot because for the last five years, our offensive line was always at the bottom half of the league.
00:57:25
Fab
and and that's but so and And it was a serviceable offensive line and because it it it provides stability when you have bookends that are playing the way they should. And obviously, there's Wolf Ries. The guards are coming in now, too. People are real not people are realizing, but the guards are becoming just as prominent as well, which is why you know the Bears did all those trades that they did. And they signed Drew Dahman, who's top center in the NFL or one of.
00:57:48
Fab
And Wolf Fry signing with the Vikings, which is going to provide really good projection for protection for J.J. McCarthy next year. It just makes sense. Like this is, these are the things that protect your most valuable assets. Why would you trade them away?
00:57:59
Nacc
So just before I get to you, Raj, I think the reason why they did it, I was reading more into it. There's Stingley that's coming due. There's CJ Stroud that's coming due. There's Will Anderson that's coming due.
00:58:10
Nacc
There's some massive contracts that's going to be that are going to be laid out. So I think they're going to try to get younger and go the way of the draft. And yes, definitely hard to find a left tackle, but when it's top five in the league, he was going to get upwards of probably $30 million dollars a year and something they probably couldn't afford going.
00:58:29
Nacc
going forward so they've made a decision yeah Raj
00:58:29
Fab
Yeah. it It was definitely a numbers game.
00:58:33
Roger Emeka
And 19 penalties last year. Like, not for anything. A lot of false starts.
00:58:37
Nacc
yeah lot of holdings yeah yeah yeah where's a guardian cap he was the steal he was a steal at that price
00:58:37
Roger Emeka
ah Quite a few holdings. A lot of holdings. um James Daniels, former Steeler. Good signing as well for the Dolphins. Where's a Guardian cap? gri Tua. Should learn from Tua.
00:58:53
Fab
Yeah.
00:58:53
Roger Emeka
Yeah, for sure.
00:58:54
Fab
Yeah. It's not expensive at all.
00:58:55
Nacc
he got He got hurt. he was he was He missed most of last year. He got hurt in week four.
00:58:58
Roger Emeka
Yes. Yes, yeah.
00:58:59
Nacc
i was in yeah don't know if it was Achilles or or some rupture. Anyways, he was really, really good. But obviously, the the fourth round rookie, McCormick, that came in and took his spot did really, really well. So he became um expendable.
00:59:16
Nacc
But the head scratcher of the day for me at that position was Dan Moore Jr. Four years, $82 million dollars with the Titans. Over $20 million dollars a year. He's given up the most sacks in the last four seasons in the NFL.
00:59:30
Fab
That's a lot of money. It's a huge contract.
00:59:33
Nacc
he was He was he was ah serviceable player, but when you give up the most sacks in the last four seasons, I don't know if it warranted that much of a big contract, but...
00:59:45
Nacc
the Here we are.
00:59:47
Fab
Yeah.
00:59:48
Nacc
Last but not least, guys, on the defensive line, we had some massive signings as well. We had Milton Williams that went to the Patriots. Four years, $104 million. dollars I think he was... Didn't he... didn he yeah There was mention of him going to the Panthers, I think, first, right? And then it was nixed and decided to go to the Patriots.
01:00:10
Roger Emeka
Yep.
01:00:10
Nacc
ah Jonathan Allen, Vikings, three years, $60 million. gary ah Grady Jarrett, as you mentioned, Raj, to the Bears, three years, $43.5 million. And Javon Kinlaw to the Commanders, three years, $45 million.
01:00:25
Nacc
Raj, don't know if you want to elaborate on the ah Grady Jarrett signing.
01:00:31
Roger Emeka
no No, I think it was a good signing. it's He's been in the league for a while, right? So I think it's bit of a head-scratcher for the Falcons who are always looking for D-line help, always looking for pass rush help.
01:00:45
Roger Emeka
So I think it was a good move for the Bears. i just want to say Milton Williams. I'm sure you guys will talk about him.
01:00:52
Roger Emeka
part-time player i think he plays only 50 of the snaps great yeah crazy rotation in in philly right like jalen carter and then nolan uh nolan smith all those guys so it's like good for him for getting the bag but like you get that much money you're you're gonna have to be a full-time player so i think we'll we'll be interesting to see what happens on that front
01:00:53
Fab
Yep. Yep.
01:00:56
Nacc
Yeah, he was a rotational player.
01:01:13
Nacc
Yeah, and funny news, Grady Jarrett, I think he was released, and then 10 minutes later, the patriot the um the Bears had signed him. It was kind of weird how it ah it all transpired. Released, signed.
01:01:24
Nacc
was It was...
01:01:24
Roger Emeka
Yeah, like the Falcons need pass rush help. they need They just need defense line help. They haven't done anything yet.
01:01:29
Nacc
Would it be funny?
01:01:29
Fab
Yeah.
01:01:29
Roger Emeka
Crazy.
01:01:30
Nacc
how funny would it be if they drafted offense again this year in the first round?
01:01:33
Roger Emeka
Oh, God. Wasn't there a report that they were only looking at defensive players at the Combine?
01:01:38
Nacc
Yeah, they all their 30, they used all their 30 draft visits or meetings, whatever it was, individual meetings on defensive players, not one offensive player in their 30 that they selected.
01:01:39
Roger Emeka
Their meetings. The 30-30. Yeah. Yeah. yeah
01:01:50
Nacc
So needless to say, I believe, theyre imagine they turn around and they go offense.
01:01:50
Fab
Good.
01:01:52
Fab
Yeah. Oh my God. Oh my God.
01:01:55
Nacc
They draft Jackson Dart.
01:02:01
Nacc
ah that be
01:02:01
Roger Emeka
Ashton Gentie. Imagine Gentie and Bichon.
01:02:04
Nacc
Oh, my God, that would be crazy.
01:02:05
Fab
No.
01:02:06
Nacc
And then a Tyler Algier just kind of sitting there.
01:02:09
Fab
He's just there.
01:02:10
Nacc
um
Jonathan Allen's Trade and Demarcus Lawrence Signing
01:02:11
Nacc
Yeah, anyone that you like really, Fab, and the the others that were there?
01:02:15
Fab
Yeah, the Jonathan Allen one, I like it a lot. Again, you going back to what i said about the Vikings, how they made a really good offseason so far, and I think it's going to suck for Washington because ah he was a big part of that defense, and the Vikings are going to be taking that player over and really using it to his full capabilities. I like him a lot to go contract too. I was just looking while we were talking quickly. Demarcus Lawrence signed a three-year contract with the Seahawks.
01:02:42
Fab
for, get that number up right now, because this just happened, three years, 42 million. So right in line with Grady Jarrett and Javon Klin.
01:02:49
Nacc
Yeah, Dallas couldn't afford that.
01:02:54
Nacc
Yep. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some big, some big, big, big
01:02:56
Fab
Can't get over that.
NFL Cap Space and Spending Strategies
01:02:57
Nacc
signings, a lot of money.
01:02:58
Nacc
And then there was Amirassi and Brown, I think, that that came on Twitter and mentioned how how did the Bears have all this money? They're spending all this money. How could it be? And, and you know they have unlimited funds and stuff like that.
01:03:10
Nacc
I'm like, dude, you just didn't you just get paid $100 million?
01:03:12
Roger Emeka
Talk too much.
01:03:12
Nacc
dollars
01:03:13
Roger Emeka
He talks too much.
01:03:14
Fab
What's he complaining about?
01:03:14
Roger Emeka
He talks too much.
01:03:15
Fab
I don't get it.
01:03:16
Nacc
Yeah, I don't know. I don't know what he's complaining about. But,
01:03:19
Fab
It's cap gymnastics, man. i just I just found out today that apparently money left over from the cap the previous year rolls ah ors over to this year.
01:03:26
Nacc
Yep.
01:03:27
Fab
There's your answer, Amon Ra. like I had no idea.
01:03:30
Nacc
I don't know how much they had left last year, but and the
01:03:32
Fab
the The NFL cap is such a mystery to me.
01:03:34
Nacc
they
01:03:35
Fab
I'll never understand it.
01:03:35
Nacc
weren't they top five in cap ah top money, I think, this year? Anyways, the Bears?
01:03:41
Fab
They were high up there. I know New England were sealing all the headlines because they had the most amount of cap.
01:03:42
Nacc
Yeah.
01:03:45
Nacc
Yeah, they almost they almost had $100 million to spend. Washington had money.
01:03:47
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
01:03:49
Nacc
Steelers were fifth, I think, with $60,000, $65,000.
01:03:49
Fab
Yeah. and
01:03:51
Roger Emeka
you
01:03:51
Fab
Plus a lot of these contracts now, like GMs are getting wise to the, to the Roseman operation that he does in Philly and they just start backloading it and worry about it later when the cap increases again by another 10% or 15%. course. Yeah.
01:04:03
Nacc
Yeah, that's what restructures do. That's why pete teams restructure contracts because they the cap is growing.
01:04:06
Fab
yeah
01:04:08
Nacc
Raj?
01:04:08
Roger Emeka
Look, I will say um i used to be the type that's like, you know, winner, a loser, free agency. Like, well, you you know you spend so much, like team sucks. The ones that, or you don't spend anything, team sucks. The ones that spend the most means that they're winners.
01:04:23
Roger Emeka
Like I was thinking about the 49ers and they let go of a lot of players or like they didn't re-sign a lot of players. Like I trust Kyle Shanahan and I trust John Lynch, maybe not with clock management, but I trust them in terms of, from a scouting perspective. Yeah.
01:04:37
Roger Emeka
And if they are letting those guys go, they must know something that we don't. I can't say that for every GM and coach, but like the teams that let go of a lot of players, man, there has to be a reason why.
01:04:45
Nacc
well
01:04:54
Roger Emeka
So it's I just don't always want to, like, I feel like we did it in the past where, like, you know, remember when Carolina, like, made huge strides on the offensive line and made some signings or, you know, in the past when the the the the commanders have have won free agency or, you know, there's been many teams have won free agency and it doesn't isn't come up to anything. So i think I think discretionary spending, spending on the trenches, but spending on the O-line, those are areas where, know, you could see a path to so those teams being good, but just spending willy-nilly on, like, you know, any player here and there.
01:05:24
Roger Emeka
I don't fall for it as much anymore i don't know about you guys.
01:05:28
Nacc
No, it I tend to agree, but the 49ers are up against it.
01:05:32
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
01:05:32
Nacc
You have Ayuk, who just signed for $30 million dollars a year, and they're stuck with the contract.
01:05:32
Roger Emeka
Yes, of course.
01:05:37
Fab
Thank you.
01:05:38
Nacc
They're trying to trade him, and with trading him comes a lot of dead cap. You have Trent Williams making money. You have Christian McCaffrey making money. You have Bosa making all kinds of money, and now you have a huge potential
01:05:46
Roger Emeka
Yep.
01:05:51
Nacc
a chunk of money that's going to be going to Brock Purdy. um I know that they're not close in negotiations and I don't know what that number looks like. um I think Josh Allen's contract really probably puts it in perspective for Purdy where he's going to probably get less than the $55 million now that Josh Allen got.
01:06:08
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
01:06:09
Nacc
So I think he's got to thank Josh Allen for that. But there's that massive contract looming as well. So I think they had a lot of cap trouble, but that comes with also drafting great and you had all these great players and look at a certain point, you just can't pay them all.
01:06:25
Nacc
But I do, like you said, I have faith that they're going to draft the right pieces and I have faith in the management they have in place to draft the right pieces to have young
01:06:25
Fab
yeah
01:06:35
Nacc
younger versions of the people they just let go. So not necessarily that, you know, there's a reason why they didn't sign them because they're not good.
01:06:37
Roger Emeka
Yes.
01:06:43
Nacc
I think there's a reason because there's, you know, there's tap ramifications and you just can't keep everyone. And they had a lot of
49ers' Decisions and Cap Challenges
01:06:49
Nacc
dogs in that team.
01:06:50
Roger Emeka
Yeah. A lot guys who are injury prone to to what we said though, like Greenlaw and Hufunga, like lot of guys who haven't been playing a lot like ah even people.
01:06:55
Nacc
Yeah.
01:06:56
Fab
Yeah.
01:06:58
Nacc
And you just have to decide the end of the day. Exactly.
01:07:00
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
01:07:00
Nacc
You'd rather keep the healthier ones like Christian McCaffrey.
01:07:00
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah, for sure. Yeah.
01:07:05
Fab
Jordan Mason. They kept Jordan Mason.
01:07:08
Nacc
ah Yeah, he's still on the contract.
01:07:09
Fab
They need to.
01:07:11
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
01:07:11
Fab
They need to.
01:07:12
Nacc
Well, that about
Wrap-up and Speculation on Aaron Rodgers
01:07:13
Nacc
does it for us in this free agent frenzy episode. Please be sure to follow us guys on Twitter and TikTok and as well ah subscribe to our YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Amazon platforms.
01:07:25
Nacc
don't miss out um Don't miss out on next week's episode where we will break down our free agency winners and losers in another jam-packed episode. um I'm Nak, that's Raj and Fab and we're out.
01:07:41
Nacc
Cue the music.
01:07:45
Fab
Let's see over under on Aaron Rodgers signing between now and next week.
01:07:49
Roger Emeka
I'm just happy.
01:07:50
Fab
Realistically, because like of because there else who's going to be the winner or the loser?
01:07:54
Roger Emeka
We have stuff to talk about next week.
01:07:55
Nacc
Peter Schrager said it could be up to four weeks even. Like it could be like all the way up to the draft style.
01:07:58
Fab
Yeah.
01:08:01
Fab
Yeah. he has He has no reason to sign now. like he There's nothing. His back isn't against any wall.
01:08:08
Nacc
And then you have the media saying that he's playing games, you know, like he's playing, he's the one that's playing the games.
01:08:12
Fab
I don't think he's playing games.
01:08:12
Nacc
Like maybe he just doesn't know who, you know, like why can't it just be that?
01:08:13
Fab
I don't Yeah, i think I think it's that. i think he just I really think he doesn't know what he wants to do.
01:08:18
Roger Emeka
start this retreat.
01:08:19
Fab
and i think I don't even think it's a question of like which team to sign. i think it's a question of him signing or retiring. I think it's at that point.
01:08:27
Nacc
See you next week, guys.
01:08:28
Roger Emeka
We will see.
01:08:29
Fab
Anyways, we'll see. We'll see when Tommy DeVito umville takes the first snap for the Giants next year. Peace!
01:08:35
Roger Emeka
Adios.
01:08:36
Nacc
Goodbye!