The Herd with Colin Cowherd - 3 and Out - More Kyler Drama, Rodgers $50 Million Demand, Inside Combine Week, Headlines, Mailbag

Episode Date: March 1, 2022

John explains why Kyler Murray's latest agent letter demanding a long-term extension is another red flag, why Aaron Rodgers $50 million per year demand will guarantee he never wins another Super Bowl,... and what NFL combine week is like for front offices. He also runs down some of the top headlines around the league, including Sean McVay turning down a reported $100 million deal from Amazon, if Kirk Herbstreit should take his talents to the NFL broadcast booth, potential OT rule changes, and answers listener questions in the Middlekauff Mailbag.Follow John and The Volume on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest content and updates and check out FanDuel for the best wagering and daily fantasy action! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:42 Colin so they know we sent you. What is going on? Everybody, John Middle Cops, three and out podcast back at it again on February 28th to Monday. And we're rocking and rolling. As you can tell, I'm a man on the mend. Man on the mend. But it was not a fun week. Now part of it is RIP Elliot Schwartz, my doctor, passed away within the last couple months. Love the guy. Absolutely loved Elliot. Doctor for the A's and the Raiders for a long time and the Warriors. Absolute man.
Starting point is 00:03:24 Honestly, one of my good friends, you know, in Northern California, in the Bay Area for sure. He was older. He's, you know, his mid-70s, but we became, and we text all the time. He was a diehard sports guy. I haven't got a new doctor. And I haven't needed one. And clearly I need some man. products last week, but I was hoping the over-the-counters would get it done, and they just didn't,
Starting point is 00:03:43 they just didn't get it done. You know, it's like, you lose Trent Williams, your backup left tackle probably isn't as good. Sometimes you think you can get by and you just can't get by. Sudafed, mucinin, you name it. They just did not get the job done, but, you know, you give me a week, I'm good to go. My voice is back. A little trick of the trade, you heat up a little water. I'm not a big tea guy. I'm more of a coffee guy. I like, I like coffee. I like something that packs of punch. I like Arnold Palmer's and John Daly's. but I just don't do hot tea. That's not really my style.
Starting point is 00:04:13 That's just, I don't even like the taste actually is not terrible. I just don't drink it. But when your voice is struggling, heat up some water, just hot water. It's good for your voice. It's a broadcaster trick. Not that I knew. I've just stolen it from other broadcasters I've seen use it. Combine week, big combine week.
Starting point is 00:04:30 I didn't attend this year. I don't really know why. But yeah, I'll just be watching it like, yo, you guys. I got boots on the ground. I know some people. that are there. So we'll, as stories come out, definitely for Friday's pod. I'm sure there'll be a ton of news. We'll dive into a little bit off the top. Kyler Murray. Oh my God, Kyler Murray. I mean, holy, what a diva. We will dive into the Eric Burkart. I actually know
Starting point is 00:04:58 them. We were texting, you know, probably late into the season. A friend would be strong, but I definitely known him for a while. I have his number. We've communicated several times. I have a theory on this one though. Rogers wants $50 million a year. And then we'll just dive into some league, just stuff that's, that happened over the weekend. Some, I wouldn't say breaking news, but just we have a Hall of Fame game,
Starting point is 00:05:24 some international games, Sean McVeigh, $100 million. Amazon, no thanks. I'll give you some thoughts on all that. Of course, Middilcoff Mailbag at John Middlecoff, at John Middlecoff. Maybe I'll read off a couple mailbags. We've been pushing the mailbag to the weekend.
Starting point is 00:05:38 It's been pretty easy. Enjoy doing it. But so we'll probably keep doing that. Of course, the golf podcast, it's a breaking news. Bryce and Deschambeau, not playing this week. His wrist is all messed up. At go low, if you like golf,
Starting point is 00:05:51 I'm doing a lot of golf content. At go low pod is the Instagram. It's easy to follow all the podcast stuff. And of course, we'll have the podcast, Golo Pod for Wednesday on this feed. Let's dive into some football. Okay, I was going to start with the combine, but, you know, let's start with Kyler Murray,
Starting point is 00:06:08 who had his 8. agent Eric Burkart release a statement that, you know, was just way too long. And I've said it for a while. I'm out on Kyler Murray. I've been out on Kyler Murray. This does not change any of that. This just validates what I already thought. This is the reason I'm out on him. Drama queen. Absolute drama queen. Leadership question marks. Does his own franchise slash team like him. And then there's the football aspect. Small, broken down now multiple times
Starting point is 00:06:46 down the stretch of a season. We've seen him in one playoff game and he shriveled like Costanza in the pool. Like that happened. We all witnessed that. Jimmy Garoppolo, who we all pick apart and rightfully so, was much better against the Rams than Calum. I mean, that
Starting point is 00:07:01 was one of the worst efforts we've ever seen from a talented player in a playoff game. I'm out. Now, the Cardinals, they're not out. They're kind of stuck. And like I said, I've known Burkhart for a little while. I like him.
Starting point is 00:07:17 I actually think a couple years ago he came on this podcast. I can't remember what we talked about, but he represents Cliff. He represents Kyler. My theory on this one, because I can't imagine any agent worse their salt would recommend doing this. You're not winning a public. campaign for a player that the fans are probably iffy on. At best, on the fence on.
Starting point is 00:07:46 If you wanted to pull one of these with, let's say, Lamar Jackson or a Devante Adams, a player on that given team that the fan base would run through a wall for, I could understand it, though I would also push back against it. It's 2022. Playing stuff through the media, no one gives a shit in the NFL. The NFL is determined by the owner and the general manager
Starting point is 00:08:11 what they want to do and what they want to pay you. The quote unquote fan pressure. Also, this ain't the Steelers. This ain't the Eagles. This ain't the Niners. This ain't the Cowboys. This is the Cardinals. Do they have the biggest fan base,
Starting point is 00:08:26 the most important fan base, the most powerful fan base? And listen, I know we got some Cardinal fans listening, but you just don't. And the reality is this franchise now, over the last 15 years, has seen great players who are all,
Starting point is 00:08:38 also great people. Honey Badger. Team captain, several teams. Actually, three separate teams. Callais Campbell, pretty sure he's won the Man of the Year Award. Carson Palmer, beloved by everyone that's ever met him. Kurt Warner. All I have to say is Kurt Warner and that invokes like, what a guy.
Starting point is 00:09:02 These are Larry Fitzgerald. Larry Fitzgerald. These are the type players. that have played for this franchise. So the fan base, but most specifically, the owner and the general manager that has been there for two decades, has seen, been around,
Starting point is 00:09:17 and paid a premium for all these players. And he understands what they look like, what they talk like, what they act like, and what they play like. So Kyla Murray released his statement that basically read like a third person writing something that he wanted.
Starting point is 00:09:32 Me, me, me, me, I, I, I, aye, aye, aye, aye. And the first paragraph in the statement is the stats. and what he's accomplished. Like Kyler, we have Wikipedia. We can look up how many touchdowns you thrown. We understood that you came to a bad team and help them get good. No one disputes that you're a scrub.
Starting point is 00:09:51 No one thinks that you're some average player. But you also, part of the second paragraph was like, I've given them an offer and they have yet to counter. Well, let me roll it back for a second. Lamar Jackson, who was in the same position as Kyler last year, where there's a big difference, they've never had one issue with Lamar Jackson as a person,
Starting point is 00:10:12 as a leader, as a guy the team rallies around. Two, Lamar is much more accomplished on the field. MVP's, when you start listening, Pro Bowls, Pro Bowls, Mac Jones was just in the fucking Pro Bowl. The Pro Bowl is irrelevant to me. I don't care how many Pro Bowls you've went to.
Starting point is 00:10:32 It doesn't matter anymore. It's been diluted. This isn't the 80s and the 90s when no guys backed out. Josh Allen literally backed out of the pro ball and played golf at Pebble Beach. But I view Kyler's comp as Lamar Jackson. The problem is Lamar also didn't get paid through the third year
Starting point is 00:10:48 and he's a way better and more consistent human being who the team internally loves. I got news for you, Kyler. They don't want to pay you right now. I also got news for you. They ain't going to pay you. If they do, they're morons. And this statement, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:11:06 understand what it brings, what it does, what it impacts. Like, Twitter? What are we doing? But Kyler, who is the ultimate me-I guy, because ultimately he's a baseball player. Ultimately, it's all about him. He talked about how the team has improved because of him. Yeah, I'd say their defense got a lot better this year. DeAndre Hopkins added something to the table.
Starting point is 00:11:30 I'd say A.J. Green was pretty darn good. But that's how he thinks. Does Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes talk like that? me, me, I-I. They don't speak like that. Kyler, to me, feels like he belongs in the NBA or Major League Baseball. Not in the NFL playing quarterback. You can play wide receiver with this mindset.
Starting point is 00:11:49 Antonio Brown did for years. Had a Hall of Fame level career. Same with Terrell Owens. You can't play quarterback like this. And I would imagine the owner can say whatever he wants, the general manager can say whatever he wants. They got to be like, we're so screwed. Because we're stuck.
Starting point is 00:12:05 Now, we don't need to pay the guy, but ultimately Steve Kime tied his career to two people. A coach who's very flawed in Cliff Kingsbury and a quarterback who they clearly don't want to pay after three years, who's the number one overall pick, and is a complete pain in their ass right now. Complete pain in their ass. Release a statement before the combine trying to pressure them about, we've given you a contract. Well, of course you have. I bet it says five, six years, $140 million guaranteed. We're not paying you that, my man.
Starting point is 00:12:40 That's not happening right now. So you can be mad, you can be all hot and bothered, you can be edgy and delete all your Instagram accounts. I don't care. This is a terrible look for Kyler Murray, and it just doesn't matter what his contract demands are. It makes zero sense for the Arizona Cardinals to pay him right now. And he's going to get mad,
Starting point is 00:13:03 and you want to hear my prediction? I bet if he doesn't get paid this offseason, he's going to hold out. The Cardinals now have an official disaster on their hands. Their most important player, because every team's is, they're starting quarterback. The guy they drafted number one overall
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Starting point is 00:21:32 So would Tom Brady, so would Patrick Mahomes, so would the Josh Allen that we saw this year? No problem paying Aaron Rogers $50 million a year. But I do think when you bring up Tom Brady, and I look this up, I just don't think we spend enough time about talking when we discuss Tom, how little he takes to be the starting quarterback.
Starting point is 00:21:56 Because deep down Tom knew, when Tom was Aaron's age, he had made about $200 million. And I looked it up that Aaron Rogers has made $263 million. So then when they were the same age, Rogers has made more. Now Tom has made $290 million.
Starting point is 00:22:18 But when he left New England, he had made about $230 million. And he was always taking undermarket deals. Because ultimately Tom knew that we're not talking about steel union workers. We're not talking about the bagger at the grocery store. Even if you take a pay cut, you still make $25 million. And because Tom won Super Bowls, MVP's, hit a bunch of incentives, I looked, he made $28 and $29 million.
Starting point is 00:22:48 So he almost made $30 million his two years in Tampa. And obviously because of two years ago, he's going to get his number retired there. He might even get a statue there. And one thing I think Tom has always understood that this is all kind of monopoly money, and I'm going to make a ton off the field as well. But because I'm going to be a champion so many times over, I'm going to be so valuable off the field for the rest of my life. And he obviously went longer.
Starting point is 00:23:17 So from 44 years old to whenever it ends, my value is going to be higher than everyone else. I've said it forever. I've seen it where I live. Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Brent Jones lived here forever. Joe Montana has an apartment in the city. Saw him out one time in San Francisco. Their value around this area because they're three, four-time Super Bowl champions. Steve Young's only won the one.
Starting point is 00:23:43 but he's never been viewed at that level as the other guys. Jerry Rice, who still does commercials with Brett Fav. And I think when Aaron Rogers, who is well worth $50 billion, but in a league that the salary cap is real, and as a position where you need help around you, and Tom really understood that when he got to Tampa because that team was loaded. And then they ran it back and they spent all that money
Starting point is 00:24:09 to help him out surrounding him. I say this all the time about Matt Stafford. if I'm Matt Stafford and I've already accumulated $250 plus million when I'm going to sign this contract extension with the LA Rams here's what I know because they just showed me they will do anything absolutely everything to stack up this team there is no penny that they won't spend so I've already accumulated a shitload of money and even if I'm going to take $30 million a year what if I signed a four year $120 million deal averaging $30 million a year, every penny guaranteed. Think of what that could do.
Starting point is 00:24:47 Stafford, what if you end your career with three Super Bowls? And I'd say this to Aaron Rogers. I'd say, well, maybe you just care about making the most money humanly possible and never winning another Super Bowl. Because I thought this was your best team of the last half decade, and you didn't even make it, you didn't win one playoff game. You got beat by a team that couldn't score an offensive touchdown. That's who beat you.
Starting point is 00:25:09 A team that did not score an offensive touchdown. you need help. And even as great as you are, and I think, unlike Howard, I think Rogers, one of the best players I've ever seen. But for the first time, in that game against the Niners,
Starting point is 00:25:21 I thought, how did he lose this game? He's got to have something a little more. Tom Brady would not have lost that game. I do, I'm not, you know, I'm not a hot take guy.
Starting point is 00:25:32 I don't, I don't even care about that stuff. But Tom Brady would not have lost that game of the Niners. Zero chance. Absolutely zero chance. Roger's lost. I'm not putting it all on him
Starting point is 00:25:43 but he has to win that game and he didn't he needs help like is it outrageous to think four years if you're gonna stay in Green Bay and maybe by the time you're listening this he's got on McAfee and he says he's leaving
Starting point is 00:25:54 maybe he says he's staying what about four years 140 million dollars 35 million dollars a year every penny guaranteed you will end your career he's made 263 million dollars
Starting point is 00:26:08 he will end his career with four $400 million on the field. Could he have made $450? Sure. But ultimately, do you want to be viewed as a guy that won multiple Super Bowls? Are we just talking about a guy with all these MVPs just the one Super Bowl a decade and a half ago?
Starting point is 00:26:24 I know it's not a decade and a half ago, but by the time, you know, in three or four years, if he has a won one one, it'll be 15 years since he won a Super Bowl. Like what ultimately separated Tom, you're getting rich no matter what. Aaron, you're already rich. You won the lottery. Literally. You're worth hundreds of millions of dollars. You've probably made another $150 off the field.
Starting point is 00:26:41 But like, it's time to separate yourself. And the only way you can is like, yeah, you take a quote unquote discount, a discount making $35 million a year, $38 million a year. You take $50 like your team's just not going to be as good. And we've seen you with good teams. You can't win the Super Bowl. It doesn't happen. You get close, but it just doesn't happen. So I don't think it's inconceivable.
Starting point is 00:27:03 Wrong word. I don't think it's out of pocket or just if you have to. a little bit of just a big picture understanding. Because what's an extra $5 million is going to do to the guy a year? Like, what is that going to change his life? It's not going to change it at all. It's all about respect. And I've got to make the most money possible.
Starting point is 00:27:24 Yeah, but don't you want to win? Like, you've already made, you've accumulated a stupid amount of wealth. And you're going to get paid again, a lot of money. But isn't it time now to like, look at Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. Listen, I love Peyton. But all those guys were Tom Condon guys. They were obsessed with every penny.
Starting point is 00:27:41 they didn't win that many Super Bowls. That's why Tom's in a different world than all those guys. Tom saw, like, you know what, I can take a little bit less. We'll stack my squad and I'll win chips. And I also went to nine Super Bowls. Aaron's only been to one. I'll say at least Payton went to four. Drew only went to one.
Starting point is 00:27:59 So you can take every penny you want, but in the NFL when you do that, and no one's asking the guy to make $7 million a year. But is it the most outrageous thing to be like, you know, do you think it's that crazy to like, you know, make $32 million a year and give these guys some extra cash and they'll build it up? Again, they'd have to, I think Goudicens has showed like they will spend money. But if you don't want to do that, like I will not expect you to win another Super Bowl again in your life. Okay, let's dive into the combine. I want to thank everyone that sent me show recommendations. I fired through the Kanye documentary. I don't know how if you watch that. Now, granted, When college dropout came out, his first album, I was a freshman in college. And I, you know, like most people that were born in the 80s that grew up on, you know, all the 90 hip-hop guys. I love rap. And it's one of the best albums.
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Starting point is 00:30:30 I'm paying for it I hadn't watched it in six months it's really good it's Michael Keaton it's about oxy cotton it's like a high level Netflix level show. Hulu's got pretty good content.
Starting point is 00:30:42 I watched Tommy and Pam. That was actually pretty good too. I don't think people quite understand. You know, I was like in junior high when that sex tape came out. How big of a freaking deal that was. It's not even possible now. One, because sex tapes, Dave Pornoyce had sex tape. Like, no one even cares.
Starting point is 00:31:00 It's porn? I mean, press two buttons on our phone. But obviously the porn industry was huge. but that sex tape, she was so big. I would say that when I think hot chicks and famous women in the 90s, I think Cindy Crawford and Pam Anderson. They're like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan of women. And that sex tape, I didn't really, Tommy Lee's a little before my time.
Starting point is 00:31:26 I just knew she was like married to this rocker. But it's, that was good. But not, it was solid. It was, it was solid. It was an entertaining watch. I actually watched the first episode and I'm like, I read this Rolling Stones article that I think they must have just written the show off the Rolling Stones article.
Starting point is 00:31:45 It was good. It was entertaining. The dude and the girl that played Tommy and Pam pulled it off pretty well. But if you're younger and listening to this, like in your early mid-20s, I know we got some guys in college, I don't think you can comprehend how big that tape was.
Starting point is 00:32:02 I really don't. And really how big she was. because there are so many, like I follow so many, listen, if you just check out who I'm following on Instagram, it's like, you know, following a lot of people. I don't know any of these women what they're doing. Instagram models, Instagram, whatever. They're not actually that big.
Starting point is 00:32:19 I mean, they got 10 million followers, 5 million followers, whatever. She was, I mean, massive. Massive. And that tape was huge. Baywatch was a big deal. You know, I mean, we, I love Baywatch. I love that opening
Starting point is 00:32:36 that opening song Hasselhoff great show I mean it was a really good show but she was a big deal kind of like the combine and really what's a big deal
Starting point is 00:32:48 at the combine is like this week this draft is a little weak it just is especially at the top this week is actually not as much
Starting point is 00:32:57 about the draft as you think because the kids are going there they're going to get their medical and you get 15 minutes with them but really it's speed day You're not going to gain that much from your interview with them.
Starting point is 00:33:08 Now, you can argue first impressions, and they matter. Maybe, you know, the scouts have usually met most of the guys. Maybe not some of the underclassmen, but it's going to be the first time many of the GMs and all the head coaches are going to meet these guys. Now, as you've seen, not all the head coaches are going. Sean McVeigh's out. Peter Schrager wrote a couple coaches are out.
Starting point is 00:33:27 I wouldn't be shocked if that's LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan. Now, ultimately, this is not a head coach's job. The job of this week is your GM to gather information on these guys, more information, and really your contract guy, whether that's your GM or whether that's separate, to find out with the agents of... Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged.
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Starting point is 00:34:16 A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Clipper Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes,
Starting point is 00:34:42 creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment. And the next, we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast. It's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. If you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be.
Starting point is 00:35:08 Listen to the Clifford show on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Do you remember when Diana Ross double-tap Little Kim's boobs at the VMAs? Or when Kanye said that George Bush didn't like black people. I know what you're thinking. What the hell does George Bush got to do with Little Kim?
Starting point is 00:35:30 Well, you can find out on the Look Back at it podcast. I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick it here, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill, waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 is big to me, not just because of crack.
Starting point is 00:35:50 I'm down to talk about crack on day, but just so y'all know. I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack. So I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have AIDS on the table right now. Thank you finishing that sentence. Yes. I don't think there's a more important year for black people.
Starting point is 00:36:08 Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to look back at it on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far, far away, such as the biology of tauntons and wampas on the ice planet hot,
Starting point is 00:36:38 or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. Listen to stuff to blow your mind on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's it going to cost for free agency and trades? That's a huge part of this week, is gathering intel on what players in free agency are going to cost. What your own free agents to retain them are going to cost. That is this week.
Starting point is 00:37:05 And also there's a curveball because we have potential, you know, Deshawn Watson. Could Russell Wilson get traded? You know, people sniffing around is Tom Brady for sure retired. Like that is all going on this week because the free agency, I'm recording this on the 28th is the 17th. So you're talking 17 days away. And really that quote unquote,
Starting point is 00:37:26 uh, whatever it's called those first couple days where you're legally allowed to tamper. Like, it's, that's two weeks away. The draft is two months away. You got time to interview. This is all about the NFL players, or at least a large percentage of it is.
Starting point is 00:37:43 Because all these guys, whether they work out or not on the field, they have a pro day. So you get to see them work out again. So I really believe that this week, the number one thing that all these GMs are doing is trying to find out about the players in the league. All these teams with new coaches,
Starting point is 00:37:58 the Miami Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings, like, hey, would you like to trade so-and-so? Hey, is Harrison Smith, could he be had? Hey, would you give us... I was going to say, I don't even know who the Giants have that's worth a shit. But you know what I mean? Asking and sniffing around all these teams.
Starting point is 00:38:17 And then other players that you know might be available doing your due deal on those. Talking with other GMs, talking with the agents, and gathering the market value of these players. so you can come back next week and really have a plan of attack. Obviously, you go to the combine with a plan of attack, but you don't have all the information. And then once you get to the combine as a GM, as a contract negotiator, as an assistant GM, you start gathering intel.
Starting point is 00:38:43 And then you start putting the piece of the puzzle. Well, hey, it's going to cost us this much for Stefan Gilmore. If we wanted to trade for this guy, it's going to cost us a second round pick. If we want to get to Sean Watson, this is what they're asking. You just start going down the checklist, obviously depending on the team. But hey, Russell wants to do this. Hey, Aaron Rogers is leaning this way. And it dictates the way you think and approach,
Starting point is 00:39:06 you know, really the next two months. And then you start kind of figuring out what's on the draft. Do we need to sign Stefan Gilmore when there's four corners that we can draft in the first couple rounds? That's what you're doing. And, you know, it's a cool part. It's a long week. And it's a week where you get to go out and have a good time, but you also are putting in a lot of time.
Starting point is 00:39:26 and the guys that are laser-focused and the guys that are separating themselves, like it's one thing, like Mike Vrable and the coach is going out and getting blasts, whatever, who cares? They don't, this is not their, this is John Robinson's time to shine. This is John Lynch,
Starting point is 00:39:40 and, you know, you just go, Howie Rosebin, Joe Shane, used to go around all the GMs, Mickey Loomis, it's their time to figure everything out. Really, this is kind of a coach, screw around time.
Starting point is 00:39:50 This is what the GMs get paid for. This next week. This is what all the scouts get paid for. And obviously, the college players do matter. And this is part of the puzzle. But it's, to me, a pretty small puzzle. The medical stuff, but the teams, your doctors and trainers do all that stuff. Right?
Starting point is 00:40:09 The way in and stuff, you're just standing there. You're going to get the information no matter what, and you get the video. So this is really the start of the 22-23 season. Are you looking for the hottest gambling advice out there? Check out the Moneyline Monaco podcast. powered by Fandul every weekday. Our guy Alex Monaco will give you his best bets, including game picks,
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Starting point is 00:43:05 Sean McVeigh turned down $100 million to go to TV. I've said for a while he's going to make $20 million a year coaching the Rams. He has Matt Stafford in his prime. Like he's 36. He doesn't have kids yet. Hell, he's not even getting married to the summer. Like now is the time to pounce these next three or four years. Make your $20 million dollars coaching for the Rams.
Starting point is 00:43:27 try to win another chip, become an absolute legend. Television, Amazon, Fox, ESP, none of these teams, places are going anywhere. You are only going to get more valuable the more games you win. And your team is loaded,
Starting point is 00:43:43 your owner is willing to pay any amount of money to win. Right decision. Stay in coaching. Like, you might burn out because when you get up at 4 a.m. and you work till, you know, 9, 10 o'clock at night,
Starting point is 00:43:55 it's hard. but John Gruden ended up on television because he was fired. Not because he left Tambay Buccaneers to go to ESPN. He got run out of town. Sean McVeigh, not only not run out of town, if Sean McVeigh was available tomorrow, do you know how many teams would fire their coach to hire Sean McVeigh? Like, Sean, it's as good as it gets right now.
Starting point is 00:44:19 And he knows that. Now, it's when you work as hard as he does and he's already made as much money as he has and he got to be a head coach so early. I get, you know, thinking like, how can, I understand him not going to the combine this week. I'm going to spend time around my wife. I want to spend some time around my new coaches.
Starting point is 00:44:38 You know, we just finished playing a couple weeks ago. You don't need to go to the combine. You don't even have any picks. As Les Sneat says, F them picks. LeBron James loves it. It's like, hey, LeBron, your team sucks. Maybe you should use some of those picks. but you know John Lynch same thing
Starting point is 00:44:56 turned down Amazon you know why John Lynch has worked in TV like Sean McVey already rich now John was rich before Sean McVeigh was rich but you become a legend in football unless you're John Madden you don't become a legend on TV you become a legend by winning a Super Bowl like Sean McVay did you become a legend like John Lynch if Trey Lance is sweet
Starting point is 00:45:17 and you win a Super Bowl with Kyle Shanahan and Trey Lance that you can always go back to TV. And I think these guys, John knows it because he would have to go back. Sean, or I mean, he's already been there. The right people talk to Sean, and he made the right decision. Tough it out a couple more years with Matt Stafford, three or four years, try to just accumulate wins, give yourself a chance to win championships.
Starting point is 00:45:39 Because that's where you're at right now. You're in a window with a franchise willing to do everything. The other story is Kirk Herb Street. They're Amazon sniffing around. he has been on game day and done college football now since I was in high school. I'm 37 and bald now. Here's what I would say to Herbie.
Starting point is 00:46:03 You have done some of the sweetest college football games. You've done the Rose Bowl. You've done national championships. You've done game days. You have done everything humanly possible to do in college sports. This is kind of a retirement gig. If they'd give you five years or six years, $100 million.
Starting point is 00:46:21 Do you know how much easier the NFL is than college? Now, obviously, if you did Amazon Thursday night game, it's not the greatest games. But in college, even if you're doing Penn State,
Starting point is 00:46:32 Michigan, you don't know every player in that roster. You have to do a lot of work preparing for that game. In the NFL, there's only 53 guys on a team. In college, there's 120. The turnover in the NFL,
Starting point is 00:46:45 for the most part, the star players and star players. You're going to know the quarterbacks. You're going to know who the coaches are. You're going to have a baseline of information. Now you could argue Herbie just doing college football so long has some, but still, the NFL is easier. You don't ever have to get up on Saturday morning, do game day again. Let's face it. Lee Corso, God love him, is hanging on by a thread right now. And clearly that means a lot to Herbie. Herbie loves that guy. But maybe it's time like to just go
Starting point is 00:47:14 your separate ways. If they're offering you a ton of money, my recommendation would be, I would do that. I would do the NFL. You've done everything possible in the college level, and you've done it at a really high level. I was thinking about this weekend, the ESPN's been very, very lucky in college sports. Jay Billis has been calling basketball games with Dickie V, those two guys' analysts for a long period of time,
Starting point is 00:47:38 and they're both really, really good. Obviously, Dickie V's battling cancer right now. But I was watching Jay Billis. He called the KU Baylor game. He was awesome. Herbstree has been their main guy now for two decades. Bill has nowhere to go. But if I'm Herb Street, my recommendation would be to leave.
Starting point is 00:47:55 And I love college football. The Browns clearly got some weird things going on. They're meeting with Jarvis Landry, the general manager. He had some cryptic tweets. Like, you know, they ask him to take a pay cut. I don't know. It feels like it's about to get weird. They're tight end, David and Joku.
Starting point is 00:48:12 They're going to offer him like $10 million a year. He's a really, really talented guy. It's not a headline. Of course, Baker Mayfield's a head. a schedule on his rehab. The Hall of Fame game, Jags Raiders. That seems a little weird,
Starting point is 00:48:27 but I guess Tony Bisselli's going in. It's Cliff Branch. Who's going in for the Raiders? But that's, yeah, Hall of Fame game, Jags Raiders. Don't really have a take there. Five international games. We got three London games.
Starting point is 00:48:44 Aaron Rogers on the Packers, it feels like the Packers are the best team to ever go to London. That's a big deal. sending the Packers to London if Aaron Rogers Devante on the team? Because they'd be, you know, clearly be one of the best teams in the league. Usually they send the Jets, the Jags, the Dolphins,
Starting point is 00:48:58 just really, really shitty teams, football team. But five international games. Cardinals going to Mexico, who one of the guys, Matt Mayoko, who covers the Niners says, expect that to be a Niner game. So Cardinals, Niners, Mexico, count me in. Remember a couple years ago when Monday Night Football
Starting point is 00:49:15 was supposed to go to Mexico City? And the field was terrible. So they moved to the Coliseum. and then they had that epic game. OT rules, all indications are that the OT rules are going to be changed. I've said over and over, I don't care. I was cool with the original OT rules, sudden death. I've been cool with the adapted OT rules that a field goal doesn't win it,
Starting point is 00:49:37 that a touchdown does. If you want to give both teams a try, I'm cool with that too. It's just not something that I'm very passionate about. I'm just being honest. I truly do not care. If they change it again, I'm all for it. I'm into whatever they're into. Because so far it hasn't bothered me.
Starting point is 00:49:56 Now, you know, I haven't seen a team that I root for lose poorly, badly that way. I haven't been on the wrong side of a gambling bet. So, yeah, I mean, maybe I would think differently if I had. I understand Bill's fans being pissed off. I understand fans of a team that have been on the wrong side being angry. It's understandable. I just don't fall into that category.
Starting point is 00:50:21 But it clearly is changing. Florio wrote that Stephen Ross wanted Sean Payton and Tom Brady to be his coach quarterback in 2022. It's like, yo, Steven, I want to marry a supermodel. Like, we all can dream. What is this guy, someone needs to tell Stephen Ross, like, this guy's living in La La Land.
Starting point is 00:50:45 Okay, let's bang out a couple of Middoughoff Mailbag questions for the people. At John Middlecoff is the Instagram. Slide up into those DMs at John Middlecoff. Also the go-lopod at go-lopod is an Instagram account too. So if you got golf questions, slide in there. If you got football or life questions, slide
Starting point is 00:51:02 in my own DMs. Just watch the icon doc off your recommendation. Great stuff. Carl Icon, man. Dude's Gordon Gecko. I recommend class action park my favorite hidden gem. I watched it last year, HBO Max. Check that out. Question for the mailback.
Starting point is 00:51:18 lot of chatter around the Niners quarterback speculation situation. Maybe a smokescreen drive up the asking price for Jimmy G. But if it's not, would the Niners ever consider moving Lance instead? Change course and all in on the Super Bowl window. Well, we talked about on my other podcast today. Trey Lance would be the number one pick in this draft. I had an executive on another team tell me that unequivocally. He's like, bro, he went third.
Starting point is 00:51:48 in a way better draft. He's a super high character, physically gifted, high ceiling guy. I mean, Malik Willis, who is not even close to as good as Trey Lance,
Starting point is 00:52:00 is going to go in the first round, probably. Trey Lance would be the number one overall pick in this draft. 49ers are drafting 29th. I keep Trey Lance. I trade Jimmy Garapolo,
Starting point is 00:52:12 and I just, I coach him up. Kyle Shanahan, just coach his ass up. Make a minute. a sweet player. You know, I think that is the goal here.
Starting point is 00:52:24 Here's the other thing. Part of what is sweet about having a young quarterback is they're cheap. They're cheap. So you get rid of Jimmy Garoppel. It's $27 million you get to go mess with. And Trey only costs you six or seven. TV show recommendations.
Starting point is 00:52:42 Reacher. I watched it and really love. City on a hill. Love that show. Ozarks watched sweet. Peaky blinders, watch, sweet. Isn't the new peeky blinders supposed to come out this summer? Taboo, FSX, FX, Hulu.
Starting point is 00:52:58 Tom Hardy, explores the darker side of London in the late 1800s. It's a lot of recommendations. I think I tried to watch Taboo one time, and Tom Hardy, you know, sometimes like mumbles or whatever. I wasn't really feeling it.
Starting point is 00:53:12 A lot of people like Jack Reacher. I'll be honest, and I like, you know, I'm an Arnold Schwarzenegger Stallone. That's what I grew up on. I like Bruce Willis, diehards. I like that shit. I thought Jack Reacher was terrible.
Starting point is 00:53:27 I thought it was really cheesy. One take I have on Amazon Prime's content for having the second richest man in the world, I feel most of their content's like second rate. Like you watch the content on Hulu or Netflix, they're good stuff. It's like high end. Jack Reacher feels like something I could shoot.
Starting point is 00:53:45 Maybe I'm a hater, I don't know. Kanye Westdoc on Netflix. Kanye Westdoc, sweet. Lovelist in the pod and all the insight on everything. I'm from the Pacific Northwest and a huge Seahawks fan. I'm under the impression
Starting point is 00:53:59 that the Seahawks have hit their ceiling with Russell, and it would be best to move on. They have won three playoff games in the past six seasons. Kind of a crazy stat. Now, you guys have been to the playoffs a lot, though. Russell has been a big part of that.
Starting point is 00:54:13 I know we have been spoiled for the past eight years, but I think it's time to move on, thoughts. here's my problem. If you're John Snyder, how do you trade Russell Wilson? Because if you trade Russell Wilson to the Eagles for Jalen Hertz, three ones, ones, and a two,
Starting point is 00:54:29 you still are just not as good. And I've been saying for a while, everyone thinks the Seahawks suck. They went three and three in the best division of football. They swept the 49ers, swept them. One game, they kicked their ass. Actually, they kind of honestly outplayed them in both. Sweep the 49ers.
Starting point is 00:54:48 They beat the 49ers. the living piss out of the Cardinals Week 18. Russell missed a bunch of games with the injured finger. If you tell me Russell's healthy, I think Seattle will go 10 and 7 next year. I'd rather go 10 and 7 with Russell Wilson than 7 and 10 with all these young draft picks
Starting point is 00:55:05 and Jalen Hertz. Tell you that much. So I would not trade him. Unless he tells me he will not play for me ever again, I'd keep the guy. Big fan of the pod. If you're looking for a show to watch, you should really consider Drive to Survive. seen it. I should throw a question in the mailbag while I'm at it. Being a
Starting point is 00:55:23 Dolphins fan, I seem to have questions all the time. My question, how long of a leash would you give two of this season? With a new coach who is offensively minded, a rather well-balanced draft class to hopefully round out the roster and the dominant AFC at what point do you pull the plug? He's getting this entire season. If I mic me, Daniel, I build my offense, which is the Shanahan thing around him and my players and I see what he's got. But I 100% try to see what Tua has. That's what I do. I want to see the good, bad, and the ugly. Because you have to pick up his fifth year option after this season. If he's bad, you're not picking it up, Daniel Jones style. If he shows promise and you win 10 games, maybe you pick it up and you got a
Starting point is 00:56:11 quarterback for the next couple years. But 100% this season, No chance pulling the plug. I think worst case scenario, too, against the next two years. Best case scenario, he gets a second contract. Which, you know, who knows?
Starting point is 00:56:27 They got a new coach. Found you a few months ago. Love the content. Now that coaches have been hired, who do you think progresses the most next season between Lawrence, Wilson, Lance, Fields,
Starting point is 00:56:40 and Mac? By the way, I heard you were looking for shows. Strongly recommend Ozark. of Ozark. Great show. Great show. The chick in that is an inventing Anna, also a really good show. I would say Trevor Lawrence should make
Starting point is 00:56:57 a dramatic step with Doug Peterson. NFL quarterback, offensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator on a team that outdued Belichick, coach Carson Wentz, and Nick Foles made them both look good. I would say that Trevor Lawrence, who is the most talented of the bunch, should look dramatically better. better. Fields, no clue.
Starting point is 00:57:19 Zach Wilson, I don't really like Zach Wilson. Mack Jones, he might be as good as we're going to see. Trey Lance, like he hasn't really, unlike those guys, he hasn't played. He started two games. So I would say Trevor Lawrence from all the games we saw last year should take the biggest step. Now, Trey Lance did play two games. Major project. He should be way better in year two, but he hasn't started back-to-back games.
Starting point is 00:57:44 So I wouldn't put him in the category. the other four guys. I guess Zach Wilson Fields missed games some games with injuries too, but they started the majority of the season. Lawrence and Mack played every game. I think Mack like, and listen, you're a playoff team if you're New England.
Starting point is 00:57:59 Nothing wrong with that. But that's, what Mac is, is what Mac is. Don't expect Mac to, you know, turn into some ass kicking Josh Allen meets Patrick Mahomes. That ain't happening. To me, best case scenario is like a better cousin's,
Starting point is 00:58:13 which he's, you know, already kind of plays like that. I expect Trevor Lawrence too big time of a prospect, too talented of a player to not seriously be like, look like a good NFL player. Not a pro ball or anything, but just look good. Now, they have to improve the offensive line. I expect them to buy offensive linemen, expect them to draft offensive linemen. They need offensive skill guys around them. But I would expect with Doug and Trevor Lawrence to be much, much better.
Starting point is 00:58:44 appreciate everyone giving me these show recommendations. Dope sick. Can't wait to watch more of that tonight, Hulu. Again, I can't recommend this enough. If you like Kanye West or just semi-interested and just aspirational people, it's an inspiring documentary. It really is. Thank you for everyone that recommended that.
Starting point is 00:59:06 Because I was going to watch it probably, but I got so many people recommending. It was awesome. Have a good week. I'll have the golf podcast out Wednesday. Make sure you subscribe to the Three and Out podcast. You have to subscribe to Three and Out podcast. So where all the content starts flowing.
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