The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Hour 3 - Top prospects in the NFL draft

Episode Date: March 12, 2025

NFL insider Albert Breer joins the show to explain why Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers makes a lot of sense and the latest on the top prospects in the upcoming draftSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Cooper Cup's going to get released here pretty quick. Let's go to Albert Breer joining us live. Is there a landing spot? I actually think the chargers would be interesting. What do you make a Cooper Cup? Where would he go? Yeah, I mean, I think there are teams out there that are contenders that would make some sense. what about the lions, you know, where he could have a complimentary role with Amun Ross St. Brown

and James there. Obviously, he's got the background with Jared Gough from all their years together in Los Angeles. There are some contenders out there. And then I think, you know, like maybe where the bigger money would be, might be in a place where he could help lay a foundation. And, you know, one place like that would be Jacksonville with Liam Cohen there. he can make a difference for Brian Thomas Jr. coming off of his rookie year. And really, I think he'd know the expectations of Liam Cohen. He'd know the system. He kind of helped be a torchbearer in a place like that. So I think he's going to have some options out there, Colin.

You're just going to have to be comfortable with, A, that he's probably not quite what he was a couple of years ago. And B, you might be dealing with a guy you only get for 10 or 12 games because that's really what he's been in the last three years. By the way, the Niners making some fairly seismic moves. They wanted to keep Hufunga and Green Lottles are excellent players, banged up a lot, but excellent instinctive players. And some of it's just clearing space for Brock Purdy. So they've got some space, but they also released a leak a couple days ago. Like our negotiations are going to be different now, which, by the way, is what the Rams have done.

They just set a ceiling and said, Stafford, this is what you're making. We're not moving off it. You know, signing both IUC and Debo. always felt a little much. The Brock Pretty thing, I'm just 44 million. I mean, this stuff matters when you're talking about a guy who I view is sort of a good player, but he needs players around him to excel. Yeah, and I think that's why this is going to take a little while.

You know, and if you look at the last few years with the Niners, they have lots of negotiations dragging into the summer. Three years ago, it was Debo. Two years ago, is Nick Bosa. Last year with Brandon Ayuk. So, you know, we've seen these things, you know, drag, and we've seen. the Niners have some trouble at the negotiating table. That could happen with this one.

This is a complicated negotiation. I don't think he'll hold out the way a couple of those other guys did, but I don't think this one's going to be easy either. I think the Niners are kind of where the Rams were two years ago, where the bills were last year. Both those teams carried $75 million in dead money into a season in an attempt to kind of clean their cap out and try to have some more balance going forward

and kind of, it wasn't going back to square one, but reset their program. I think that's really where the Niners are right now. And look, like, you know, it's tough, you know, because it's, you know, the way that they built and doing it through the draft, they found George Kittle in the fifth round. They found Fred Warner in the fourth round. They found Brock Purdy in the seventh round. Debo Samuel was the second rounder. So it's not easy to do that again.

but they have shown the ability to drafts and develop over the years, and that's what they're going to have to be good at as they sort of move off of the core that got them to two Super Bowls. You know, I, again, like, I think a lot of times you go into these situations that fan base can panic and look like, well, we're letting go with this guy, and we're letting go with that guy, and this is going to be a year where we're completely ripping the Band-Aid off and tanking. That doesn't have to be what it is, you know.

Again, the bills did it last year, and they were able to make the playoffs with $75 million, in dead money the year before that the Rams did it made the playoffs with $75 million in dead money so I wouldn't rule out the Niners a team that's been really good over the last few years and and with you know a head coach and a general manager who really know what they're doing being able to draft and develop their way out of this so I think the bears I two of my favorite moves were Joe Tuny and Drew Dolman for a young quarterback I love those not sexy but I love them And J-Mack, there's a rumor out today that Gentie, the running back from Boise State, is going to go to Chicago. Now, J-Mack says they want to leak that because they know J-T-T, there's three or four teams that want him, and they want teams moving up.

So I got, you know, Cluso over here, Inspector Cluceau. My take is, I don't know. I think they want another edge rusher. I don't know. I kind of like, I think there's a defensive need for them more than a running-back need. What do you make of the Bears offseason and the Genti rumor? Well, they just spent almost $20 million a year on Dio Ode Ingbo. I got to still get the pronunciation of his name, right?

The edge rushing from the Colts to play opposite Montez Sweat. They've invested in Javon Kinlaw, a defensive tackle. And then, like you said, on the offensive line, adding Joe Tunney and Drew Dalman and Jonah Jackson from the Rams also, So they've sort of reimagined what they are up front on both sides of the ball. And that mirrors what Ben Johnson was a part of in Detroit. If you look at the foundation of the teams in Detroit, they spent money. They spent draft capital on linemen. Penaiseuil was their first draft pick.

The next year they spent the second overall pick on Aidan Hutchinson. There were other guys they got later in the draft. Like Elaine McNeil have been foundation pieces. They obviously inherited Frank Ragnow and Taylor Decker there. And, you know, I think if you look at, you know, what Ben Johnson would want to build in Chicago would be similar, and so you're seeing that investment on the lines. If you want to bring Ashton Genty into the conversation, okay, here's the way I look at that one. There are people out there, and we've heard Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter in some order are the number one and number two guys in this year's draft class, right? I've heard some people put Ashton Genty in that territory, too.

Now, you don't value him the same way you would a two-way player who could play receiver and corner two premium positions or an edge rusher, right? So the positional value isn't there. But if you view Ashton Jenty that way where he's in that class of player, wasn't there a team recently that surprised everybody by taking a running back in the first round and got a really big payoff, right? Yeah. That was Jamir Gibbs with the Lions. Yeah. So that's, you know, part of Ben Johnson. passed as well. So it's interesting. It's another way of investing in your young quarterback

where you can take some of the pressure off of him by having a really productive running game. Yeah. The running backs who get drafted high and have been productive players after being drafted high, Sequin Barclay, Ezekiel Elliott, you know, obviously like Latterson. Yeah. Well, no, a couple of years ago with both Bejohn Robinson and Jamir Gibbs, those guys bring value in the past game too, you know, and Ashton Genty can do it. that as well. So, I mean, it wouldn't floor me if they took a running back in the first round because of Ben Johnson's past and because of what it could mean for Caleb Williams.

So it's interesting. Denver and Sean Payton made a couple interesting moves. Hufunga's been hurt a lot, same with Greenlaw, good players, insanely instinctive, smart guys. And my take was, Sean Payton thought, listen, I got to 25 points a game last year with Bo Nix as a rookie. If I can squeeze a little more juice out of him, 26 and a half, 27 in a game. If you look at the games that they scored like 25 or more last year, they went 9 and 1. And I can see Peyton saying, I'm, I'll squeeze the offense. I'll squeeze the juice out of the offense.

I got to get our defense, which got kind of tired at the end of the year, because a lot of people look at those moves and say they're risky. But I think Bo Nix was actually better than Sean fought as a rookie at quarterback. What say you? Yeah, this is a, this is another one where you can look at a guy's pass. Like Sean Payton over the years, they didn't pay skill position players, really until the very end when they had both Michael Thomas and Alvin Camara on big contracts. Remember, they paid Jimmy Graham. They wound up trading him a year after they paid him.

I mean, if you want to go way back, Marcus Colston, but you can't find a ton of skill players that they paid in New Orleans. They paid the quarterback. They paid the offensive linemen. They paid the defense. And so I think this does reflect the way that they built in New Orleans. And I think it's Sean Payton's belief that he can make it work with. younger players or lesser players of the skill positions because of what he's able to do schematically. And so I think this is really Sean Payton looking and saying we had the number one defense in the

NFL last year. We have Patrick Sir Tann. We have a couple of young edge rushers that are still on their rookie deals are coming off just coming off their rookie deals and Nick Benito and Jonathan Cooper. And we can take the defense to the next level. We've got a chance here to take a really good defense and make it a great defense by adding guys like Drake Greenlaw and and Huffanga right down the middle. And so I look at it as Sean Payton's belief in himself that, hey, I can find a Joker, as he calls it. I can find a receiver in the draft.

They did it last year with the two rookies. They drafted Velae and Franklin. I can find those guys in the draft that I can develop and I can fit to my offense. Let's go spend everywhere else. And I'll make it work schematically because of what I bring to the table, exactly what he did in New Orleans,

and I think it's what he's going to try to do again in Denver this year. That's good stuff. I will tell you, there's one team. They lost Joe Tooney. They're going to go with a backup-ninner tackle at left tackle. I don't know. I watched this offense struggle last year, get pushed around by a couple of teams.

Raiders gave him fits up front. Kansas City goes into this season. I don't love the O-line. It's hard to be a great team, Albert, with a mediocre below-average O-line, is it not? Yeah, and, you know, they were going to take a swing on Ronnie Stanley, too. And I think their number was going to be right around where Baltimore's number was for Ronnie Stanley. And obviously, Baltimore's able to take them off the market two days before free agency starts. So that was their plan, was to invest in one of the best left tackles in football, doesn't work out for them.

So they have to go to plan B, which is really projecting a guy, you know, like they look at Jalen Moore. and they see some talent there. He obviously had limited snaps. It was really came when Trent Williams was hurt. But they saw a guy like, okay, we'll bring him in. We got a two-year deal, $30 million. It's not crazy money. And we'll project him to be a little bit more than he was in San Francisco.

Will it work out? We'll see. I don't think it's the only dart they're going to throw at that position. I don't know how much longer Joanne Taylor is going to be there at right tackle. Like this might be his last year there. So I still think that they're going to spend significant draft capital on the tackle position and try to get that right. I mean, you've seen they've done it over the last few years. Juanier Morris was a young guy that they tried to bring along.

Kingsley-Suea-Mataia is moving inside the left guard now. You know, really for the Chiefs, this is going to be about throwing a bunch of darts at the position and trying to get it right. And again, I don't think they're done throwing those darts. Juanier-Morris will be in that mix. Now they bring in Jalen Moore, like you said, from San Francisco to be in that mix. I think they'll probably draft another tackle somewhere in the top 100 picks or so. One more herd? The herd streams 24 hours a day, seven days a week within the IHeart radio app. Search herd to listen live or on demand whenever you'd like.

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I think only Aaron knows. I mean, is that where we're at? I mean, seriously? Yeah, so, I mean, I think to, so just having talked to some people who know him and, you know, who understand the experiences that he's had and everything else, here's how I would compare the two opportunities that he's got, right?

So you have the one opportunity in Pittsburgh where you're really asking him to be the finishing piece. And he's coming in and he'd be coming in and playing with some guys that really are his peers, right? So T.J. Watt, Minka Fitzpatrick, those guys are going to be operating with the same level of urgency that he's operating with. They've got a young offensive line that I think's got a chance to be really good. They're bringing in D.K. Metcap. That's another win now move. So you look at it. It's a team that's been good for a lot. long time. Just hasn't been great in a while, right? So what are you asking him to do? You're asking them to come in and be the last piece. I think if he goes to the Giants, you're asking him to be the

difference maker. Now, they could be really good. They've got Brian Burns. They've got Kavon-Tibodeau. They've got Dexter Lawrence. They brought in a couple of young guys to play in their secondary. Paulson Adibo, I think, has a chance to be a really good player for him. Malik neighbors on offense, bringing back, you know, Andrew Thomas at left tackle. Tyrone Tracy has potential at running back. But isn't that sort of what he just did with the Jets, right? Like where the Jets were asking him to be the difference maker with a younger team, and that didn't really work.

Pittsburgh's asking for something different. Pittsburgh is saying, like, we just need somebody to put us over the top of the position. So I do wonder if that's going to be a factor in his decision making. Again, only he knows, and he's very private about these things. And I don't know what the timeline is. It could happen in 10 minutes. It could happen in 10 days.

But, you know, I do think, you know, we're all product of our own experiences. And I look at this like Pittsburgh offers him as something that's a little bit different than what he went through with the Jets, where I think the Giants would be asking him to do something similar to what the Jets were asking him to do a couple of years ago. Albert Breer, Monday morning quarterback on a very fun week. A few other things. Cooper Cups, going to get let go by the Rams.

So keep your eye on that. As always, Albert, great stuff. Awesome. Thanks, Colin. What a fun day. What a fun week. J-Mack with the news. No, no, no, no, no.

Turn on the news. This is the Herdline News. All right, Colin, we have Zion Williamson in the news. Remember that guy? The Duke Superstar? Well, he's really turned it on in the second half of the season, even though the Pelican stink. He had his second career triple double last night

to win over the paper clips. However, the self-proclaimed leader of the Big Man Alliance that Shaq is not impressed. You give them frauds to that? I need more. Yeah, I need more. 28, I need 26, 27. I demand for my franchise player

you play at the maximum. Don't be giving fun to 20 points. Anybody can get 20 points now. We have an edict on the show now. When the haters hate, we're going to call them out. Zion, who's had a rough career, right? Injury, plague. Fun to watch.

Finally get to a second career triple double. We should be applauding it. and Shaq is like only 20 points? That's it? What are we doing, Colin? Come on. Well, I... What's with the negativity? Well, Zion's had a turbulent career.

I still contend he's one of those guys. There's always guys like this in the league. He's always like four seconds away from the greatest player ever seen. He's a fun watch. John Morant has that. Steph Curry's got that. There's about four guys in the league. Jaws, Steph, Zion, you're like, what did I just see?

So I, at this point, if I'm the Pelicans, if he's playing, I'm good. Thrilled. If you say, hey, Zion's giving me 32 tonight, 32 minutes. I don't even care what the result is. I like the energy. Colin, there's a world where, if I told you for the next six seasons, Zion was going to play 70 or more games. Oh, I'd take it. I'd take it today.

He has a chance to be the face of the league. You gave me 65 plus and a playoff spot. I'd take it. He's got a chance to. He's too bumpy. Do you know how much people love this guy? Zion Williams, hugely popular, just got to stay healthy in play. He's a human highlight real.

He's Dominic Wilkes. You think he's going to be the face of the league in New Orleans? He's got to stay healthy for like six years ago. He's got to go to New York to do that. There's never going to be a guy in New Orleans that's face of the league. So you're trying to draw, Drew Brees? Was not face of the league. He was great.

That's football too. The NFL doesn't matter. NBA matters. Baseball matters. Nobody for the raise is going to be face of the league. Nobody for the Orioles is going to be face of the league. Cal Ripkin Jr. It was not the face of the league.

He was a great player. Up there. Sam Darnold's up there. All right. Next story is the big NBA matchup tonight that you're canceling dinner plans for. Thunder at the Celtics. The last time these two teams played,

the Thunder defense held Boston in check. The producers on the show, of course, love, absolutely love the OKC Thunder. So they wanted me to let you guys know that Boston could do nothing against SGA and company last time. time. Now, Jalen Williams is out tonight. He will not play. As Rachel Nichols said, there's still concern over Porzingis. We don't know about Tatum. You think they need Tatum tonight?

Remember when you said the Celtics were 10 and 2 without Tatum? Yeah, here it is. Last time Celtics met OKC. Maybe they were coming off a New Year's Eve Bender. Last time they played, did Tatum play? I would assume so, yeah. And they shot 19% from three. That's a bad game. Speaking of face of the league, how that's a face plan? That's a face plan. I'm starting to sound like Bartley. Yeah, seriously. Maybe I'll turn on those guys too.

Yeah, so SGA, your MVP, I believe, right? What if he goes into Boston? So they lose to Denver on a back-to-back with no Aaron Gordon. I've already made my mind up. I don't need another... You don't need to hear the question. And what if they go to Boston and lose to a depleted Celtics team? Are you still buying the Thunder as a championship contender?

Yeah, the season's winding down. You're resting guys. By the way, Tatum had 26 in that game, the staff says. See, though, here's the thing, folks. The staff loves Tatum, and they get annoyed when I'm critical of Jason Tatum. Because like the staff, Tatum is young and promising. So they're like, oh, Tatum's great. The boss just doesn't like him.

Because some of the people on the staff I don't like some days. Howard is really on one today. You're just, anything goes here. Wow. When you have magnesium, you start your night and day, with magnesium, stuff goes sideways. That's all I'm going to say. Well, let's see if this is not a hallucinogenic, but I slept like I, you know, got calmed in the head. Yeah. This final topic could get you off on a tangent, and the Rams are releasing

wide receiver Cooper Cup. He is 31 years old. I would expect him to be coveted on the open market. However, we have had some graphics. I don't know if we're going to show this one, where Cooper Cup basically had one amazing season, Colin, 2021, right? Near it is on the doing 1,900 yards. This was when they won the Super Bowl, I'm pretty sure. And then, in the year's past, since then, he's done, like, very little. I'm not calling him a one-year wonder or anything like that.

No. It's a great route running. I just don't think there's going to be some sort of low-level bidding war for Cooper Cup. Well, it tells you there, even with Puka, Pooka's been banged up. They went and got another star, so, because Puka misses time. I think Cooper Cup loves it out here, and I would not be surprised that the Chargers made a run at him to be like a number.

I could get him for nothing or a very small note. Like the Chargers right now lost Palmer. So they've got basically, they need a tight end, a running back, and two receivers. By the way, Cooper Cup is better than Josh Palmer. And I know Palmer's got some promise. He's tough. Cups better. Cooper Cups better.

So I think Cup could land with the Chargers. He loves it out here. I bet you they're talking right now. I think the Chiefs are going to make a run on them. They released DeAndre Hopkins. Rishie Rice is coming off the injury. He's got some stuff. Off the field, Xavier Worthy, limited.

Doesn't it come down to how much of the salary or the Rams going to pay? I think the Chargers would take them tomorrow, but they don't want to, Spanos family doesn't want to pay the money. Do you want to move to Kansas City for one year for 10 mil, or do you want to stay with the Chargers for a year for $5? Well, the kid played high school football, went to college at Cheney Washington. Are you saying Seahawks get in the mix for $7? No, I'm saying if you play college football in Cheney, Washington, you're fine moving to Kansas City. Oh, you made it sound like you didn't want to go to Kansas City. You want to move to the middle?

One year. That's it. You know Kansas City is the only city of size in America I've never been to? I don't think you're missing. That's the whole country. That's the only one. And I have friends there. Every other city.

Have you been in Sacramento? Yeah, multiple times. Why? Just kidding. They did the American River. So I went rafting. In Sacramento. Oh, the amazing whitewater rafting.

I've only been here eight years. I don't know California that well. I don't know there was a river in Sacramento. Really? I thought it was a desert out there, basically. Well, it's not out there, it's up there. Up there, out there. You should drive.

I got my first speeding ticket in Eureka. I did. No, I've been to every ounce of the state. Fresno, west, east, everywhere. I'm trying to think of another mid-major city. Des Moines? I've been to wherever the University of Iowa is. I've been there.

I went. No, no, Ames is Iowa. No, Ames is Iowa State. I've been to Iowa. I went to this bar that had a... aviation theme and great pizza in wherever Iowa is located at. You've got this like beautiful mine thing going on today where you're just pulling stuff out of your past.

Well, I've been taking ticket and eureka. I got, oh, I remember. I remember. Was that 1980? It was like a smoky and abandoned. I was going to go for it, but I just had a, I had an AMC PACER. So Iowa's in Iowa City. I've been to Iowa City.

One of the more beautiful sunsets I've ever seen in Iowa City. Well, Voxy, Mississippi. I have not spent a lot of time there. No. Memphis? I've been to Memphis. Yeah, yeah, I had the scariest landing in my life on a flight in the lightning hit. Lightning hit the runway as we were landing.

We were about 150 feet from the runway. Lightning hit the runway and we went up and circled it. Not a great landing. So I never went back. I'm done with that city. That's a bad vibe city. I needed magnesium after that flight. J-Mac with the news.

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What's the news? Huge news. We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts. Pretty, yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts throughout there. but this one's extra special.

So how do we actually come up with a name Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Oh, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band before Jonas Brothers. This is how you guys remember it going down?

Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast where people could call in and say, hey Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad Hey Jonas and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast. But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

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And I know firsthand because I competed there myself. I'm Renee Stubbs, and on the Renee Stubbs Tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening at Roland Garris. Every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on clay. Jen Chinchin win. I mean, she went down at three to Rabakina, but I'm delighted. She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay.

Listen, Lernerabakina is arguably the best player in the world right now. And I actually can win on any surface. Because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs Tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. We had Albert Breer on today of the NFL Free Agency period. and nobody spent huge money except like New England

and they got a lot of B players and that's nothing wrong with that. They filled gaps. Let's do our winners and losers so far. I think there's five or six teams that stick out. I think the Bears adding three key starters on their offensive line, which was ranked 24th. That helps obviously Caleb Williams.

And also they could go get a running back in the draft to add value to Caleb Williams. So once the O line's good, the quarterback's better, the running back room will be better so I think they're a clear winner so far I like the direction clearly Ben Johnson now is running the show I think the Jets

are a loser they downgraded at quarterback and paid a lot for it they lost some good players Devante Adams Morgan Moses J.D. Reed DJ Reed excuse me and frankly Aaron Rogers played well

at the end of the season so I don't like and I don't know if Aaron Glenn's going to work I don't know. I think Washington comes across as a winner. Again, they got very dependent on Terry McClurent, so they go out and get Devo Samuel. Then they get a great pass blocking left tackle, a Kinlaw defensive tackle. I just like the chess piece of Debo Samuel. I think it works.

I don't like what the Steelers did. I think they massively overpaid for what they already have, a high-maintenance-wide receiver. I think D.K. Metcalfe and George Pickens share. some of the same qualities. They gave five years, $150 million in the second round pick for D.K. Metcalfe. I don't like that at all. They also lost Noggi Harris. Their left tackle to Tennessee.

I just don't like the Steelers offseason at all. And I think the Patriots just based on volume had a very good, I mean, they upgraded in the trenches. They added a cornerback to Christian Gonzalez. So I think that it leaves it wide open for them to go get a running back, Travis Hunter. to get some dynamic speed, which they really lack. So I like what the Bears did, the commanders did, and the Patriots did.

I don't like the Jets and the Steelers at all, so it's not ironic. The Jets and the Steelers may just swap quarterbacks. Jemak had an Adam Schepter story that kind of sounds like it's leaked by the teams. Yeah, so it's kind of interesting. He's come out and been like, hey, Aaron Rogers is really holding things up. And he alludes to nobody knowing why. What's taking so long? why is this, why are you dragging this out for four days?

Just, you know, kind of make a decision. And I wonder if that's coming from the Giants, because listen, if the Giants don't land Rogers, they have to settle for what? Russell Wilson. So what's he reporting? He's reporting that Aaron Rogers is like holding teams hostage essentially. That's so Aaron. That's right on brand for him.

But Colin, if the Giants don't get a quarterback, they almost certainly have to trade up to two to get to two to get a quarterback, right? You can't take a second round guy who's your dude from Ohio State, transferred to Syracuse. McCord, you can't take him and expect to keep your job. Right? It says here, Schaefter says both the Steelers and Giants have said they want to sign Aaron Rogers. He's just uncertain. He's like, eh, I don't know, we'll see. Okay, ask yourself, what would you do?

So, now think about this. You got to, the Steelers just lost their left tackle, total defensive culture, but a better roster. The Giants, I've already got a house that I love in New York. I know the market. I'm playing in the same stadium. I have an excellent left tackle. Actually, I have an offensive coach. So, I mean, just you have to consider everything.

I'm thinking if I was Aaron, I don't have to move. I get an excellent left tackle, a star weapon, an offensive coach. I think, now, you think I'm crazy on this? Or I go to a, the Steelers cannot get their own line right. They just lost their left tackle, and it's a completely tone-deaf offensive culture. Do you think it's crazy? I almost think the Giants are better fit. I get Daibald, neighbors, and Thomas a left tackle.

Do you remember how Belichick went through this? Why doesn't anybody want me? And he was like a little... I wonder if Rogers is going through some of that now. How did the Raiders not want me? I could have crushed with the Raiders. Aaron's... How did Seattle not want me?

I don't think he cares. You don't think Aaron Rogers cares about that stuff? I can't read his mind. No, but just think about... You know, I've moved cross-country three or four times. I always get a yellow pad and I write stuff down. Pros and cons, right? Yeah, I've done this like four times.

And what matters to Aaron Rogers? He don't want to get hit. I get an elite left tackle or the Steelers don't have one. I get an offensive coach who's pretty damn good or a coach that's tone-deaf to offense. Well, he's got the better receivers. Well, Neighbors is a stud. He's a stud.

He's a stud, but... D.K. Metcalf and Pickens, I think they're going to move Pickens at some point. I've got to tell you something. I'll take neighbors over both those guys. Because I think he, I, D.K. Metcalf has a limited route tree and he's going to come in big money, give me the ball. I don't want to deal with that nonsense. I, you think it's crazy, but if you're writing down pros and cons, don't have to move, excellent elite left tackle, offensive coach. The only thing I don't like is it feels like you're a savior, which I don't want to be.

But, you know, Aaron may like the idea of, hey, you better listen to me or both the coach. and the GM are out of work. At the same time, don't you think they're third best in the division, even with, they're not better than Washington. Well, you think, you think I got Lamar Jackson and Burrow in the other division, or I got the Eagles and Washington? I think they're better than the Browns, if Rogers goes to the Steelers. Are they better than the Bengals?

Where is PFF ranked the Giants roster? Like 17th, 18th? It's not great. It's not as good as the Jets. The Steelers went to the playoffs last year. For what it's worth, I know they didn't win anything. I would lean culture Steelers, but I don't know if, you know, Roger.

Culture, I mean, the Steelers have. They have the better roster. There's no doubting that. Steelers have the better roster. Better head coach. Although, yeah, they do. But there's stay where I live, great left tackle, offensive coach, young elite weapon. I can see being like, you know, okay, I'm good.

They're not the Midwest, technically, is it? Pittsburgh's a weird city. It feels east coast, but if you go to Pittsburgh and live in Pittsburgh, it feels much more like Ohio than New York. So I would say it's Midwest. On a map, it feels east. It's more Midwest. Philadelphia feels east coast.

Yes, that's very east. It's just the city. Hey, guys, it's us. The Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe. I'm Kevin. And I'm Nick. And guess what?

We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We get to ask people to do podcasts. We get to ask other people questions because we're sick and tired of being asked questions. Well, sick and tired is a strong way.

to put it, but, you know, tired and sick. Tired and sick. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL, late-night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends.

Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter.

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You just understood. That's how personal it got. Wow. Then after that game seven, Marquis keep coming to. You know I love you, dog. You know, it's all love. This was just playoffs. This was just basketball.

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