Brady's back; Watson's future; Free Agency frenzy

here with you. Um, Sarah, So Tom's back and this guys and Judy, I want you to hear this too, because it's time for Sarah to take a victory lap. Just an observation. When Tom Brady walked off the field

last night, there was not a moment's pause. If you're gonna walk away from football after two decades, there was never this moment that I saw out of him where he stopped pause, looked around, just ran out their business like and if you go back and think about Drew Brees, there was that moment where he was taking it all in. Brady wasn't taking it all in. He ran off the field to me like a man that would be back.

Thank you, because for the last for the last forty days, I felt really stupid, and I'm like, maybe I had a bad Like it wasn't inside information, but when people would say to me, what is your gut say and I and I was like, my gut doesn't say that he's done. He just threw forty three touchdowns. He came a very long field goal away from going to the

conference championship game. I specifically remember that the game was so crazy at the end, but I specifically remember as soon as it ended, I was like, fine, Brady, and just keep your eyes on him and watch what he does. But I was even surprised about two weeks priors when those articles started to come out that he might be done. And I remember when they started to come out, and I'm like, he might be done. Like we just kept talking to him all season long about how long is

he going to go? Because his year was so good and it was just like such a quick turn at the end that didn't really make sense to me. Um, I mean, the family stuff makes sense. But yeah, that was my read, and like we can all have bad reads, right, so for the last forty days, I was like, you didn't read the situation, read the room while Sarah, But so thank you for noticing that because I felt silly,

and now I don't feel silly. Well, and look, I think that we should we should have expected this because Tom Brady has been one of the very best in well, I mean best of all time in working through his progression right finding the open receiver. That's essentially what he

did here. He had to go through the whole progression of being retired, came back to the open receiver, which was obviously the Tampa Bay Bucks who had a need clearly for him to come back at quarterback and all the talk about leaving the light on for him like it was Motel six. Um, and they did, and now he's back in Tampa. Judy, what was your reaction when you first saw the tweet? Um? I had to like double check and make sure it wasn't from a you know,

a fake account, right, yes, exactly. Pay. I read it once. I checked to make sure Tom Brady okay, yeah, it's got the verified blue check. And then I read it to my family. We were sitting here watching the selection Sunday, and uh, I read it and I said, I think Tom Brady just announced he's coming back on Twitter. And then you know, and then it just exploded. Honestly, I was not surprised, first of all, because I was most

surprised that he retired. Like Sarah said, like I was at that game too, he did not look like a man who was bidding farewell to the NFL. And then he started I don't want to say it was that checking, but like you, you could tell he was having second thoughts almost immediately, right like, well we'll see you never say never, you never because there and so you're sort

of like, oh, he's going, you know. And I had heard all the things towards the end of the year too that maybe he um, you know, was frustrated in Tampa, and maybe the relationship in Tampa was was not working out, and so maybe he would come back to go elsewhere. That seemed unrealistic because why would the box ever do that? Right, So when he said I'm coming back to the books, it was like, yeah, hey, that makes sense. If he's coming back, it's it's gonna be the Bucks. It's it

was always strange to meet you. Tom Brady has never struck me as somebody who would leave. When he was still playing at the level he played at last year, he was he could have been the league in VP last year and and as as Sarah just said, you know, came this close to go to the conference championship games. So to me, he's one of those guys you know you're gonna have to drag him off the field or he's going to have to sense that he is declining dramatically,

and neither of those things was the case. Or say, duty you come back, you win it all and then you might drop it that right, I mean the fact that he said fun finished business, right, Yeah, if he could have done that a year ago and gone out that way, and it just seems so anticlimactic when you played as well as you played, right, um, right, and I think you know, if you come back and win it all, then yeah, I think you think about doing it that way, right, And I mean, look, he's he's

a smart guy, right. I mean he had to have looked at what up until the roster last year, Right, the first year he was there, they had tremendous injury walk like practically no injuries. Last year caught up with them. They had a ton of injuries. So he has to be looking at that landscape and saying, like, you know, hope we were this close and we had all those injuries, like, you know, if we can get any part of this

roster together, we're gonna be in the mix. He also has to be looking at the NFC, which, let's face it is, you know, is not the a f C, no doubt. Chris Godwin, by the way, chief among those key injuries from a year ago. Get to Chris Godwin here in just a little bit. Um, but I did want to hit I mean, and thank goodness that we all didn't have to hear on on you know, Sunday

and Monday. Continue trying to read the lips of Tom Brady talking to Christiano Ronaldo at the Manchester United game where you know, apparently he sat down with the Glazer family, right, and maybe that's where all this kind of started, or at least came to a culmination, um, you know, talking about all that where he was, you know, and Ronaldo asked him, are you finished? And he goes and then we didn't really know what was said. Afterwards, Now we

know and he's like, yeah, no, I'm coming back. Um. And then let's let me get to that part here because Judy mentioned it. Sarah, what was your read on any potential frustration or growing sour of the relationship that there might have been between Tom and Bruce and and Byron and that whole triumvirant of offensive masterminds down there in Tampa. You know, I didn't really see that. But I also think, like, if you go back to even last year, again, I'm not seeing the stuff that's behind

closed doors. But I didn't get that sense. Um. You know, when you go back to last year when Tom, you know, had a bad game, people were freaking out that Bruce would be like, yeah, that pick was on him because you never heard that before, because Belichick would never say

something like that. And Tom is still human, even though he's the greatest of all time, right, so there there were interceptions that were on Tom and Bruce would say that and people would freak out and go, oh my god, like can you believe he would say that to Tom? And I'm like, um, I think Tom's pretty realistic and

no one's more competitive than Tom. So I don't think Tom is the kind of person that's throwing someone under the bus, like if he feels like he messed it up, and so so much was made about if you even think about that, and then they went on to win a super Bowl, So I didn't I didn't really put a lot of stock in that because I do believe like if Tom wants something changed, Tom would get it changed.

Right If if Tom didn't like the way Byron was doing something or didn't like the way they were calling something, I think that they would get a change. Now you're you're dealing with high profile people, people that have been successful at high levels, right, and are you gonna butt heads and you're gonna clash on some things? Like? I think that's a realistic. I think that that's normal. I

don't think that it was. It was something crazy, but it's just like everything always gets twisted and it has to be more than that, right. I also don't think that Tom Brady is going to just quit football because he's clashing with Bruce on something, right, Like, He's not gonna do that, Like, it's just he's gonna go when he wants to go, do it the way. Yeah, And I really think you know, the one thing you hear about Bruce constantly is he's a truth teller, sometimes too

to the fault of like the PR. The PR guys would sa, hey, we wish he wasn't so honest, and you know personally, like I would want to play for somebody like that. I would want to play for somebody or work for somebody that levels with you and doesn't tell you what you want to hear. And you know, if anything, if they've had tough conversations, are hard conversations, I feel like they probably both level with each other. And you know, Bruce knows that, like this thing doesn't

go without Tom. And I think you also saw them, you know, nobody really believed it when he was like, yeah, I'm good with playing Gavitt and Kyle trash, like no one really believed that. But you also didn't see them. You didn't see them like really like going out there

and making moves for other things. And when we were at the Combine two weeks ago, I think we were talking about this there right, like if you wanted to move on, you sort of would have said you moved on, and that clearly, you know, even to your point about the Glazers meeting with him at that Manchester United game, obviously these conversations were taking place back then at the Combine and to the Bucks credit. Again, Jason and Bruce didn't lie, like they didn't say yet we're going after

other people and Tom's moved on. I mean, they were kind of obvious about what was going on. And when that happened, I'm like, Okay, well this isn't this isn't coming out of out of nowhere right there, not saying I mean Bruce even said if it's August and Tom wants to come back, he'll come back. Now your story pursuing yeah as a starter, So you're not going out and pursuing DeShawn Watson and saying, hey, come here. But just by the way, if Tom wants to like kick

you out come August, you're out of there. Like, so this has all been it's all been going on, and maybe Tom just needed a reset. And like you said, like this seemed like a great idea the week after you announced it, and then maybe it wasn't as great of an idea three weeks from then, and then four weeks from them you're like, I feel great, Like I

just had a great season, um and things change. But I personally don't put like stock in that story about the headbutting thing as much as it was, which isn't to say that they never putted heads, but I don't think more so than the normal amount. By the way, you just go tell the Hannak over there, pr just to step up and deal with the honesty. Okay, enough of the okay, hey, but for the media it's so great center of and maybe they can't. He does what

he wants, which is why he's so great. Yeah, no doubt, but does what he wants, not mechanics one of the guys, correct, Judy the continuity, um now Bruce, Brady, Byron all back for a third season together. And we saw what season two really started to look like when everybody was healthy. They kind of kept trying to keep it together down the stretch. But I'm expecting nothing less than what we got at the start of last year. No, I think the big question is, first of all, what will God

was condition when he comes back. That's that's the big one, UM. And then how much more they can keep intact because they have a load of free agents. They're not all going to be coming back. We already know some of them who I mean, Ali Marpetto is retired and is going to stay retired. Um. And Alex Coppa, the other guard is is already Cincinnati cincinat Cincinnati right so UM,

so we know it's not going to be intacted. I thought the big thing last night was like as soon as Brady said coming back, like five minutes later, it was like, then, imagine that's so. I think that's It's almost like they talked duty ahead. It's like the mind meld thing. Um, you know, I think that's a key thing.

You're right that the offense was at a different level at the start of last year when everybody was healthy, and then obviously as the injuries took a hole, you know, it tailed off, and certainly we saw that at the end. But um, I think assuming that Chris Godwin comes back in anything approaching Chris Godwin form, and you've got Mike Evans and you you fill in some holes on the offensive line, Gronk, I have to think there's one right, right, you have to think. I mean, Gronk had never shut

the door on continuing to play. He's been working out in Tampa. I mean, come on, you got to get him back. And can you get Leonard four Nette back. You know he's going to have a market. But I think if they can keep as much as they can together, then yeah, I think I think they're going to play at a high level. And don't forget this. You know this division well it did look to be wide open until Tom Brady came back, and now it doesn't spear

to be that wide open um at all. And the to me, the only question then is does you know to the Saints where the Panthers get to Shawn Watson, because then that becomes the team that maybe can challenge the box. But who knows, you know, and that that was something we will discuss here um in just a couple of moments. Last one here in the box free agents that you're that you're looking at their Sarah you know grown for Net Sue, Jason, Pierre Paul, that that

whole crew. I mean, you anticipate almost of those guys getting getting a good look to come back. Here. I brought up this point on NFL Network. You know, we want to go through this whole list of Kim Tom get his entire band back together. But we also saw like he's Tom Brady and he can have success without the flaggiest names. He did that in New England without the flashiest receiver. So here's what we know right now.

Let's just say he gets Gronk back, because I think it'd be more surprising if he didn't come fact than he did. Right, So let's say get strong back. He's got a Pro Bowl Hall of Famer and Rob Bronkowski. He's got two Pro Bowl receivers in Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, and then you know Leonard Fournette. That would be a big win for them if he can get back, because he does so much and when it comes to pass catching as far as running it. But look at

the end of the year. Last year, he was during game winning touchdowns to Cyril Grayson who never played college football. He threw a game winning touchdown to Brashad Berryman. We weren't talking about any of those guys in weeks one through ten of the season. I mean, it doesn't matter. He'll go find someone on the practice squad and he'll throw them a game win he touchdown. I mean, that is the difference between Tom Brady and everybody else that

has ever played this game. So I think especially as we look at free agency and you look how scarce the quarterback options are when you look at the list of who's available. I mean there's teams that are in a real need and the Bucks just went out and for the second time got the greatest of all time. I feel like everything else at this point where is icing on the cake. They'll make it work. The Bucks are gonna do everything they can to make them happy.

You better believe that, because they were definitely promised this made to him to get him to come back. But whoever is on that roster on any given game day, I mean it's Tom Brady and so you have a chance. I think you're right. And the last question here on the Brady um deal, because somebody got a raw deal. Somebody paid a whole lot of money. Been Tom Brady's

last touchdown pass thousand dollars. In fact, I think at that point I thought he was getting a bargain because there was a lot of talk to that ball could have gone for north of a million bucks. Is that guy get a refund? Like? What is that? And I just say, this is kind of harsh. I'm having trouble working up angst for someone who can spend five thousand dollars on a football. Okay, it didn't work out. You spent five hundred dollars on a football. You probably have

another five hundred thousand dollars laying around somewhere. I'm like duty, I'm a duty, she's not she's not wrong, I'm not like I'm not a memorabilial person in that thing. It'd be cool, but I think the lesson learned, like for everyone that that's in that situation. And how many times, by the way, this year did the Box have situations

where they gave away every single game Week one. I can't even imagine the bios at the box PR guys again, shut up buckx PR have to put together like every week we get a list and this will start week one of the records that Tom's going to break during the games, which they're all his at this point. So every ball that they give to anyone in the stands is like some record or it's some miless. They have to retrieve it. I don't have to go retreat it.

They have to pull deals, they have to whatever. So like lesson, learn whatever ball your handed, like, you don't like, just be appreciative it to Tom Brady football And I don't Maybe they stop that all together next year. Maybe Mike Evans because he's the one that's given them all away, just kind of like hoards these things and then like turns it into like a scholarship fund, because that's something

like that, Mike Evans. But yeah, right, I mean, maybe he should think about that before he's like tossing him up into the stands. But I did think of that though. R at like that guy missed the mark by just like a couple of hours. Yeah, it happened on like Sunday, right or Saturday, Saturday, something like like a couple of hours before. Yeah, that I mean. I also I would say, like, you know, you gotta check in with your football reporters who were already having doubts that Tom was really retired

before you invest in Tom's last football no doubt. And while Tom might be the biggest piece of the quarterback puzzle to fall into place here, there are still many left to go. One Deshaun Watson. We did get another one, though Mitchell Robinski has found a new home. Deshaun Watson still looking or other teams looking for him. We'll figure

out which way that goes right after this. But the free agency frenzy is off in running back here on NFL Inside Report, Duty, Batista and Sarah Walsh are with us. Talked about one of the biggest pieces to the quarterback puzzle at the top there, Tom Brady coming back to the Bucks. Sounds like Mitchell Trabiski is expected to sign a two year deal and expected to be the starter

in Pittsburgh. Aaron Rodgers back in Green Bay. Obviously, the two big trades we've seen thus far, Russell Wilson the mega deal to go to Denver, leaving Seattle the only home he's ever known in the NFL. Carson Wentz also one and done in Indianapolis and now shipped off to the Washington Commanders. And so all attention really turning to Deshaun Watson, who was cleared of criminal charges this past week, obviously still facing some civil suits and potential NFL discipline.

But Sarah, as you're looking at the sweepstakes, we've talked to Jane Slater has talked a lot about the Saints being all in on Deshaun Watson. The Panthers made moves and overtures towards for the to the Texans to get Deshaun watching services last year and couldn't get it done. Where do you sit on all the Deshaun Watson potential trade talk here? I think he's gonna go to the NFC South. Now, whether that's the Panthers are the Saints, because I think both of those makes most Both of

them makes sense for a lot of reasons. Right. If you want to go on to the Panthers side of things, Um, they're obviously interested. They were interested, as you said a season ago. Geographically it makes sense for him there. He played at Clemson. Um, so that's that's in the vicinity. He's from Georgia, you know. And if you're him and what's unfolded for the last couple of years, I mean, I'm sure. Look he's he's loved. They're beloved, especially after

winning a national championship at Clemson. If you're him, you're like, I need to start over. I need a fresh start, um, going back to my roots. Like, maybe that's that's the solution. You look at the Saint side of things, I mean, this is an organization that at points last year and I did a couple of their games on Fox in the NFL Fox broadcast, and their defense is really good.

I mean, their defense can carry them in certain phases and and they're missing that piece, right, which is what the I'm not comparing him to Tom Brady, but had a very good defense for a long time right, you're just missing this piece. And and there's certainly talented players on that Saints team that if they get the right guy, right time, right fit, I think things change real quickly in New Orleans. And to your point, you know this division was wide open a second ago. It is not

wide open when you bring in Tom Brady. But if you put him, who is very talented, on that Saints team, I think it changes things real quickly for them. Obviously, there's so much to be weighed on what's going to happen suspension wise, but I think what we see is this trend of there are not great quarterbacks out there. There's not a lot of guys that are. I don't want to say great quarterbacks because you're playing the NFL,

you're a very good quarterbacks. Separation between the guys at the top and everyone else, there's just not a lot of guys. There's not the very very elite once you get to the NFL. And I think there are teams out there that thinks, to Shawan is that can be that for them And if if he can get cleared or get past or or however the league is going to handle this situation, there's teams that are like, hey, we want to win. I mean that's that's the reality of it. And you can moral wise agree with that

disagree with that. But you know how quickly winning makes people forget anything. I mean, we've seen, I can, I can give you example of case after case after case in this league. So again that's not an indictment on personal beliefs on whatever has happened, but teams want to win, and there are not. When you look at the quarterbacks available at this point, I mean, who's available that's that's still like a big name that's exciting people, There's there's

not a lot of those guys out there. I think Jimmy g everyone's kind of looking to see where he's going to go. But when you look at the market that's out there, teams are going to jump on him, even knowing that there could be a suspension coming. Right. But I do think that it's one of those two in the NFC South that he would make sense for both of those teams. How badly do they want them? What are they willing to part with to get them

one of them? I think I would be surprised. I can't imagine him going to anywhere outside of those two good thought. Certainly I think Seattle may or may not be in the mix as well. Um and uh, you know, so that it's definitely one of the biggest pieces to follow here as the trade talks kind of kind of continue on the quarterback front there now Judy from a discipline standpoint on the NFL level, the you know, the NFL's investigation obviously still ongoing, has been going on for

quite some time. Right now that we know that he is clear of criminal charges, at least for now, civil suits still going on. Like, do you foresee the NFL holding withholding any potential discipline until although civil suits are resolved. I think they would like to have as much information as they can get. Look, there's no timeline for the NFL to do it. They don't have to do anything until he's right. I mean, he's clear to play now.

But we're in the off season right We're how how many days away from opening days, so they have plenty of time. Their investigation has been ongoing all this time. He is do We're taking this on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, he is due to get of depositions in the civil cases, so we'll get a little bit more information. Um, I mean, I certainly expect the NFL to take some action, some disciplinary action against Shaun Laton. They have done that before

in players who have not been charged criminally. UM. They did it with Ben Roethlisberger, probably most famously. UM, they suspended him for six games, it was reduced to four. They didn't did it with James Winston as well. So I certainly think that they are going to suspend him for behavior that well, it may not rise to the level of a criminal charge. UM has certainly you know, Um, it's certainly unseemly at best. UM, And you know, I

would expect that there'll be some discipline. But listen, the teams that are interested have surely factored that in right. The fact of the matter is, this is a play for the long term. He's twenty six years old. Setting aside the baggage and the off the field issues, the very serious off the field issues. He's a tough five quarterback when he's on the field. I mean, he just is. And he's twenty six. This is a decision for the long term. He could be your quarterback for the next

dozen fifteen years. So, UM, whatever team makes the move, These teams that are interested in the Saints, the Panthers, and you know, who knows who else that we might know about. Um, these are long range decisions. They know that there's probably going to be a suspension this year. They know there might be a PR hit, you know, to whatever degree. Certainly I think there would probably be less of a PR hit in the Carolinas where Deshaun Watson is beloved. But they're they're factoring all of that

in when they look at the landscape. I mean, nobody is naive here about this, and they're and they're thinking, like, look, as Sarah said, like winning uh smooths over an awful lot of things. People are willing to give second chances for one thing. Um, certainly if he pays his debt, people are willing to give second chances. And then winning

glosses over a lot. And if you're gonna Deshaun Watson in and they're gonna start winning a lot, like, people will move past it, and they'll probably move past it fairly quickly, probably right uh. And look as we switch gears here, it really feels like the Jaguars are moving past the urban Meyer tenure very quickly by trying to change the narrative in terms of building this team by spending a whole bunch of cash GM Trent Bulky with head coach Doug Peterson into here getting set for his

first season coming up this year. I mean, as we sit here on this Monday afternoons you said, recording this podcast here they have are expected to ink deals with Brandon Sheriff, a pro bowler in five of his last years the guard for the Washington Commanders, defensive tackle fully Fought Akassi, who has quickly become a really valuable piece

in this league as a nose tackle. Foyero Louikan who led the league and tackles yougo, has been a big play machine for the Atlanta foul against three years forty five million, can go up to forty six and a half. And then Christian Kirk getting it absolutely monster deal four

years worth seventy two max value of eighty four. I think the guarantees have come down to something like thirty seven million and guarantees for Kirk, but that is still an astronomical number for a player you know, who's been good, um and explosive at times in Arizona, but was maybe like the third wide receiver, you know, they're in Arizona and now getting paid wide receiver one money. What do

you make all this new money going out in Jacksonville. Well, look, first of all, I hope they hit on all of these things, because we've sort of seen the Jaguars do this periodically in the past. And they did it actually the year that they made the run to the a f C Championship game and we're how many minutes away from from beating the Patriots. Um, they spent a lot of money in free agency that year and and they

hit and it was great. They have obviously staggered along since then, so you sort of hope that they're all of these moves pay off. Look, the Brendan Sheriff one is a good move. They knew they had to protect. That means they franchise tag their left tackle. They've got a you know, a top level guard in there. They have to protect Trevor Lawrence. They have to build around this jewel of a quarterback who you know, just got

destroyed last year. Um, not entirely his fault, and UM, you just don't want to waste you know, you don't want to waste his early years, especially when he's on the relatively cheap rookie deal. You want to put as many pieces around him as you can. So they're clearly doing that. They clearly think Christian Kirk gives them, um, you know, gives him a solid target. Uh. Presumably d J. Chark is going to land elsewhere. He was a really good wide receiver. Um. And and they're shoring up the

defense to which they needed to do so on paper. Look, they've got the money, they're going to have the draft pick, Like, this is what you want to do. You want to put pieces around Trevor Lawrence because you just don't want him, you know, struggling the way he struggled last year. Yeah, and looking at the Kirk deal um as a precursor

for what we might see, you know, for wide receiver money. Um, what Davante Adams's crew do you think doing right now, who has already said that he's not going to play on the franchise tag that's worth twenty mill I mean, he's gonna be million dollar receiver at this point. I have to thay, let's look at it from the other point. I mean, first of all, wide receivers have to be thrilled. Right on the other side, teams like the Green Bay Packers must be like, what on what are we doing here? Um?

I mean, you know, it's just got that much harder. And I mean obviously, Davante Addams is going to command, you know, a boatload of money and he deserves everybody of it, and you've got to do it because you have to keep him there with Aaron Rodgers. So I mean, yeah, that I have to think that general managers around the league are looking at those numbers very closely on and saying like really like yeah, and looks same for Chris Godwin, you know, and Tampa was playing on the second straight

franchise tag. You know that's going to complicate things to get him back now with with d and with Genten whatever money. Yeah, they really wanted to get him under a long term deal. So yes, it's going to things. But but you know, hey, I mean good for the players, good for Christian Current if if you can get the money,

get it, and good for the players. Yeah. Um. And you know, addition to Davante Adams, the Packers also they released the Darius Smith, so they saved some money there, but brought back to Andre Campbell, who was one of the most phenomenal pickups. Last year you played for just two million bucks. Was an all pro. Uh. He now got a big money deal, as did Preston Smith. So second deal for Preston Smith as a free agent in Green Bay. Remember it was Preston who was like one

of like the presidents and Darius right like. This is the part of this new wave of spending in Green Bay for free agents, something that not typically been done there. So there are still some huge type of premier players still left on this on the top three agents list. As you go over to NFL dot com, check out the one NFL free agents that Greg Rosenthal puts together their top on that list, Saints left tackle Toron Armstead Man, I know the Saints love to have him back, but

he's gonna get some huge money. Quick thought on what might work as a destination there to well if the Saints can't hold on to him, I think the Miami Dolphins would be a great fit. I think the Miami Dolphins have to try try really hard to give him because that's another team that had a dreadful offensive line. I think they were graded football folks, and they great at them as the worst offensive line in the league.

Which is saying something because we've seen some bad offensive lines and they've got to do whatever they can to help to and they gotta they gotta at least give him the opportunity to succeed, just so they can get a read on him. You know, he would protect his front side to his left handed, so he would protect the front side there. That would be a great fit.

They need to invest a lot in the offensive line problem there in Miami's that they've invested a lot of high draft picks on offensive lineman Austin Jackson, Leah Miikenberg's Robert hunt Um. And you know, for whatever reason, I still need need a big money player like that, lots of money to spend them. So I can see the Colts also being in on Toronto Armstead who need let's tackle um, they need a quarterback the Colts. That's kind of the first part, let's maybe worried part. Jess Jackson

is free agent number two on the list. It sounds like a reunion with the Patriots is not in the cards, So his name has been linked with the Chargers, who have been really super aggressive this offseason, which is really fun. They are another team right with the quarterback who's still on the rookie deal. So you've got all this money to play around with, and you want to put pieces

around justin Herbert obviously because he's fabulous. Um. And actually Derwin James again, this is Monday afternoon where we're taping this, and Derwin James tweeted before the like googly eyes emoji and that sort of sent Twitter, you know, into a like what is coming? What is it? What's that mean? What do you know? Um? So we'll see it. But I like the moves the Charges have made agressive, and

I think that's a natural fit for them. Speaking what did you know von Miller with those tweets about going back to Denver? So he was the one who knew Russell Wilson was coming to Denver. We're like, oh, okay, because it's like you would you have said that if you didn't know Russel Wilson was going, No kidding, and so like, if not going back to the Rams the Broncos makes perfect sense, right, Yes, those are the only

two places I can imagine him going. Frank Like, I mean, if it's if the Rams can't manage to keep him, then I assume he goes to Denver. And that's great. Chandler Jones in the NFC West has been an absolute force, has led the league in sacks before and even if he is not still you know, at the very top or nine percent of whatever he is now is still you know, a huge piece of a team's defensive rotation

there in terms of getting after the quarterback. Yeah, when he plays every game at the season, he averages double digit sacks those seasons. So when he's healthy, he is incredible productive. I think last year he forced five quarterback turnovers by with quarterback pressures, which is pretty amazing. Um, I have to thank Buffalo takes a long look at

Chandler Jones. We we saw unfortunately for the Bills, they've got practically everything else in place, but we saw they could not get the quarterback when they absolutely had to get to the quarterback in the playoffs last year. Um, they need pass rush and that seems to be a natural fit again, right, I mean, he's in his thirties, and maybe he's not top top, top, top level pass rusher anymore, but pretty good, pretty good and pretty productive. And the Bills are built to win right now, so

it doesn't matter that he's thirty whatever. Yeah, and would be an upgrade over Jerry Hughes, who has done some really great things in Buffalo. But it's also thirty four, a little bit younger for Chandler Jones, maybe a little bit more productive, probably a little bit more money, um, but still that's that's the price you gotta pay when the free agency frenzy is running. And Judy uh Sarah, you guys were fantastic, Thanks so much for spending some time.

Let's really appreciate it. Great to be with you. Yeah, all right, back here with you on NFL Inside Report. Just as we were literally talking about j C. Jackson and a potential move to the l A Chargers there with Judy Batista. As is the case here in this week of free agency frenzy, things happened by the second and it sounds like the Chargers are in fact expected

to sign former Patriot cornerback j. C. Jackson. Will be a big money deal that according to NFL network insider Ian Rappaport, to which our Daniel Jeremiah, our lead a draft analyst and color analysts for the Chargers radio broadcast, says that this is huge will allow last year's second round pick and stud corner of Sante Samuel Jr. To

kick inside in terms of a slot cornerback role. So the Chargers upgrade the secondary and then of course you know they had the trade for Khalil Mack as well, So a lot of upgrades happening to that Chargers defense right now here in l A. And that's gonna do it for this episode of NFL Inside Report. Thanks so much for being with us here today. Reminder to rate review, download our podcast and wherever you get your pods, the

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