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At least five minutes of Friday’s episode will be devoted to this. Maybe more

We're only a year removed from this with Kyler

Both @danpizzuta.bsky.social and I agree: Kyler Murray on a minimum contract is a hell of a bargain, in part bc his upside remains high…and his floor isn’t as low as it’s been portrayed.

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Pats should take multiple shots at WR in free agency. As I’ve discussed on the pod, a great Pierce destination.

(Shockingly, he does not give any info on whether he wants to keep playing and where)

“I never really wanted to live a public life” - Aaron Rodgers on the Pat McAfee show one week before free agency

Daniel Jones (potentially) doing this twice to two different teams is so funny. Good for him!

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Yea search here is unfortunately brutal

New project I’m excited about: a model that forecasts free agent contracts based primarily on media rankings.

The model utilizes rankings from ESPN (Matt Bowen), NFL.com (@greggrosenthal.bsky.social), the Athletic (Daniel Popper) and PFF.

I don’t think it’s wrong to say Twitter circa 2012-18ish was useful for finding info. Now search sucks everywhere :(

Just saw the Chiefs are getting a first *and* a third in 2027. That’s a solid return.

The Rams have two first-round picks after trading down in last year's draft, and having come bitterly close to making it back to the Super Bowl this past season, GM Les Snead has to be thinking about what he can do to get his organization over the top. Matthew Stafford just turned 38, and though he's coming off an MVP campaign, the Rams don't know when their veteran quarterback will call it quits. Loading up to try to build a title-winner while Stafford is still slinging makes sense. Their biggest weakness is at cornerback, a position Snead has tried to address via trades for young stars in the past. The Rams sent second- and fourth-round picks to the Chiefs for Marcus Peters, and though that didn't work out, Snead followed up by sending two first-round picks to the Jaguars for Jalen Ramsey. That one did. I'm not sure there's a cornerback available worth that sort of haul, but would the Rams use one of their first-rounders to get an immediate difference-maker? McDuffie fits that bill as a feisty, aggressive cornerback with the ability to play near the line of scrimmage. The Rams have spent at one of the league's lowest rates over the past two years on defense, and they would have no trouble absorbing a potential extension for McDuffie, let alone his $13.6 million fifth-year option in 2026. McDuffie might be best in the slot, where the Rams use Quentin Lake, but he's plenty effective as an outside cornerback, too.

Why would the Chiefs, who also expect to compete for a Super Bowl, trade McDuffie? Well, Brett Veach hasn't been too interested in paying cornerbacks during his time as general manager. The Chiefs traded Peters after three seasons, one year removed from a first-team All-Pro nod. They developed L'Jarius Sneed into a standout, but at the end of his rookie deal, they franchise-tagged him and traded him to the Titans for a third-round pick. McDuffie is better than Peters or Sneed, but if the Chiefs aren't planning on extending their top corner, getting something significant for him now makes more sense than losing him in free agency for nothing more than a 2028 compensatory pick. In acquiring the No. 29 selection, the Chiefs would have three of the top-40 picks in this year's draft, which would give them the ability to add multiple rookie contributors and/or move around for specific players. I'd rather see the Chiefs give an extension to one of their best players, but until Veach pays a cornerback top-tier money, I'm not counting on that to occur. The Chiefs have spent just $112.2 million in cash at cornerback since the start of 2018, the third-lowest total for any team over that span. And it's scary to think about trading a sure thing for nothing more than draft capital but remember that the Chiefs initially landed McDuffie by moving up with some of the picks they got from Miami in the Tyreek Hill trade.

Pitched Trent McDuffie to the Rams in the trade proposals column from last month. Logical decision for both sides given their history

Rams are back in F them picks mode. Get a CB1 with inside outside and man/zone versatility and elite tackling ability.

Chiefs—makes sense bc of cap but they now have make needs at CB *and* edge. RB w pick 9 feels a little dicey!

So much NFL news happened just before we recorded. Had a great time diving into that and some Combine/draft class thoughts.

Always an honor to join Mina.

Me and Dan

New pod with @danpizzuta.bsky.social

🏈 Kyler Murray’s future
🏈 Did the Colts make the right call tagging Daniel Jones?
🏈 Combine recap

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My two year would like a word

I'm a big Jacoby guy, but while he looked good early on...then things went downhill after the first 3 or so games :/

Second half of the season they were 24th in EPA/play (vs 8th in 2024 w KM!)

Talked about Murray in depth with @danpizzuta.bsky.social on the pod. But in short: A bunch of teams *should* take a swing here…and Kyler *should* prefer Minnesota.

Also, Jones tore his much later in the season. Let’s say he’s back by week 4….will he be BACK back? What if he’s not himself again until a year out (Kirk took longer than that imo)?

Alright let’s try this again….

I get why the Colts did this given the lack of options, but some of the discourse around the market for Jones is confusing to me given the Achilles injury. Cousins took forever to get back to normal—Jones is younger, but athleticism is a big part of his game.

Less money ($38 mm) but if another team offers a deal and you don’t match it, you don’t get draft compensation. They’re betting no one will.

Man. Feels like there are quite a few teams that need centers right now--could lead to a few rising in the draft (and Tyler Linderbaum making an absolutely ridiculous amount of money, ofc)

Mendoza smiling over a headline that says STEPHEN A: MENDOZA WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO IMMINENT MISERY IF JETS TRADED UP

One of my favorite things about Fernando Mendoza is bc he is smiling in literally every photo ever taken ofhim, he looks happy next to any headline

Gadsen is great but he’s basically a receiver. Sadiq’s ability to line up inline and block adds a completely different element to the offense.

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He’s *extremely* Mike McDaniel coded. I know they have other needs but it wouldn’t surprise me!