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Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday from twelve to three eastern, nine to noon Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and FS one. Find your local station for The Herd at Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching heard you're listening to Fox Sports Radio. Welcome back to The Herd. Joey Taylor in for Colin cow heard all week as he is enjoying his vacation. Did we get another video? He did? He just got done snorkeling. I wanted to see the one that you were talking about where he was getting all fancy with his reels and adding music to the background, which okay, he definitely did that on his own. That was an easy just add music to a single video. But yeah, this one, he's back, he's enjoying it, he's embracing they got snorkeling and it's his family swam towards a shark, that's what he was saying. Interesting. Yeah, vacation, Colin is a vibe. He will be back next week. But right now, let's go out to Pat Garretty, NBA analysts for the Stadium for Stadium let's play ten NBA seasons. Thank you for joining us, Pat. It's been an interesting off season so far. We are starting to get some answers on what teams are going to look like next year. And obviously the biggest story so far in this offseason is what's going on with the Nets and Kyrie, And we found out that he is going to opt in with the Nets. Now that doesn't entirely mean he's going to spend the entire season there, But what are your thoughts about what's going on with Kyrie and the Nets. Well, I think he shot his shot. I think that he was unhappy with not giving, you know, the full extension that he could have gotten, and tried to get that elsewhere through a trade. I think what all said and that he had very little leverage. So it's not surprising that he's back with Brooklyn. After all, this is the way for him. If he goes out and performs and this Nets team makes a long run and everyone is back on the same page again, this is the best chance for him to maximize his earnings over the next four years. So it's not surprising that he did that. He did that there was no way that he was going to opt out and go take a taxpayer and mid level exception. I mean, you're then you're looking at pushing out a next contract two years that he'd be able to get maximize what he'd be able to get. So I don't think this is surprising. I think the thing with this team, though, is how do they fill in pieces around it, And to me, it really starts with the health of Joe Harris and then the ability to add shooting around this team. It's not going to be a deep team, but I think if they can add some perimeter floor spacing, there's no question in my mind this is going to be a top four team in the East. Says it out of the question now that Kyrie ends up with the Lakers at any point, I just don't see how that happens. I don't see the Lakers having the pieces to be able to make that work. You know, if they were to trade, Westbrook would have to be in that trade, and I just don't see them having enough assets. Even if the Nets were in a position where they said let's just blow this thing up, where they would they would want to take back with the Nets with the Lakers would have officer. So I just think that that's not going to happen. Um, I don't even think if you're looking into next summer, if I just don't see from a from a financial stampo or the cap stampot how that could happen. We're talking to Pat Garrity. So that being said, is Russ on this Lakers roster comes started the season, I really think he is. I do, and I think that they really don't have another option. They don't have the assets really to get off them. That that's the thing. And even if they did have the assets to get off of them, UM, are there going to be the teams that would be going to take him in? Do they have the pieces that the Lakers need to be contented for a championship? And the answer to that is no. UM. And so I think that there's no question that he's going to be back on the Lakers roster the season. UM. The biggest problem for them too, and it's a little bit you know, the problem that the nets are going to on into if they don't have the shooting around KD is is this team does not have perimeter, floor spacing or depth at all. And there's a world where Russell Westbrook Lebron ad can all work together, but on that kind of team, I mean, you're gonna need guys spacing the floor and being able to defend. And right now that roster, although you know they have guys like Austin Reeves, you know, Horton Tucker is a nice slasher, they just don't have the guys that they did when you look back at that championship team, I mean they had Danny Green, KCP who was a two way player, Kuzma who was a two way player, Alex Caruso who came off the bench defensively. They were just so much more deep than they are right now. You know, it's just it's just a big question. How are they going to be able to add those pieces given what they have to work with this summer And they let go of Kuzma and KCP to get to talk about the other team in New York. Jalen Brunson looks like he going to get a big contract from the Knicks. What do you think about that deal? Well, they're paying a pretty penny to gain him. I think of all the players that they could go out and get, I think he definitely helps them offensively. And that was a big reason why they regress last year. They were still an above average team on the defensive end. Two years ago, when they were really good, they were in the top ten defensively, above average offensively. Just that step that they took back last year offensively really caused them to struggle. So I think that moving him into that starting lineup really gives them a nice scoring punch. Again, another team with not a ton of spacing, they have a lot of depth in their second unit. If Derek Rose is able to come back and be healthy and give them what he gave them two years ago. They have some nice
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young players and quickly and Obie toppin. I don't think this is a team that you're talking about in the top four of the East by any question, but I think this is a solid playoff team if he's able to come and elevate them on the offensive end. So I am drinking the Clippers kool aid with this John Wall move. Not that I think that he's somebody that they're that's you know, it's make them in a Big three or anything. I just think he's a nice bonus edition. You already have Kawhi and Paul George. Of course, under the assumption that they are healthy throughout most of the season and going into the postseason. I really think they're contenders next year. I agree with you, Joe. I mean, this is probably the deepest team in the NBA right now, and so whether or not John Wall starts, whether it's John Wall or Reggie Jackson starting at the point guard, I mean, their wing rotation is really strong. You have two All Stars and Kawuhi and Paul George obviously, but they have Terence Mann, Norman Powell, Luke Kannard. Looks like they came to an agreement on Jubach extending him. I think the last piece Marcus Morris obviously, you know, a tremendous player, the kind of player that any team would covet who were making or run deep in the playoffs. The last piece to me is Nick Batoum. He was a really important part of that team. There are a ton of teams that could use him, Brooklyn being one of them, Philly as well. I think if they get the tune back, no question, this is the deepest team in the Western Conference, and I think that you have to put them right away, right up there with Golden State as favorites to win the West. We're talking to Pat Garretty, NBA analysts First Stadium. How does the Bradley Beal situation play out? Should any team around the league hold out hope that he's not with the Wizards. Maybe in a year, maybe if things fall apart there after he signs of Supermax. If Washington is willing to give Bradley Beal the Supermax, I can't see any scenario where he's going to turn that down. I mean, we're talking about five years, two hundred and fifty million dollars for a guy who's running into some injury problems the last couple of years. Prior to that, though, he was an iron man in the NBA, playing in the top ten in minutes. I like some of the moves that they did, to be honest with you, again, I don't know if this vaults them into that top four in the East, but I think they definitely got better with this trade of bringing Monty Morrison. So you have a legitimate starting point going with them now getting a full season of porzingis Will Barton brings scoring. They have a bunch of nice young players, So again, what is this going to be like if brad If they're not winning in a year or two, could he be available? Yeah, he probably could be available. And I think at that point the contract is going to be expensive. But at age thirty one and being able to score twenty points a game, I think a lot of teams would like would take a look at and Madison injury.
I don't think this is a contract that teams are going to look at like they looked at the John Wall contract or the Westbook contract. I think for a lot of teams that this makes a lot of sense. And I know people are talking about this as an overpay and it is he worth it. I don't think they have any choice, and I don't think Beal has any other choice that he has to take the money now. And I think that they definitely have improved with some of the moves that they made, and we'll see over the next couple of years can they get in that can upper tier of the East pat What do the Jazz do? Do they make any moves? Again? I don't see how they get better. You know, one of the big problems with the Utah Jazz when you look at their vulnerabilities is their perimeter defense. And you know, we've heard the rumblings of cohesion with Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. But if you're going to get rid of Rudy Gobert, I mean you're taking a massive step back defensively, and I just don't know how they can improve. You know, if you're going to do that, are you going to improve enough offensively where you don't have the one of the best defensive impact players in the league on your roster covering up for all of the issues that you have on the perimeter. So I I just don't see them making a move with Rudy Gobert right now that makes them better. And unless they're going to try to tear it down or pivot and go in a different direction and be willing to make you wait a year or two where they take a step back, I just don't see them doing that right now. The NBA Draft was last week. Were there any big surprises to you in the draft. I was a little surprised that Jake and Ivey didn't go to the Kings. I think when you looked at you know, in terms of his upside, you know, I really thought the Kings were going to go for that. I don't think the Keegan Murray pick was bad by any stretch, So no, I didn't see any huge surprises. Obviously, Orlando played it tied to the best. I think though, really when you looked at it and stepped back, you know, is there a case to be made for any any one of those three guys who was picked in the top three to come out being you know, the best of the three. I think each of them has a case. So I don't think any of those three guys would have been the wrong pick at number one, two, or three. I think the way Orlando played it actually was right and what they need, you know. Other than that, I think it went pretty much a core to a lot of how a lot of analysts and scouts probably piped it. Do you have an early, very early prediction for Rookie of the Year. I think it's going to come down between boncro and chet Holmer, right. I think both are in situations where they could put up huge numbers. They're going to get to play a lot right away. Particularly bon Caro. I think he immediately steps in is the number one option on Orlando. Jabari Smith is not going to be that in Houston. I mean he's playing with two other guys who are going to have the ball in their
hands. He's a terrific long term fit for the team. I just don't think he's gonna put up the numbers that those other two guys potentially put up, particularly Bacarro, so I would say right now he would be my pick for Rookie of the Year. Pat, thanks so much for joining us. Pat Garretty, NBA Analysts for Stadium, former assistant general manager of the Pistons ten year NBA VET. Really appreciate all of your insight. Thank you so much for stopping by. All Right, thank you, Joey, great being with you. That's Pat Garretty. Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays and Neun East nine amphasis back. Let's get to Alex Curry with the news. Turn on the news. This is the Herd Line News. Well, the Chargers missed the postseason last year, and Justin Herbert said the team needs to be more steady if they hope to turn things around this season. It's all about consistency and we have to put together a full season for us to play the football that we want to. And we've definitely added some guys on defense, picked up a few guys on offense and had a great offseason so far, and as soon as the season comes, we understand it's all about execution and being sharp week in and week out, never looking ahead, and making sure that we're doing everything we can to give ourselves a shot on Sundays. So just to kind of highlight the inconsistency. The last season, Chargers offense ranked fourth in the NFL and yards and fifth end points, while the defense ranked twenty third in yards allowed in twenty ninth end points surrender. Now, okay, this is Herbert's third season, right, this is his year, his rookie season. He kind of took everyone by surprise. He was superstars, standout rookie quarterback that really I think everyone thought he's going to do something special this last season, little disappointing end of the season. They lost to the Raiders and OT in the final game, which kept them out of the playoffs, meaning they have not won a playoff game with Justin Herbert yet. And to be great and to get to that next level, which is everyone, I think everyone has that understanding or shared thought that he is going to be a great player for a long time. But you've got to get to the points the postseason and you have to win. It also doesn't help that you're sharing the same building as the Super Bowl champion Rams. You don't want to be the same situation that the Clippers are in with the Lakers in the same building, sharing the building they are not having. They definitely already are not having the same championships and accolades and everything like that. But this is their year. They have to they have to show something, prove something this year. This is definitely a prove it year. Yes, for the Charger there's a lot of pressure on the Charges this year, which sounds crazy when you look around the division because it's an impossible division. Yeah, but them's breaks, Like that's how it goes, that's what it is. You got to level up. And the other part of this is that his draft mates in Joe Burrow, like what he did was just playing a Super Bowl in that building a few months ago. So you are measured by your peers. There is something there, and you can't make the excuse of the organization because he did that with the Bengals. So there wasn't the whole lot of people that felt Joe Burrow was that much better than Justin Herbert. So it's not all on quarterbacks. As you mentioned, the defense was not great last year. They've made a lot of improvements to that defense. But this is a big pressure year for the Chargers. It is yeah, big year, all right. Switching gears. Blake Griffin is set to be a free agent, and there are a few teams that have their eye on the former All Star. An executive told Heavy Sean Devinie that they expectables, Heat, Lakers, and Celtics to be among the teams with interest in signing Griffin now, Griffin will likely earn a veterans minimum, which is almost three million dollars for players who have played more than ten seasons. He's thirty three years old, so he's not obviously he's a veteran's he's not a young guy. And you hear the Lakers in there. Lakers need help, but they also had the oldest roster in the league last season. The Lakers also love big names, so they would not surprise me. I think Blake still has stuff to contribute. I mean, Blake is not obviously the same player that he was when he was you know, doing all the commercials and such, but he is a He's a smart player with all the experience that he has, and you know, he's he's going to be a role guy at this point, which he embraces, and you know, I think the teams that are looking to add depth, that's that's not a bad situation for them, it's not. He averaged six point four points and four point one rebounds in fifty six games last season with the Nets. He also made an impact. I could feel his energy when he came in on the court, So he would be a good pickup agewise, just if you ended up in LA. Just keeps on, keeps on. Oh yeah, I mean that's like, that's what the Lakers are. I'm not saying that's a bad situation for Blake Griffin or for the Lakers. It just would be consistent with their Yeah, their brand right now. Yeah, where we are. It's okay, it's okay switching gears. According to an NBA source familiar with the situation, the Miami Heat are willing to extend a fully guaranteed contract for the maximum allowable three years to free agent PJ Tucker. The Heat's offered is built off of the eight point four million non bird salary cap exception, which would put the team's standing offer at twenty seven million over three years. A Tucker, who would push for the third year to be guaranteed, is believed to be seeking the heats ten point three million mid level, which would result in a package worth thirty three million over three years. Now, the Heat do not appear to want to put their mid level exception into play with Tucker, because utilizing that would trigger a hard cap. Now, Tucker was a vital part of the Heat's roster during their
playoff run, especially without Kyle Lowry. He's been to a championship before. He's with the Bucks when they won. But the seventy six ers have also been making a strong pursuit for Tucker. We heard Joel embiid his comment after they lost Game six that they need a player like Tucker. So he's shooting his shot. Where do you think he's gonna end up? Well, Joel Embid, Yeah, he's He has no problem throwing stuff out there, which I love about Joel Listen. I love PJ. Tucker. I said that he was going to be a big loss for Milwaukee when he left, and was right about that, and he was huge for Miami. He is one of those players that is not only just going to bring energy and grit. He's actually a very smart and contributing player, so it's not all just you know, those intangibles that you very much see. He fit into the Heat culture perfectly. So I'd love to see PJ Tucker back. Now. Obviously, when you're a player like PJ Tucker that multiple people are interested in, and rightfully so, you get expensive, which is what what's going to happen when you contribute like that, which is good for him. I would love to see him back with the Heat. I know pat Riley and all they're gonna, you know, work their wizardry on trying to put this team together to be a contender again or continue to be a contender. I should say they were only a three point shot away from being in the finals over the Celtics. You know, everyone wants to tell Dick story, But now I love PJ. I think he's an unbelievable player and I think he's crucial to a championship level roster. Having a player like him is massive. That's Ox Curry with the news. Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the Herdline News. So There's a lot going on around the NFL as well. Where's Jimmy Garoppolo going to end up? What should Baker Mayfield do? What's going to happen with the Shaun Watson's suspension? Is he going to be suspended at all? We'll be six games eight games a year, indefinite. We don't know. We'll find out. The hearing is going on right now, we'll probably go on for the next couple of days and we will get answers on that. And I also want to talk to Bucky Brooks, who will be in studio with us in just a few minutes Fox Sports NFL analysts about the Cowboys, because Cowboys fans are not super happy with me, and they're not going to be all season long because I'm selling my Cowboys stock, least postseason Cowboys stock. I don't know why I had it any anyway, probably just my mom being Cowboys fan. But we'll talk all about that with Bucky Brooks and studio next here on The Herd. Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdayson noon Easter nine am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio FS one and the iHeartRadio app. Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. Join me every weekday morning on my podcast, Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. This isn't your typical sportspod pushing the same tired narratives down your throat every day. Straight Fire gives you honest opinions on all the biggest sports headlines, accurate stats to help you win big at the sports book, and all the best guests. Do yourself a favor and listen to Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Herd Joey Taylor and for Colin Cowherd all week because he is on vacation alongside Alex Curry. Very excited to have my friend Bucky Brooks in studio Fox Sports NFL analysts and on Fox Sports Radio Sundays nine am to eleven am Eastern former NFL scouts. Yes, it's up, Bucky. What's going on? My favorite people? What's happening? It's going on player as well, imagine that. Um So, there's there's quite a bit going on. This This NFL off season has been very interesting. Yeah, we are going to get some news about Deshaun Watson. And what's going to go on with that within the next few days, because he is in the hearing right now. But I have I have a little theory, okay, serious, like an idea. Okay, I want to float by you. So I've sold all my Baker stock. I'm out on Baker. I think he's a bridge quarterback at this point. We have more than enough evidence of what he is with a bad team. With a good team, It's fine. Yeah, playoff wine over the Steelers. Congrats, the best moment of the Browns life. But I've been pretty much on his side about like, yeah, I wouldn't play for the Browns again if I was Baker Mayfield. Well, it may end up being a year or indefinite. The indefinite part doesn't really matter. If Deshaun Watson is out for a year and the Browns are gonna have to pay most, if not all, of Baker's contract to move him anyway, isn't it in the best interests of Baker and the Browns to just do this year? No? No, no, no, why no, no, You're gonna move on because everything that we've heard, everything that we've seen with the Baker Mayfield experience, it didn't go to way the Browns wanted it to, particularly when Odell Beckham Junior leaves and goes to LA. O'Dell was a problem supposedly in Cleveland. In LA, he's a model citizen. He looked like he was gonna be the Super Bowl MVP. And then all of the teammates were like, I don't know why we got rid of Odell. Odell was great. I think you just have to move on. I believe there was just a toxic situation with Baker in the building. I think the Browns are better off just to cut bait and co exists with Jacoby Brissette. I think they knew and anticipated that Deshaun Watson may not be there for half the season, part the season, maybe the entire season. That's why they went aside Jacoby Brissette. That's what they got. Josh Dobbs. I think they're very comfortable with the quarterback room the way that it is. And I do not see a situation where Baker Mayfield is coming back and wearing number six for the Browns. Again. I don't know. I just I feel like it makes more sense. He's better than Jacoby Brissette. It would be great for Baker be an opportunity for him to play with a chip on his shoulder and prove that he's still a franchise guy. The last time we saw him, he was injured and not good and
problematic. Okay, And as far as the Browns got, I don't consider anything that the Browns due to be smart. So whatever the Browns are deciding to do, I want to do the opposite of Okay, we've all dated, We've all had these breakups, and then sometimes you get in the stage and you're like, you know, maybe a should give him another shot. And ultimately, what happens when you give that person another shot? What happens in the middle of the day, You like, I cannot believe I'm gonna deal with the same issue. It's the same issue. You bring Baker Mayfield back, and you can act like it's all good. But then somewhere you go sit and say it's the same issue. Yeah, but maybe you get it going to therapy. Yet maybe you get look a good trip out of it or something good trip you haven't known as we get. I just don't. I just don't. I just think that if you're to Cleveland Browns, you make this move, you understand that you're taking all the incoming with the Sean Watson. All the stuff is coming anyway, so you might as well just do the split, live with whatever you have to live with when it comes to Jacoby Perca, Josh Dobbs, whoever takes over, and just do it. I just don't see this situation with Baker Mayfield coming back. And I think it's telling when they interview Baker and they're like, hey, for where this to kind of be reconciled, they have to reach out. When they're not calling, they're letting you know how they really feel about you. And so I think, look, Baker Mayfield end up playing Somewherelse where there's Carolina, Seattle somewhere, but I do not anticipate in playing in the dog bout well staying in that division. The Steelers drafted Kenny Pickett. He talked about having high expectations in the building, and it's you know, there's some reports about you know, Mitch being the guy going into camp. This is I think you're on the other side of this. But I very much think you should start on quarterbacks as soon as you can, especially if you're in a stable situation where the coach isn't going anywhere, the fan base isn't going anywhere. You have weapons, you have a strong defense, and you took him very high. So Mitchell Chrubisky is a nice safe option. I think he's a lot better than people give him credit for. I was. I was happy with the decision to bring in mister Rubisky, especially for that number. But when you when you decide to draft Kenny Pickett, I think that changes things. So here's where I stand. If they're close or even at the end of camp, you go with Kenny Pickett. Yeah, if there's a big gap or you don't feel like Kenny is ready yet, then you safely go with Mitchell Rubisky. Where do you feel I'm I'm with you Onette, the tag goes to the young guy. You always want to put the young gut on the field with the rookie contract, and executives taken advantage of the rookie contract saying that, hey, this is the best way to build a Super Bowl contended because it's a cheap, ricky deal. We can build up to things around him. Yeah, you want to put him on the field, but you have to go when knowing he has to earn it. Because he has to give us his teammates that he's ready to do that. So what you do is you stagger the situation where hey, mister Bisky plays early in preseason games and maybe you give Kenny Pickett two quarters to play, and then if it's a situation where he begins to show, you give him more and then by the third or final preseason game, then you make that situation. But you go in thinking, hey, mister Bisky is the starter, but I want to give Kenny Pickett every opportunity to change your mind, and if he does that, he wins it. If not, you got mister Bisky, and then you wait for any opportunity to put him in to then get him in. But the goal should be Kenney Picket is going to be on the field for the Pittsburgh still is sometimes this year. So a team that I think has a lot of pressure on them is when we and Alex were just talking about, which is the Los Angeles Chargers. Love Justin Herbert. We all love Justin Herbert, but Joe Burrow is just in the Super Bowl. Yeah, with a team and the Bengals that we don't consider to be the most functional organization, He's kind of removed a lot of excuses for these young quarterbacks. So he's either really that or it can be done and you've got to you know, you gotta level everybody up. How much pressures on the Charges this year? I feel like they have to make the playoffs. Oh, they have to make the playoff and make a run. And it's not only the pressure on Justin Herbert. The press is on the coach. Yeah, because the last time we saw the Charges, all of the incoming, all of the conversation was about Brandon Staley and his analytical tilt in terms of how he calls the game, going for it on fourth down, doing these things. The way they played out didn't fix the defense. When now they went out and they have an all Star team, Colo Matt comes over. They did some expenditures in free agency to fortify their defense. You got j. C. Jackson and those guys. This team has to at a minimum get to the playoff. In my expectation, they have to win in the postseason. So yeah, we can put it on Justin Herbert. I think the coach feels far more pressure than Justin Herbert. Justin Herbert is a star. Justin Herbert is a deal. I think Justin Herbert is the top five quarterback. We want to see him level up in terms of getting the team going so he can get his flowers. But now the pressures on Staley. Staley has to get his team over to Hump, but Justice Herper has to play well as well. All right, So the Cowboys fans are really mad at me. They don't like me right now because I've I've sold my stock in the Cowboys. I've been a big Cowboys offender for a long time. I love Dak Prescott, my mom's a Cowboys fan. I love Skip Bayless gets a Cowboys fan, and I've been suckered. I've been suckered into this Cowboys nonsense. I believe I recall correctly you are not a sucker for the Cowboys, but I'm not sure. I'm I'm out on the Cowboys as being contenders this year. I'm not falling
forward again. Love Dak, love Mica. They've got some exciting pieces, but every year it's the same story with the Cowboys, and I think they lost a lot this offseason. As a proud American, I think is unpatriotic. If you're not a Cowboys fan, come on, I think you have to be on the Cowboys, realistic and ras. Look, it's about the Cowboys. So here's the thing about the Cowboys. Everyone's jumping off and everyone's talking about all the other teams. I think the Philadelphia Eagles are the team of choice because they made all this movement and everyone feels great about the Philadelphia Eagles. I do feel good about Philadelphia. When Dak Prescott plays and he plays against the NFC East, he dominates. Dak Prescott has a full offseason to practice and work on skill development instead of rehab, So I feel better about what we're going to see from Dak Prescott. Ceedee Lamb jumps into the number one role might be a little addition. By subtraction, you get a more dynamic and explosive player at the number one spot. Michael Gallup comes back. Look, I know people are talking about Ezekiel Elliott, and maybe I'm now at the point where I can understand and appreciate that it might need to be a duo, a committee situation in the backfield Tony Polo, Ezekiel Elliott. But I think that's good. But the defense, the defense turns the ball over. Dan Queen has some more of his guys come over. I like the Cowboys. I just think that it's part of the deal that the Cowboys are gonna be In the conversation, Mike McCarthy learned from the way they floundered in the postseason. I think they're ready. This is the year for the Cowboys. Oh god, this is the year. Okay, but the years to do what? Because this is where I'm out with the Cowboys. Everything he says true, and it's wonderful. Okay. And the Cowboys they dominating the NFC East. It's their favorite thing to do. They have so many regular season championships. They won three playoff games in twenty five years. Bucky, you can't worry about that. That's that's that's in the past. Is the past? What what is it? What do you mean it's the year? Like? This is the year? Like this is the year. Let's look at the NFC. The NFC is wide open. Oh yeah, right there the Super Bowl winning Los Angeles Rams. Yeah, and like Brady, Tom Brady comes bad Bucks. Can Tom Brady continue to play at the level that he played at the time has to catch you up? And then with the Rams, it's not it's not the point it's hard to be Tom Brady is gonna say goodbye good night to the NFL. I do think it will be after the season. But it's not because of father times. It's wide open for the Cowboys. Look, Aaron Rodgers doesn't have his favorite receiver and Davante Adams right now, I think it's reasonable to say that the Dallas Cowboys should be one of the two or three favorites in the NFC. What go to go to the show? You know what else is wide opened the middle of the field. When Mike McCarthy caught that quarterback draw, this is this has happened. This is I don't know, Bucky, I can't fants have blinders on. It's just like it's like this. I'm not I'm not future focus, future focus. This is it. Everybody has come back to the pack. All of the heavyweights are in the AFC. You talk about Tom Brady, and I do agree with that. I do agree that the AFC is is way tougher this year than the NFC. I do think that. But and listen, if I sold my Cowboys stock too early, that's fine. I will I will live with it. I love Mica. I've been a I have been number one Dak Prescott defender for years. There's two reasons right there. Like Michael Mike McCarthy is still there. He is, Darry Jones is still running the team that has won three playoff games in twenty five years. Minor detail, Okay, you lost top players or Cooper Mary Cooper was banged up, was missing time, Randy Gregory was a part time player, like who of significance was really lost? Like all those guys were replaceable, expendable. How Ie you want to treat it so now I can't in the Cowboys. That's what I'm not gonna do. I sold maybe too early. I'll live with it, but I'm not buying high under joy. I think you can print the shirts, printed shirts shirts. There's no way I'm doing that. I think that you were That's hilarious. Why did I think that you were reasonable about this? I am reasonable? No, I am reasonable. I'm just looking at the NFC and I can see a path for them. There's not that part I agree with. I think I think the Packers are significantly worse, so the RAMS will definished. You know how hard it is to repeat. We haven't seen a repeat champion in forever. Yeah, it's hard, so it's all right. There's teed up for them. It's teed up for the Cowboys to do it. Thank you so much, Bucky for jumping up that love, having you in studio in tomorrow for calling coward, Alex Curry joining me as well. Well, thank you to Eddie House, Nick Right, and Pat Garrity for joining us as well. We'll see you tomorrow on FS one and Fox Sports Radio