Will CJ Stroud get a extension this weekend ?

Summary

Payne & Pendergast (Audacy)

Episode: Will CJ Stroud Get An Extension This Weekend?
Release Date: July 24, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Seth Payne (former NFL player) and Sean Pendergast (longtime Houston sports radio voice) partner with guest host B. Scott to dissect the ever-swirling rumors and realities around a possible contract extension for Texans quarterback CJ Stroud. The lively discussion seamlessly blends sharp football analysis, Houston sports banter, and offbeat “Take-A-Mania” segments, making for a highly engaging listen for Texans fans and all Houston sports followers.

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Main Themes & Purpose

• Central Question: Will CJ Stroud receive a contract extension from the Houston Texans before the 2026 training camp/start of the season?
• Supporting Topics: Analysis of player contract trends, fan and expert speculation, Texans roster construction, and the implications of paying a young franchise QB mega dollars.
• Recurring Segments: "Take-A-Mania" evaluates the worst sports takes circulating in media, providing comic relief and fan interactivity.
• Houston Sports Radio Update: Announcements about 610 AM's transition to 95.7 FM and what it means for local listeners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Adam Schefter’s Stroud Extension Report

Timestamp: 18:57, 31:26

• Schefter weighs in on rumors of a Stroud extension, expressing that while the Texans want to keep him, last season’s poor playoff showing might give the front office pause.
• Quotes:
  • “It won't surprise me if they tie him up... But he had a terrible playoff game that everybody remembers. That's the lasting image.” — Adam Schefter (18:57, 31:26)
• Hosts' reactions:
  • Both Seth and B. Scott doubt a deal is imminent:
    • “It would surprise me if they tied him up. ... To me, the most obvious answer, this whole thing is that both sides need another year to go through the fire with each other.” — Seth Payne (19:19-21:27)
  • They debate whether Texan management or Stroud himself have more remaining questions—and conclude there's uncertainty on both sides.

2. The Case for Waiting

Timestamp: 20:01–21:27, 36:20–37:44

• Negotiation Logic:
  • B. Scott wonders why a deal hasn't already happened if the intention was to lock up Stroud early, suggesting both parties may want to see another season before recommitting.
  • They discuss whether CJ has more to prove to the team or vice versa.
  • Seth describes a hypothetical “CJ Stroud extend-o-meter” for evaluating week-to-week contract urgency (30:52).
• CBA and Market Dynamics:
  • Texans’ extensions for other key players (Will Anderson, Derek Stingley) set precedents: mostly three-year deals, heavy on guarantees.
  • Hosts agree Texans typically move early on players they are "sure" about but may be quietly hedging on Stroud post-playoffs.

3. Fan Perspective—Larry from Stafford

Timestamp: 24:16–27:48

• Larry’s Bold Prediction:
  • “They're going to sign C.J. Stroud to a max deal. ... I do not want to be in the market looking for a quarterback.” (24:16)
• Colorful Take: He’s adamant the Texans should pay Stroud “max money,” rejecting any scenario where they restart at QB or suffer through “raggedy ass quarterbacks.”
• Hosts’ Response:
  • Seth enjoys the passion but cautions that NFL contracts aren’t like the NBA; “max” means “market-setting.” (32:04–32:46)

4. The Money Breakdown: What Would an Extension Look Like?

Timestamp: 32:46–36:20

• Seth’s Hypothetical:
  • “If they did Will Anderson’s deal with CJ—three years, 150 [million], 135 million guaranteed—I would be fine with that.”
• Market Context:
  • Noted that Patrick Mahomes’ new money is $64M/year, Dak Prescott is at $60M, with others (Stafford, Allen, Tua) in the $53–$55M/year range.
  • “50 million a year is... below a lot of guys. It sounds weird to say that.” — Seth Payne (35:51)
• Caution on Roster Construction:
  • Committing heavy guarantees to the QB impacts the ability to lock up other young stars (Kamari Lassiter, Kaylin Bullock, etc.).

5. Wait-and-See Approach & Future Implications

Timestamp: 36:20–39:36

• Wait for Performance:
  • B. Scott prefers a “wait and see” unless Stroud lights it up this year; otherwise, “I would gladly pay him sticker price” but not if the season is “underwhelming.”
• If 2026 is Mediocre:
  • Could Texans “draft another QB on a rookie deal and spend elsewhere?”
  • “Do we even need a $60 million quarterback or want a $60 million quarterback anyway?” — B. Scott (40:12)
  • Seth likens such a debate to “one of the most compelling quarterback decisions that we've seen a team have to make in a long, long time.” (37:44)

6. Take-A-Mania—Satirical Worst Takes

Timestamp: 03:53–16:55

• Examples:

  • Tom Brady’s “Mount Rushmore of GOATs” listing 10+ names (06:06).
    • B. Scott: “That's pretty bad. All right? It's pretty bad.” (08:08)
    • Seth: “Brady pinning Vince Goodwill. He hooked the leg.” (08:15)
  • ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins claiming Jalen Brunson’s ESPYs make him a Hall of Famer.
    • “Those aren't real, actual sports awards. It's a nice show.” — B. Scott (16:31)

• Jake Paul’s assertion he could play NFL WR after boxing—hosts debate if it’s a delusional take or pure internet trolling.

• John Harbaugh’s awkward Giants speech—“It was so bad that it was good.” (10:16)

7. Texans Defensive Hype: Will Anderson’s Path

Timestamp: 22:00–22:42

• Schefter says he sees Will Anderson Jr. “right there with Myles Garrett... that guy is a beast and the heart of that Texans defense.”
• B. Scott tempers it, reminding listeners that Anderson needs more seasons at that level to truly be in Garrett’s tier.

8. Out-of-Segment Banter: Station News & Houston Vibes

Timestamp: 22:51, 41:31

• Discussion of the move to 95.7 FM, FM vs. AM, and how it’ll make the show more accessible.
• Larry from Stafford gives a Houston radio/demographics mini-history with humor and local color.
• Lighthearted talk about Seth being mistaken for Houston Mayor John Whitmire at Carabas.
• Various inside-jokes, e.g., “CJ Stroud Extend-o-meter,” and local Houston sports memories.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Adam Schefter (on Stroud):
  • “That’s the lasting image... terrible playoff game that everybody remembers.” (18:57, 31:26)
  • “Will Anderson is a beast and he is the heart of that Texans defense...” (22:00)
• Seth Payne:
  • “To me, the most obvious answer... is that both sides need another year to go through the fire with each other.” (21:27)
  • “I can get super specific with numbers... It's more about the guaranteed money.” (33:47)
• B. Scott:
  • “Do we even need a $60 million quarterback... Everything else is so expensive and so good. If we could just get a $25 to $30 million guy in here, we can make this work.” (40:12)
• Larry from Stafford:
  • “If any of you fools ever say to me that we want Baker Mayfield again, I am gonna curse your ass out.” (24:16)
  • “Everybody in this city gonna get a large dose of your boy from Stafford.” (27:13)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------|---------------| | Adam Schefter on Stroud extension | 18:57, 31:26 | | Take-A-Mania: Worst Takes | 03:53–16:55 | | Tom Brady’s “Mount Rushmore of GOATs” take | 06:06–08:10 | | Kendrick Perkins ESPYs take on Brunson | 15:07–16:55 | | Larry from Stafford’s call & prediction | 24:16–27:48 | | Will Anderson national praise | 22:00–22:42 | | Money/NFL contract talk | 32:46–36:20 | | Wait-and-see QB philosophy | 36:20–40:12 |

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Tone & Style

• Straight-shooter, Comedic, Local:
  The show’s H-Town swagger, deep local knowledge, and willingness to poke fun—whether at sports media, each other, or the city’s quirks—makes the discussion lively and relatable, even in the midst of granular contract breakdowns.
• Attribution & Banter:
  Attribution between hosts and guests is fast and clear, and callers like Larry add color and authenticity.

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Who Should Listen to this Summary?

• Anyone wondering about the Texans’ long-term quarterback strategy and CJ Stroud’s place in it.
• Fans curious how player contracts shape the Houston roster.
• Listeners wanting smart, irreverent banter about sports media’s silliest moments.
• H-Town sports diehards seeking community and nostalgia amid latest headlines.

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Takeaways

• Contract negotiations for NFL QBs—especially after up-and-down seasons—are rarely cut and dry, and both fan passion and front office logic are in play.
• While some see Stroud as an obvious extension candidate, others (hosts included) urge patience and a wait-and-see approach.
• Houston’s sports talk radio is entering a new era with a move to 95.7 FM—expect rowdy, informed takes wherever you tune in.

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Transcript

[Seth Payne]

Radio 610 presents Payne and Pender Gang. I take a mania. We'll get to the worst takes of the week in. In just a second. We'll play the champion here in just a sec. Couple texts I want to hit on the text page. Text Number is still 713-572-4 6, 10. I don't know if that's what it's going to remain. We've got a lot of people ask about that. I don't know if we've thought as far ahead as what phone numbers and things like that are going to be.

[B. Scott]

If anything changes, we'll let y' all know. But for now, just stick with that.

[Seth Payne]

It's been a lot of meticulous planning going on with this. Switch over to 95. 7 the fan.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

You've been involved a lot of the social media side of it. Exactly.

[B. Scott]

The social media and just the kind of the look of it all and just helping get it all implemented.

[Seth Payne]

It's going to be so fun, man.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

I can't wait.

[B. Scott]

It really is.

[Seth Payne]

August 13th, 8am the countdown is at 8am here. The switchover officially happens 8am the day of the Texans first preseason game of the 2026 preseason.

[B. Scott]

And as we've shared with the public already, we'll still be here on 6. 10am which is in my mind and I, you know, not to jump the gun because we haven't like announced this part yet. But in my mind there's no reason to change the text number because we're still 610.

[Adam Schefter]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

You know, 713-57246, 10 still ring true. Or works.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

So I mean, that's true. We'll see what the company wants to do, but it still makes sense.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, no doubt. Let's see. That's. We in the previous segment just talked about the egg recall that's going on. 19 million eggs in the kind of south central part of the United States. It looked like Texas being right in the middle of it.

[B. Scott]

Do not love that.

[Seth Payne]

No, I don't either. Someone said that's why I own chickens. Eggs taste way better. I've heard that before from people who have their own. My daughter in high school built a chicken coop for a science project.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

It had her own chickens and. And she. Those chickens provided eggs for. For my kids.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

And I support that. I support that. I also would like to just live in a world where I can just go buy the eggs and feel pretty good about it.

[Seth Payne]

That would be good too.

[B. Scott]

You know what I mean? Just. Just Feel good about whatever omelet you order or whatever I'm.

[Seth Payne]

That you make and buy them at prices that they've been at lately. Not the ones that, like, a couple of years. Remember when eggs were like. I do even like the eggs, like the store eggs that are normally like a buck 69 a dozen.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. They're like $4.

[Seth Payne]

They were like 429.

[Jake Paul]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

And I love eggs, man. Yeah, I love eggs.

[B. Scott]

It tripped me out because I can remember being a cashier at walgreens in the mid 2000, and, like, if they would be 199, people would lose their mind. You know, it's like $2 for some eggs. Yeah. It's like. No, just let. Let me tell you about what 20 years from now is going to look like.

[Seth Payne]

Kids, gather round. Let me tell you about 20. 25.

[Jake Paul]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

When eggs were 429 a dozen.

[B. Scott]

They were like the new gas prices. Yes, they were like, if you're old enough to remember when gas was a dollar or less.

[Seth Payne]

Oh. I tell you what, what my wife, if I were elected mayor, I learned last night what she would want me to do is issue sanctions and heavy taxes on those gas stations that are right in those strategic parts of, like, San Felipe.

[B. Scott]

Oh, yeah.

[Seth Payne]

And the loop where they're charging like a dollar fifty more a gallon because they're in a spot where for people who may be driving there, it might be worth it for them. They may just go, all right, I'll pay a little more. I just don't feel like driving somewhere.

[B. Scott]

She is so right. Because every time I have to get gas, like, if I forget to get gas where I normally get it or where I know to get it.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

And I'm just stuck where I've got to get it. I always feel like I've been played or like I've played myself.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. So she would have me take down those people.

[Carvana Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

She is the day that I become mayor.

[B. Scott]

She is a smart woman.

[Seth Payne]

And not just the body double for the current mayor.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. No, no, no, no.

[Seth Payne]

As I was.

[B. Scott]

That doesn't work.

[Seth Payne]

I was flagged last night at Carabas.

[Jake Paul]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

As a body double, you have no institutional power.

[Seth Payne]

Are you ready to play these candidates for Take A Mania?

[B. Scott]

Let's do it.

[Seth Payne]

Here is the current champ for Take A Mania. This is Vince Goodwill of espn, basically chastising Victor Wembuyama for taking less money than he could have if he signed his MAX deal next year.

[Kendrick Perkins]

The problem is the spurs have three potential max players on their roster. Victor Wembanyama Steph Castle, Dylan Harper, Victor Wembanyama maybe can make up that 5% with his Nike deal and everything else. But does that mean Dylan Harper and Steph Castle, they have to take less because Victor Wembanyama took less. I have yet to see anybody buy a jersey that says we save money on the back of it. I've yet to see somebody buy a jersey that says cap space and flexibility. Like you're coming to see Victor Wembanyama and you're watching these players like you have a very finite period of time to maximize their earnings potential. I know Victor Wemaniama is an alien and everything else. He's going to get every dollar that's owed to him. But I don't know if I want to applaud this because I'll tell you this. When's the last time we asked an owner to sacrifice some money or whatever it is, or ownership groups to sacrifice money for the sake of winning? The fact that you're putting players in a spot where they have to be both player and executive, Give them two salaries then because they're doing two people's jobs. And I don't like that.

[Seth Payne]

I don't get the last part there where you're saying they're doing two people's jobs. The part there towards the end. And we'll get to the candidates here. We don't need to re adjudicate this. The part at the end where he's like, when do we ask the owners to sacrifice money? I'm like, when you ask them to go over the luxury tax.

[Jake Paul]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

That's when you're asking the sacrifice more money. Yeah, that's it. What are we talking about here?

[B. Scott]

Yeah. And I mean, they are. Far be it for me to side with the owners. Yeah. That's just not my style.

[Seth Payne]

Sure.

[B. Scott]

But they are funding the thing.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

When do we ask them to sacrifice money? Payday.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

It's kind of a weird. Kind of a weird way of looking capitalism. He also made it sound like somebody twisted Victor Wima's arm in the tape. Like, was he held hostage and at gunpoint to sign this deal or something?

[Seth Payne]

Right.

[Jake Paul]

Or.

[Seth Payne]

Or that someone like Dylan Harper or Stefan Castle can't choose to go somewhere else if they want to and actually go get more money.

[B. Scott]

Or like. Or like they're the ones who, you know, I don't know. It's like they did. They. They didn't. It's not like they asked him to do this or like they can't still get the max Deals that they would be worth.

[Seth Payne]

All right, so I'm gonna play a couple of new takes here first. Yeah, you will get it. You will get a bite at the apple on Kendrick Perkins. Do not worry, my friend. But the current champ is Vince Goodwill. This is Tom Brady being asked to give his Mount Rushmore of goats. Man. Keep in mind how many faces on Mount Rushmore? Brandon Scott.

[B. Scott]

Four.

[Seth Payne]

Four faces on Mount Rushmore.

[B. Scott]

All the ones that I've seen anyway.

[Seth Payne]

Same. Same Brady Brady got taught different, I guess, back in the day.

[Carvana Advertiser]

Who is your Mount Rushmore of goats?

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Michael Jordan. He was my childhood idol. He was unbelievable. Obviously. I loved Kobe Bryant. I still love Kobe Bryant. Tiger. His competitiveness. What Roy McElroy's done, I love that. Shohei ot, Johnny. What he's done has been unbelievable. Barry Bonds, he went to my high school. The biggest fan of him growing up, Michael Phelps. Love him. Michael Johnson. Asia Wilson from my Las Vegas Aces. I love her. She's amazing. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. This little thing they got going, I love that. It's been really exciting.

[B. Scott]

Okay, I counted 10 names.

[Seth Payne]

There were 11.

[B. Scott]

11. Okay.

[Seth Payne]

It would be understandable to lose track firing them off.

[B. Scott]

I ran out of fingers.

[Seth Payne]

That's right.

[B. Scott]

That's what happened.

[Seth Payne]

I'm looking down at my hands And I count 10. He named 23. Brandon. Well, I ran out of fingers.

[B. Scott]

Yikes.

[Seth Payne]

What do you want? So, I mean, this is just. This is just. I don't know if it's a misinterpretation or he's just afraid to only name four.

[B. Scott]

Yeah, that's still pretty bad that Angel

[Seth Payne]

Reese even wound up in a conversation of goats. Did you hear him at the end?

[B. Scott]

Yeah, so. Because. Well, because he was doing a thing there where it was like he changed the. Even the argument in the conversation. Right. Because, like, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark's rivalry. What does that have to do with being a goat?

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, exactly.

[B. Scott]

You know, I mean.

[Seth Payne]

Exactly. All right.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Is this worse than Vince Goodwill?

[B. Scott]

I do think it's worse.

[Larry from Stafford]

You do?

[Seth Payne]

I do think we got a new champ. All right, look at judging Jerry B. Scott. He has no patience for this, man.

[B. Scott]

10 to 11 people on a Mount Rushmore. For somebody who already should actually be on the Mount Rushmore.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B. Scott]

That's pretty bad. All right. It's pretty bad.

[Seth Payne]

Byron. I wasn't listening. Do we. We played the pin on that one, right? One, two, three, pin. Okay, good.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Brady, cover. Brady pinning Vince Goodwill. He hooked the leg.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Pinned him.

[B. Scott]

Got him.

[Seth Payne]

All right, next one. Let's play it again. The John Harbaugh pep talk to his team, the New York Giants.

[B. Scott]

Welcome, man. Good to see everybody here. You excited? Yes, sir. Little nervous? No.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Huh?

[B. Scott]

No.

[Seth Payne]

Nervous, Nervous, man. Nervous, excited, nervous.

[B. Scott]

You know, nervous like a full of game almost.

[Seth Payne]

Nathan, give this thing kick off standing up here in front of the New York Giants. The New York Giants. It's a New York Giants sitting in this room. The New York Giants.

[Adam Schefter]

Wow.

[Seth Payne]

It's an honor. It's an honor to stand in front of this room right now. I know this coaching doctor feel the same way.

[Adam Schefter]

Right, coaches?

[Jake Paul]

Certainly.

[Seth Payne]

It's an honor.

[B. Scott]

We've been working, haven't we? We've been working early, getting ready for today. Today.

[Seth Payne]

Sitting in this chair, in this seat. Getting to work, getting started. Our beginning. Cause this is where it all begins together.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. Not so much a take, but just an opportunity to play that one more time.

[B. Scott]

He is going to survive this one because the takes weren't really much a take. Like he didn't say anything controversial.

[Seth Payne]

No.

[B. Scott]

Or wrong or inaccurate. He just sound like an old man who forgot what he was supposed to say. Yes. Or what he wanted to really say.

[Seth Payne]

So it's not good enough for take a Mania.

[B. Scott]

It's good enough to be in take a Mania, but it's not good enough to really compete with some of the truly poor takes that are in this.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, no, he's a jabroni in this case. He's going to get.

[Adam Schefter]

He.

[Seth Payne]

He's going to get. He's not gonna pin Tom Brady here. Yeah, Tom Brady's gonna kick out.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Yup. Brady. I don't even think we should have gotten a two count for that one.

[B. Scott]

And as we mentioned, this was so bad, this hardball thing was so bad that it was good.

[Seth Payne]

You know, it'll get played again on the station. Not today. We've played it three times already.

[B. Scott]

But it was so bad that it was excellent.

[Seth Payne]

He's gonna get asked about it too. You know, that happens a lot of times with these guys when they have these moments like this and they get asked about it. Boy, I'm trying to think of what. Oh, Liam Cohen gets asked about the Duval thing all the time. Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Sirianni, back when he got hired, I want to say was asked about.

[Seth Payne]

Got asked about his press conference quite a bit.

[B. Scott]

You remember Adam Gase in the eye thing, which I don't remember. What if, like medical or whatever.

[Seth Payne]

It might have been a medical condition. I don't know.

[B. Scott]

But it was. But it was a thing. Viral moments yeah, it went viral. Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Harbaugh is going to get. Harbaugh at the very least is hearing about, you know, he's catching heat from his buddies.

[Larry from Stafford]

Oh.

[Seth Payne]

That are screen grabbing CBS Mornings, talking about it and stuff.

[B. Scott]

If they are truly his buddies, if

[Seth Payne]

Jim Harbaugh hasn't clowned him about the scrutiny that that speech is getting, then I, I lost all respect for Jim Harbaugh.

[B. Scott]

Well, so he should be clowning them because they're brothers and that's his job. But I could see Jim Harbaugh being the one person that saw that and thought it was okay, maybe. Yeah, like, oh, you really got.

[Seth Payne]

I think Jim would have really leaned into the screaming of the New York Giants.

[B. Scott]

He would have been a lot better and more convincing. And I think I agree with you that he would have leaned into it more. But I think that this would have been kind of his jam. Yeah, I do think so.

[Seth Payne]

All right, let's get this one in here. This is Jake Paul, brother of Logan Paul, YouTuber boxer. Yeah, Jake Paul saying that he's saying he's gotten calls from NFL teams.

[Carvana Advertiser]

Can you talk us through your plan to get to the NFL more?

[Jake Paul]

I mean, it's pretty simple. Just like when I started boxing. It's funny to see the tweet and deleters out there, the non believers, the naysayers shout out to Drake. I think there's a lot of super mediocrity in the NFL. A lot of not good athletes, a lot of people dropping passes on a consistent basis. I have better hands than them. I'm faster than them, I'm stronger than them. I work harder than them. Really all it's going to take is just me. After boxing, practicing some routes. I have a couple teams and coaches that I've already talked to that are interested in bringing me onto the team. It's really going to be quite easy.

[Carvana Advertiser]

Do you have a dream team you'd like to play for?

[Jake Paul]

I mean, I'd love to go to the Cleveland Browns. Been a Browns fan my whole entire life. My mom is a die hard Browns fan and I think they could use some good receivers over there for 17. Browns reserve the jersey now. Thank you.

[Seth Payne]

Okay. This is okay. You're going to make the decision on this, B. Scott. This like I do with Seth, I normally inject a little bit of my opinion into it and then leave it up to him. And this is as a wrestling fan. Jake Paul's not the WWE guy in the family. Logan Paul is. But they're cut from the same cloth.

[Kendrick Perkins]

Yes.

[Seth Payne]

The, the question becomes is that a take or is that somebody trying to rile up the Internet crowd like a wrestling heel would do?

[B. Scott]

Yeah, because it's like no way he believes any of this stuff that he's saying, right?

[Seth Payne]

He can't.

[B. Scott]

But. But how? Comma. However, the Paul brothers are notoriously delusional and absurd and ridiculous. So he. So he also might. Who knows.

[Seth Payne]

And they make things happen too, man. Logan Paul first came on Byron. Correct me if I'm wrong, Logan Paul came into WWE as an attraction, just like a one off kind of thing. He got in the ring and they watched him. They're like, holy crap, this guy needs to be on our roster. He was. I mean he's really amazing, right?

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Cuz I got.

[B. Scott]

When I started watching wrestling it was because of like you and Ron and stuff. So I was there kind of late. Like I think he was already performing in the ring because he already had fought Roman and stuff.

[Larry from Stafford]

So.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, but yeah, okay. He's a great performer. Logan Paul.

[B. Scott]

Oh yeah, dude, you have to see the springboard bath flip. He did be Scott SummerSlam a couple. Oh, I don't know. I've seen that.

[Seth Payne]

I have seen that onto a table. Like it's. It's crazy stuff, man.

[B. Scott]

They are actually. Not to give them too much credit, but the Paul brothers are actually pretty good athletes.

[Seth Payne]

Yes. Oh yeah, they are.

[B. Scott]

They're good athletes.

[Seth Payne]

They are. They're good athletes. Okay, so does this because I want to make sure we get perk in here for you. Is this take a mania champion worthy?

[B. Scott]

Yeah, I actually think this is worse.

[Kendrick Perkins]

You got.

[B. Scott]

You've.

[Seth Payne]

We've had two title changes in B. Scott's tenure as the judge and jury.

[B. Scott]

This fool say, I just gotta practice some routes. He's 29.

[Seth Payne]

So you don't care that it might have been just a rile up the Internet? Those words came out of his mouth.

[B. Scott]

It's so stupid.

[Seth Payne]

And thus like, like if you just

[B. Scott]

take the take in a vacuum, it's. It is awful. Is. This is way worse than not knowing how many are on a Rushmore. On a Mount Rushmore.

[Seth Payne]

Real quick. This one we're about to play is ineligible for the title because we adjudicated it already. But you thought this should have won the title in a. In a squash match, basically this would

[B. Scott]

have been the defending champion had I ruled the world.

[Seth Payne]

This is last week, Kendrick Perkins saying that on the heels of Jalen Brunson winning four ESPYs, that the ESPYs are the reason why he's A first ballot hall of Famer.

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

I grew up in the household with my grandparents, God rest they soul, and they used to always make me sit at the table and say, you better not get up until you finish your food. That's exactly what Jalen Brunson did. He finished his food and look, with all those accomplishments last night cemented him as a first ballot hall of Famer, as a future first ballot hall of Famer. You can't tell me, with all of those accomplishments that happened just this year, that when Jalen Brunson retires, that he's not gonna be walking right into the hall of Fame. I hope I'm there. Hope I get the invite.

[Larry from Stafford]

Wait, wait.

[Seth Payne]

The ESPYs, you think is what. That ESPYs honor is what cemented it?

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

Perk Ballad, hall of Famer, every single thing.

[Seth Payne]

Best athlete good enough. I just want to make sure we got Shay Cornette and. And Wendy being incredulous about what he said. You've got a minute? Right now, we're up against it to go ahead and cut your promo on Kendrick Perkins right now.

[B. Scott]

What is Kendrick Perkins talking about? The ESPYS as an award like this would have been a more accurate take, a more suitable take had Jalen Brunson hosted the SBS but not winning ESPYs. Right. Like the SBS. That's not that. Those are. I don't know if Kendrick Perkins knows this or not, but those aren't real, actual sports awards. It's a nice show.

[Kendrick Perkins]

It's.

[Seth Payne]

There's a trophy involved.

[B. Scott]

There is a trophy.

[Seth Payne]

Somebody picked him.

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

Cool.

[B. Scott]

But they're not. They're. They're award show awards, not a. Not sports awards. Right. So the ESPYs, it's got a red carpet. It's got a comedian as a host. It is the sports version of the Grammys, of the Oscars, of the Emmys or whatever. Right? But it ain't real sports awards.

[Kendrick Perkins]

It.

[B. Scott]

It's awards that supplement guys and players and athletes who have already won the real, actual awards. So I don't know if Kendrick Perkins knows this, but nothing has changed since the Knicks won the championship and Jalen Brunson won the finals MVP to now them getting the coronation at the ESPYs. So nothing has changed.

[Seth Payne]

So he. If he was a fringe hall of Famer, What I'm hearing you say is, correct me if I'm wrong, if Jalen Brunson were a fringe hall of Famer after dominating the postseason this year, that the ESPYs didn't put it over the top for you.

[B. Scott]

I Just can't wait for to hear a story from John McClain sitting around with his hall of Fame voting buddies and somebody doing a presentation or John McClain himself doing the J.J. watt presentation and being like, did you see what he did@the SB JJ? JJ did you see how he cleaned up?

[Seth Payne]

He's probably won an espy at some

[B. Scott]

point, I'd imagine so. He's won three Defensive Player of the Year award, so I imagine he has.

[Seth Payne]

I got a text McLean and see if the SPS ever if the SBS have ever been brought up in Pro Football hall of Fame talks.

[B. Scott]

I just hope that J.J. watt has enough ESPYs to to push him over.

[Seth Payne]

Me too.

[B. Scott]

What is this?

[Seth Payne]

I'd like to see him going to Canton someday.

[B. Scott]

This was God awful.

[Seth Payne]

All right, Adam Schefter gave kind of his take and update on the the the top two picks of the 2020 or the Texans top two picks in the 2023 draft. He is still clinging to the contract for CJ Stroud thing happening and he also talks about Will Anderson Jr. We've got live from the West Point Lincoln and West Point Lincoln of Sugarland Studios. Here's Pain and Pendergast. Here was Adam Schefter on the I think this is the his podcast that he does with Ty Schmidt, who's part of McAfee's crew. They were chatting on the Zoom yesterday and Adam Schefter is one of the guys who still seems to be clinging to the notion that C.J. stroud could get a contract extension before the start of the 2026 season. Here is Schefter, the latest in his mind on C.J. stroud.

[Adam Schefter]

Well, first of all, I think the big question this summer will be if and when they can get an extension done. A contract extension for CJ Stroud, who was great early on, who was good last year, had a terrible playoff game that everybody remembers. That's the lasting image. And so when you hear an extension for C.J. stroud, yeah, I think they want to keep him there in Houston. It won't surprise me if they tie him up and this defense is so good.

[Seth Payne]

It would surprise me if they tied him up.

[B. Scott]

It would surprise me very much.

[Seth Payne]

Would it surprise it would surprise me if they tied him up. I guess the question would be from an emotional standpoint, how would I feel about it as a fan of the Texans, as a fantasy. I like C.J. stroud. I understand the two sides not having come to an agreement on anything. Or maybe they're even not. Maybe they're not even talking about it because the Texans, or, you know, they, they have a number over here. Mulligetta and CJ have a different number. And the two sides seem to be cordial in if there's any sort of disagreement over that. Or maybe they're just both realizing the situation, that it's better off for all parties involved to wait a year. Schefter seems to think, though, that, that this could happen.

[B. Scott]

Yeah, it seems confusing to me though, because. Why? What is it? And I understand that it's a negotiation and I understand how negotiations work. Right. You go back and forth, there's counters. It's not like negotiations are just simple cut and dry, especially when we're talking about this. It's not like the salaries are set or anything like that. So I get the back and forth nature of a negotiation. But even having said that, I would figure all the back and forth would have happened by now. And if they were going to reach a deal before the season, I just, I just don't get it, why it wouldn't have happened already.

[Seth Payne]

I guess if you're, if you're cj, the question becomes, is there more unknown right now from CJ side or from the Texan side?

[B. Scott]

And the answer is yes, the, the

[Seth Payne]

answer, there's unknown for both. Just because of heading into year two of this offense, everything that's around them. I'm just coming at it from CJ's perspective, I guess. Like, is there, I think there's more the Texans want to know about C.J. stroud. Is there more C.J. stroud wants to know about the Texans? And it could very well be that maybe if the Texans have made some sort of offer that's, that is in the neighborhood financially, that CJ wants to go through training camp and just see what it feels like with all these new pieces on the line, second year in the system. Are all these things that we're hearing about this diligent off season that he's had, does it translate in training camp, that kind of thing? I'm just trying to come up with reasons. To me, the most obvious answer, this whole thing is that both sides need another year to, to go through the, to go through the fire with each other?

[B. Scott]

Yeah, because I think it's actually a fair question to ask and I'm not going to really quibble with anybody who feels falls on either side to ask a similar question to what you just did. Who's got more to prove to who? Yeah, right. Like, does C.J. stroud have more to prove to the Texans. I would argue that he's got plenty to prove after how the season ended in the playoffs last year. But I also argue that the Texans got plenty to prove to CJ Stroud considering what they've done with this offense from the line to the coaching staff.

[Seth Payne]

Yep. Here's one more from Schefter. I will never turn down a chance to play audio of somebody saying Will Anderson is a beast.

[Adam Schefter]

So Will Anderson, I know people talk about him, but I, I think he's right there with Miles Garrett, to be perfectly honest. Like that guy, Will Anderson is a beast and he is the heart of that Texans defense that should be about as good as any defense in the league. They also have to get their offensive line issues under control. They've put a lot of energy, effort and resources into that offensive line. We'll see if they can protect CJ Stroud.

[Seth Payne]

All right, so there you go.

[B. Scott]

Yeah, I look, I love, love, love Will Anderson Jr. He's gonna have to do it a little bit longer to enter the Miles Garrett chat, but I get it right. He's right there behind him in the Defensive Player of the Year voting. He seems to be on that type of trajectory for sure.

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

Yep.

[Seth Payne]

Absolutely. All right. As everybody knows, we are. I say, as everybody knows, like everybody, as most of you know, you haven't heard yet.

[B. Scott]

And if you don't know, if you

[Seth Payne]

don't know, you're about to know. You're about to find out. Sports Radio 610 is becoming 95. 7 the Fan come August 13th. 8am August 13th, we make the switch over to 95. 7. The Fan station will still run here on Sports Radio 610. It'll become 610 the Fan that morning, but it'll simulcast on both stations. We've got an FM signal coming up now, so you don't need to worry about the HD anymore. It'll be 95. 7 the fan. I think people are really, really excited about that. I know we're very excited about that. Obviously here an element of it that

[B. Scott]

I hadn't thought about until this morning, obviously. And again, not. Not to diminish any of our products, but if you are someone who has ever been frustrated with the Odyssey app, which I would still encourage you to download if you haven't already turn on notifications, you can check out our podcast and our Rewind feature and all of that. A lot of cool stuff on the Odyssey app, but it's also caused a little frustration over the years. If you just want to keep it simple. Come August 13th, again, you're able, you'll be able to just cut us on on the FM dial. We'll have to deal with AM static or with app confusion. Just turn us on on the radio.

[Seth Payne]

Well put. I know this guy will be listening come August 13th at 8am for the switch over because he's listening to this station forever. Like me. Larry's in Stafford. What's going on, dude?

[Larry from Stafford]

What's going on, son B. Scott. Hey, man, I know that anytime you two are together, man, and this is no offense or a front to anybody else, I love the chemistry, man, because you guys understand what Ace Town is about. But I'm gonna get to the fan part of this thing at the end. But let me talk about Adam separate real quick. He ain't the only one that think that C.J. stroud is gonna get a contract. I think it's gonna get done by this weekend before they report to camp on Monday. And here's the reason why I'm going say that to you. If you look around the league, do you want to go out there looking at any of these other raggedy ass quarterbacks when you got a young 24 year old quarterback that has taken you to the playoffs three straight years? No. They're going to sign C.J. stroud to a max deal. And because C.J. stroud and that game in New England, I don't give a damn how bad it was, we suffered through it. But all of that is over. I have told y' all many times, I do not want to be in the market looking for a quarterback. And if you look at the college landscape because that fool Pavia or whoever just got cut by the Ravens and he was in the Heisman class. I don't want nothing to have to do with none of these old sorry ass quarterbacks that's coming through college now because the NFL is a grown man's game. And C.J. has been in the game long enough now, three years that we've seen the maturation. Plus he's getting Tank back. Plus he's getting some other wide receivers that's gonna get some experience. So I'm all for them giving C.J. that Max contract. Because if any of you fools ever say to me that we want Baker Mayfield again, I am gonna curse your ass out. Now, next thing, let's talk about Logan Paul and his old janky ass brother. The only reason why I like Logan Paul is because he has gotten a lot of pharma boxers and a lot of people paid. They are a carnival Barker. But you know what? If you could be a carnival barker and get Larry Stafford $60 million, like he got Mike Tyson to fight his dumb ass, I'll be in the ring with Logan Paul ass, too. Now, fellas, I've been a long time Houstonian, and I've been a long time radio listener throughout my life in this city. And I grew up in this city understanding that you don't take your ass to Stankadena, AKA Pasadena. But I went to Pasadena several times as a high school student and I put my radio 95.7 the Fan, and that was KIKK back then, which we called it kkk, if you know what I mean. But we went to Pasadena. So going to Pasadena in my cutlet supreme as a young black man, I put it on 95.7. That's where I learned who George Strait the King was. That's who I learned who Garth Brooks came on the scene was. And that's who I learned that in Urban Cowboy. If you go back and look, I'm pretty sure that there was a KIKK shirt in that movie or a sticker somewhere. This is a huge move for you boys, man. And I could not be happier about it because I'm telling you now that I don't have to switch between FM and am. Everybody in this city gonna get a large dose of your boy from Stafford. And y' all might want to focus on that fan part of that damn name, because I am a fan, and I'm a fan y' all ass to death when my boys start playing in a couple months.

[Seth Payne]

And I appreciate you, Larry. I knew Larry'd be excited about that. I love the historic perspective that. All right, we're up against it. So I. I do want to circle back to what Larry was saying about the quarterback thing, too. Yes, I got thoughts on Larry's thoughts on cj. So Larry is predicting. We appreciate the phone call, Larry.

[B. Scott]

Max contract.

[Seth Payne]

Max contract this weekend.

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

C.J. stroud's gonna sign a max contract before we find out where LeBron James is gonna play.

[B. Scott]

I love the energy.

[Seth Payne]

I do, too. Let's circle back to that. In the. In the final segment of the show, we'll set up what this weekend looks like for the Astros. What does it need to look like on Monday for us to make a decision on buying or selling? If you're the Houston Astros, we will get to that. Find out what the guy's got going on on in the loop as well. What's the question of the day? We'll do all of that final Segment, Sports Radio 610 presents live from the West Point Lincoln and West Point Lincoln of Sugar Land Studios. Here's Pain and Pendergast. All right, final segment. Coming up, Payne and Pendergast. B. Scott in for Seth Payne. B. Scott will be in with me Monday and Tuesday, next week, and then Seth is back on Wednesday, which will be the beginning of training camp. First practice of training camp. I can't believe it's here. Was that off season fast or slow for you, B. Scott?

[B. Scott]

It was actually kind of slow. Really? Yeah, it was kind of slow. I've been. I've been waiting for this for a long time, and I used basketball and whatever else was the World cup and everything else to kind of get me by, but, yeah, I'm ready, man.

[Seth Payne]

I'm totally ready. It just feels like yesterday that CJ Threw all those picks against the New England Patriots.

[Carvana Advertiser]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

I don't know. I. I feel a little bit different, man, because, you know, I watched the game at the watch party at nrg. Yeah. And I don't know, for whatever reason now, that feels like a long time ago. All of the long faces, some of the profanity, some of the words that I was hearing people say about CJ Was not a good feeling. Maybe I. Maybe it's because I've tried to forget it. You know, I've tried to put it past me. So now it feels like a defense mechanism. I think so.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

I think so. As I talk it out, I think that's what it is.

[Larry from Stafford]

Okay.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. You went into shock.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

You went. C.J. shocked.

[B. Scott]

I kind of did. I kind of did. Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. I can't wait. Now, if you missed it, Larry and Stafford just called in the previous segment on the heels of us playing Adam Schefter, saying that. That he thinks C.J. may get a contract. We can reset that. Actually, Byron, can you get the Schefter. Schefter one you got? Yeah, just give me a thumbs up when you got it in there, because I think it's. It's still a. It's a big topic. It's.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

And if there is no contract before the season starts, it's going to be a topic throughout the year.

[Larry from Stafford]

Right.

[Seth Payne]

If nothing else, I will make sure it's a topic because as I was reminded by a listener, Joe Q. Back in the day when. When Davis Mills was the starter back in 2022, on my old podcast, the Utopia Podcast, I had a thing called the Davis Mills Replace O Meter.

[B. Scott]

Oh, wow.

[Seth Payne]

And it was a kind of A fluid sort of numeric meter. Every week. I do remember this, how close we were, how close we should be to replacing Davis Mills with 10 being swap him out now and one being he's the entrenched starter.

[B. Scott]

Right.

[Seth Payne]

So each week, after each game, it would be like, Nope, it's at 3.2. Similarly, I think during the season, after each game on Monday, we'll do the CJ Stroud extend O meter, which is.

[B. Scott]

That's a good adjustment.

[Seth Payne]

How close is he to getting a contract extension?

[Kendrick Perkins]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Not extensions like you hate. People putting Men putting in their hair.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. No. C.J. stroud, to his credit, grew his hair. His hair out like a man and then cut it like a man. So.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. No, he didn't. He didn't do that.

[Seth Payne]

It won't be that kind of extend over. So here's. Here's what Schefter said.

[Adam Schefter]

Well, first of all, I think the big question this summer will be if and when they can get an extension done. A contract extension for CJ Stroud, who was great early on, who was good last year, had a terrible playoff game that everybody remembers. That's the lasting image. And so when you hear an extension for CJ Strike. Yeah. I think they want to keep him there in Houston. It won't surprise me if they tie him up. And this defense is so good.

[Seth Payne]

It won't. So the money there is. It won't surprise me if they tie him up.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. Huge if true. Huge if true.

[Seth Payne]

Huge if true.

[Larry from Stafford]

Right.

[B. Scott]

Like at this.

[Seth Payne]

Huge, if true. Yeah.

[B. Scott]

And then of course, Larry came in double back with the. Hey, they're going to get this done by the weekend. He. He put a little bit more sauce on it than Adam Shefter did.

[Seth Payne]

Larry sounded like somebody who would be surprised if it doesn't get done this weekend.

[B. Scott]

Larry sound like somebody that, that, that talked to David Mulaguetta maybe like he. With the confidence that he had. Right.

[Seth Payne]

I'm not saying like someone who talked to both sides.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Adam Schefter]

Or.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. Or Cal Hannah and David Mulligata.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, all of them. They all. Yeah.

[B. Scott]

And C.J. yeah.

[Seth Payne]

And he just pieced the whole thing together like a puzzle.

[B. Scott]

Shout out to you, Larry.

[Seth Payne]

I'd be stunned. I'd be stunned. And the other thing Larry said was max contract, which we know that, like the NBA is the one that. I know what he meant. He. He meant like, like market setting contract. So which I think right now, the market. I know my home sign an extension where the new money was 64 million a year. I almost Feel like my homes operates on a different plane than everybody else.

[Adam Schefter]

He does.

[Seth Payne]

I still think that the market is Dak Prescott's 60 million.

[B. Scott]

Yes. So because this is a good part to break down or to kind of go through. Because even let's say that this is true, what Adam Schefter is saying is true and what Larry is saying is partially true, that he just gets the extension. Do we, how do we feel? Obviously you want the Texans to be in the best position to spend their money wisely and all of that stuff.

[Adam Schefter]

We understand.

[B. Scott]

But in terms of how you feel about CJ Stroud, do you feel a certain way or a type of way about how much he gets? Right. Like is. If it's, if you're unsure about CJ Stroud, are you okay if he gets the extension? But it's not, to use Larry's term, max extension money. Okay.

[Seth Payne]

I, you know, that's. Yeah. Now. So now we're getting into like, what's the range here where we start to. Because I can get super specific with numbers. I think first of all, what's the

[B. Scott]

range that like bothers you or, or, or conversely makes you comfortable?

[Seth Payne]

It's, it's, it's more about, I'll say this, and I'm going to answer your question, I promise, but it's, it's more about the guaranteed money than it is like the agent telling Shefter, this is the contract. We know how that goes sometimes.

[B. Scott]

I'm with you.

[Seth Payne]

I do think that if they do a deal with CJ it's going to look a lot like these other deals that they've done, which is a, like a three year deal where it's almost all guaranteed. You know, that's, that, that's, that was Will Anderson's deal. He. Will Anderson is three years, 150 with like 135 guaranteed. Derek Stingley's deal is all but a million of its guaranteed.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. Like 89 of the 90 or something like.

[Seth Payne]

Something like that. Yeah. Like Jalen Petrie had a big chunk of his guaranteed. So I do think if there's a deal, because something like that does benefit CJ Too. If he's confident enough in his ability to be the franchise quarterback, he gets an earlier bite at the apple again.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

So for me, like, I'll just put it this way. If they did a deal with CJ if they did Will Anderson's deal with CJ Stroud.

[Larry from Stafford]

How about that?

[Seth Payne]

Three years, 150, 135 million guaranteed, I would be fine with that. I wouldn't be over the moon about it. I would be fine with it. I wouldn't be nervous about it. Now, what would get me nervous is they're paying a lot of guys, you know, and it gets harder to get out of a deal like that. The more really good players you have that you're trying to pay, it really feels like they're doing their best to try to keep the band together here.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

And then when I say the band, I'm talking, like, guys who haven't been signed yet. Kamari Lasseter, Kaylin Bullock. You know, we'll see if any of these receivers that are these young receivers develop. Maybe I'm a little ahead of myself. In a perfect world, Ariante Ursary becomes a guy that you're working around other people's deals to keep because he plays a foundational position for you.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

But on the surface, in a vacuum, if it were to happen in the next few weeks, they gave CJ a deal because 50 million a year is. He's below a lot of guys at 50 million. It sounds weird to say that.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

You know, because. Because 60 is Dak. And then like, even Matthew Stafford got 55.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Josh Allen got 55 on his extension.

[B. Scott]

What did two again?

[Seth Payne]

53. Back in the day.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. So I. I would be. I would be fine with that. But I. But I. People listen to the show, know. I skew more towards. I think CJ's gonna be fine.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Yeah.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

I don't skew towards. The Patriot game is this harbinger of what's to come. So I would be fine with that. What about you?

[B. Scott]

I just think that the. So I actually agree with you on the numbers part, but just philosophically, I'm actually okay with this wait and see approach. I want CJ Stroud to be the quarterback. I want CJ Stroud to get paid. So this is both from a Texans perspective, Texans fan perspective, and a CJ Stroud fan perspective. I like the guy who want him to get paid, want good things for him. But if you're just looking at it strictly from the Texans view, I think. I think it is smarter to go ahead and pay sooner. The guys that you're sure about, or more sure about, to say that, which

[Seth Payne]

is what their MO has been.

[B. Scott]

And what their MO has been. Exactly what. What it is that they're doing. And I think that if C.J. stroud goes out there and just lights it up. Right. Puts on a light show, I would gladly pay him sticker price. And I think the Texans should Gladly pay him sticker price for the quarterback because that will be the price. But if he goes out there and it's similar to what this year was, where he's okay in the regular season and then the playoffs, let's just call them underwhelming. Not a, not even a disaster or catastrophe like it was last year. Just ho hum, underwhelming. I think that leaves them in a very precarious spot in terms of, hey, we're glad we didn't give them 60 plus million dollars a year last year, but what do we give him now? Well, and then if we do anything

[Seth Payne]

at all, and I would hate for that to happen only because I'm a Texan fan, it would be one of the most compelling quarterback decisions that we've seen a team have to make in a long, long time. If the season plays out the way you're talking about where the regular season, this year looks like the regular season from last year where he was actually by some advanced metrics, an above average to upper third of the league quarterback. Like he wasn't nearly as bad in the regular season as people who keep pointing to the Patriots game want to say he was okay in the regular season. He was a disaster in the playoffs. But you're saying a playoff performance that's not a disaster. But they still stubbed their toe in the divisional round.

[B. Scott]

Right.

[Seth Payne]

And C.J. is part of the reason why.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. And certainly not the reason why they won because they will not have in that case.

[Seth Payne]

That's exactly right.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

That gets fascinating because now you're talking about heading into the last year of his deal, the fifth year of his contract. You're, you're talking about another year of asking about the contract to Nick Casario to Demo Ryan's, to CJ Stroud. You're also talking about a draft class full of quarterbacks. And I know Larry called in in the previous segment. He didn't have any appetite for putting a young guy in there.

[B. Scott]

He don't want these raggedy quarterbacks.

[Seth Payne]

But, but, but this, this class as of right now, we got a whole college season to play. I get it. And no, Fernando Mendoza wasn't on anybody's radar as a top pick a year ago. So guys can all of a sudden emerge.

[B. Scott]

Yeah, they were trying to sell us club Nick and was my guy from lsu.

[Seth Payne]

Oh, nus n. They were trying to

[B. Scott]

sell us that early.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, yeah. So they. Right. So these things are fluid and they change. But I'm talking right now, July 24, the mock drafts all have five or six quarterbacks in the first round. That's another thing that would make like an. Not a disaster, C.J. but just the same stuff, minus the four interceptions. The same stuff. Fascinating.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Do they see somebody in this class that they'd rather commit to? By the way, at a rookie deal, when you've got Kamari Lasseter and Kaylin Bullock and other guys that you've got to sign, like, this is a. That's why it's so compelling. It's not just a CJ Thing. This is a puzzle they've got to put together.

[B. Scott]

That's exactly what you just said there. It's a puzzle. And so it leaves them, at least from where I sit, at least them asking the qu. A couple of different questions here is, is C.J. stroud worth the money? And based off of how they've built the team, you're talking about some of these defensive players, these younger players that we're talking about.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Do we even need a $60 million quarterback or want a $60 million quarterback anyway?

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. Is Sam Darnold getting an extension from the Seahawks anytime soon? We've seen no chatter about that. The Seahawks are a team. Clearly, that looks like they believe, like, you know, what? 30 million court. $30 million quarterback. Good enough for us.

[B. Scott]

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[Seth Payne]

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[Seth Payne]

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[Kendrick Perkins]

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[Seth Payne]

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[Carvana Advertiser]

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[Seth Payne]

Did the car have a sunroof?

[Carvana Advertiser]

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[Adam Schefter]

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[Carvana Advertiser]

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[Seth Payne]

We had a defense in a running

[B. Scott]

game, and I could absolutely be in. I could absolutely see the Texans being the team that looks at their quarterback and says, and again, I'm a supporter. I like C.J. stroud. But I could see them looking at it and saying, hey, we don't want to pay this price for this quarterback. Nor do we feel like, based off of the type of team that we've built, that this is the price that we need to pay for a quarterback. Everything else is so expensive and so good. If we could just get a $25 to $30 million guy in here, we can make this work.

[Seth Payne]

You're listening to KLT AM. KLT FM. HD2 Houston and Odyssey Sports Station crosstalk brought to you by DNA Monolacy. Have we been doing the show this entire time with the lights at, like, half dimmer in here? How awful has that looked on YouTube? B.B. scott, you've had the YouTube.

[B. Scott]

Yeah, it looked fine to me. It looked fine to me, which actually kind of surprises me a little bit. Late night FM talk.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

B. Scott and I are setting a mood in here.

[Reggie]

B. Scott in the mayor.

[B. Scott]

But as the guy play Misty for me.

[Seth Payne]

The Quiet Storm.

[B. Scott]

But as the guy in charge of our video stream, I actually would prefer the lights.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah. Coming Monday. Candles.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

Like y' all are having a seance in here or something.

[Seth Payne]

Right?

[Larry from Stafford]

Right.

[Seth Payne]

Well, normally you would think. Normally you would think, like, if the lights were a little dimmer, it would be because the lighting is giving somebody a headache because they have a hangover or whatever. I am not hungover, but I was out and about. As Reggie alluded to. I was mistaken for the mayor last night in the original Carabas.

[B. Scott]

Mayor Whitmire. Can y' all see it? I didn't see it until he said

[Reggie]

it a little bit, but I think

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

he should be offended.

[B. Scott]

Really. I do see it. You see it?

[Seth Payne]

Reggie said it in his suit. That picture you showed in a suit. Yeah, well, the picture. Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Amy. Amy made a mayoral poster for me.

[B. Scott]

What are we doing?

[Seth Payne]

Which if I choose to run for mayor with B. Scott as my chief of staff. You're committed to this? Yes.

[B. Scott]

Yes.

[Seth Payne]

It's an incredible poster. I'll put it up on my social media.

[B. Scott]

And Amy is our graphics designer.

[Seth Payne]

She's our graphics designer.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Because she works. Make sure you put B. Scott out

[B. Scott]

front at all your events. We're trying to win the election.

[Seth Payne]

Trying to get as big a cross section of the voters as I can

[B. Scott]

possibly try to win the election.

[Seth Payne]

Yep. So. So that. So you said I should be offended. Reggie.

[Reggie]

Yeah.

[Carvana Advertiser]

I think that.

[Reggie]

I think that he's got, like, a really oddly long head, in my opinion.

[Seth Payne]

He does have a different shaped head.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

The head shape is different. And he looks older.

[Reggie]

He does look.

[Seth Payne]

He looks more tired, too. He is older.

[B. Scott]

He is older. And he looks at.

[Seth Payne]

He's 19 years older.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[Kendrick Perkins (continued)]

He's that old.

[Seth Payne]

He could be your 76. It could be your dad.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

A young dad, but your dad could

[Seth Payne]

be my dad if my dad got after it back in high school. Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Yeah. No, seriously, I don't. I. I don't. I see the baldness.

[Kendrick Perkins]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

I see you both being white.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

You're around the same height. Yeah, I do. I do know that. I've been around Mayor Whitmire. Y' all are around the same height.

[Seth Payne]

He wears a lot of suits. And I had a suit on. I had a suit on at the time. That was my whole. My whole motive for going out for dinner was, well, I'm in a suit. I don't want to waste this opportunity. The eight times a year that I wear this thing.

[Reggie]

Because there's also certain restaurants that you're just like, I shouldn't be in here without. Unless I look, you know, somewhat presentable. Obviously you can. Right. Nobody's actually going to stop you. But when you got a suit, you're like, I have tapped into a whole nother market of restaurant that I should mention right now.

[Seth Payne]

Went to an Italian restaurant. I went to Carabas. I'm like, I went to an Italian restaurant last.

[Reggie]

Did they give you the good table?

[Seth Payne]

Did they? They gave me. Yeah. They kind of sit at the same place every time.

[Reggie]

You love to see it.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Reggie]

In full. Tony Soprano.

[Seth Payne]

I kind of feel like Tony Soprano.

[Larry from Stafford]

Yeah.

[Reggie]

Now, see your table. That's right. If you were a more mischievous person, I told you this, I think you would have went to the place that my brain went to, which is, oh, this person thinks I'm Mayor Whitmire. I can ruin his reputation.

[Seth Payne]

Oh, I could. Yeah.

[Reggie]

Like, I can just do things that will now be placed upon John Whitmire unwittingly.

[B. Scott]

Well, that's the part that I was. I'm just as curious about. Like, I would wonder, what does John Whitmire think about this comparison?

[Reggie]

Let's call him Figgy. Get him on the phone.

[B. Scott]

You know what I mean?

[Seth Payne]

Like, can you get them on the phone? Get Mayor on the phone.

[B. Scott]

Well, because I would imagine that the mayor's got a little bit of an ego, and what does he think about, you know, being confused for a radio host? You know, he probably. He probably thinks that, like, if you're really a supporter. Yeah, but you don't really know what I look like. You're confusing me with. With a radio host who doesn't look like me.

[Seth Payne]

Yeah.

[B. Scott]

Are you civically engaged as you say you are?

[Kendrick Perkins]

Yeah.

[Seth Payne]

Might I be. Might I be viewed as beneath him? You know, like, that kind of thing? What the hell?

[Reggie]

You're not.

[B. Scott]

But are you viewed as. Yeah. Y' all think somebody confused him as Sean Pendergast?

[Seth Payne]

Do people walk up to Whitmire and say, hey, I love this show. Great show, man.

[Amy (Graphics Designer)]

Great show.

[Reggie]

Go.

[Seth Payne]

That's the other one I get.

[B. Scott]

Or just start talking about sports, like trying to get a sports.

[Seth Payne]

Go Texans. Yeah, go Texans. Yo, love the post game show.