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Wilmer Valderrama
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Richard Sherman
Shop now. What up, everybody? Appreciate you watching the show. Hit that sub button if you're new. Also hit that notification button. We're here all season long. You know, it's nothing but love. Welcome back to the Richard Sherman Podcast, Mitchell. Another week in free agency and even more action. The San Francisco 49ers are at it again. They trade the number 92 pick for Osa Adigizua, a defensive tackle from the Dallas Cowboys. And I think this is a great pickup. I think this is a great pickup. They also signed Dre Greenlaw. They signed Nate Hobs, resigned Luke Gifford. It's, it's been so many deals. They sign a new punter and say goodbye to Thomas Morad. Bryce Huff retires Joey Bosa. His mom is tweeting out pictures with both, both her boys in 49ers gear again. So let's not get too ahead of ourselves. This has happened before and he ended up a Buffalo Bill. So I think everybody is holding, holding their breath. But I love Ms. Bosa. She's fantastic.
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Mitchell
Richard, let's talk about this Osa Digi Zua trade. This is a big move for San Francisco. You know, you looked at last year, right, they were playing musical chairs on the defensive line. We saw Nick Bosa go out, obviously the first round of Mikel Williams goes out, significant injuries that totally caused them to shift everything. And then everyone they put in, you know, was getting banged up along the way. They were leaning on rookies, you know, C.J. west out of Indiana. So to bring in a veteran and OSA Digizua from Dallas. And obviously they valued him, right? I mean, they traded a third round pick, but that's nothing to sneeze at. A top hundred pick going over to the Cowboys in this move. You know, how important do you think it was for the San Francisco 49ers to address the defensive line in a meaningful way like this?
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Richard Sherman
It's huge. It's huge. And they've tried to address it over the last couple years. I mean, they played Javon Hargrave, all that money. I think he's still on their dead cap money, their dead cap number. But at the end of the day, it Just hasn't worked out for some reason. He got injured. Then they, they went to address it in the draft. Drafting Mikel Williams, who was very versatile, can play inside and outside, great against the run. They drafted Alfred Collins, but it's tough to play consistent high level D line play with young guys like that without veterans in front of them and allowing them to rotate and learn. It's a grown man game in the National Football League. So this is a great pickup. A guy who can play three downs for the San Francisco 49ers, a guy that's experienced, had three and a half sacks last year, can be disruptive, has a great motor, has been consistent over the years, has been relatively healthy. So I think this helps them. I still think they, they, they address it again in the draft. I don't think you can ever have enough D linemen, which is, which is evidenced by the Seattle Seahawks success and their rotation, their depth, that defensive line, they just keep bringing in waves and waves of really talented and really stout defensive linemen, which is tough to deal with for an offensive line that never subs out of the game. So I think this is an important thing. I think they're looking to build their defensive line back up to an elite defensive line and, and you gotta invest in it and I think that's what they're doing. Obviously bringing Nicholas John Bosa back is going to be huge. Last year they did it with Bryce Huff and Cleveland Farrell and Gross Matos and, and not a ton of big names that you, you would expect them to consistently start. And so I think they'll obviously be, be leaps and bounds better than they were last year, but they got to find a way. Bryce Huff just retired and he was a lot of their production last year. His motor and what he brought and everybody was looking forward to, to seeing him with John, with Nicholas John Bosa on the other side and what they could do together. But he retires and, and then the San Francisco 49ers release his rights, which was a little strange to me because I was, I was thinking, hey, if he retires, he's young, pass rushers always, you know, can come back and, and they stay in good enough shape, you could at least get third down. So if you hold on to his rights, if he decides to un. Retire, you can bring him back into the mix or at least leave your, leave the option open. But The San Francisco 49ers obviously are wiser than me and, and thought it'd be better to just release his rights. But I think that's A great move. The Nate Hobbs is one of those moves that I'm. I'm in a wait and see mode just because I don't think the. The packers played him right. I think he's an inside corner. I think he stays in a nickel, and, and you can occasionally play him outside, but I don't think you. You play him as an outside corner, as the end all be all. I know we feel good about what Upton Stout has done this season or what he did last season and his growth, but I think competition is. Is good for everybody and, and it'll be great in that spot. I love the Green Law pickup. It's an affordable price. He's back home. He's a year removed from an Achilles, and that's when you start to see a real big jump. That's when I started to see a real big jump. Is the second year after you come back from your Achilles. The first year, you're just trying to survive. And he. He tore his Achilles in the Super Bowl. So to try to come back the next season, you know, seven, eight months later, it's a tough ask. And I tore mine in November, so I had a couple more months, and I started the season. I still didn't feel right until the next season. I didn't still feel right until the. The summer of 19, and. And that's what you're dealing with. And so I think you'll see him look better, feel better, be more explosive, look more like the dream green Dre Greenlaw that you. You recognize from old. I think he's excited to be home. Him and Fred Warner, one of the best tandems in the National Football League. They feed off one another, they energize one another. They're in the weight room together, they're off the field together, they're in the film room together. They're. A lot of times you can't find one without the other. And I think sometimes when you leave, you know, absence makes the heart grow fonder and, and you realize what you missed. And I think he has an appreciation for what The San Francisco 49ers mean to him, what they mean to his career, what Fred Warner means to his career. I think this re. Energizes Fred Warner in a big way. And I can't wait to see them two back on the field together. Five, seven, and five fold back together. Oh, just. Just looks right.
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Mitchell
It was an obvious fit. Dre Greenlaw goes back to the San Francisco 49ers. San Fran's made a couple unique moves this offseason bringing in Mike. Mike Evans, obviously, this OSA Odigizua trade. And then Dre Greenlaw and eight, Hobbs Richard. What are the most glaring holes left that they need to fill, you know, before the draft to give you comfort?
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Richard Sherman
Safety, safety, safety, safety. First you gotta, you gotta find a safety, a veteran safety who, who's played good football. Kevin Byard would have been fantastic. Didn't get him understood. But I think a veteran safety is something that you gotta find a way to get. Whether you try to trade for him are. I don't think there's many free agents left that you. That make sense for the San Francisco 49ers, but I think safety is still the, the biggest issue. And, and again, young guys, there are some young guys that come in and play at a high level. You find them and they just fit and they just. The game isn't too big for them. It's not too fast for them, but I think it gives me hesitation to start back off with, without any competition at safety spot. If you, if you just go in there and. And, and start Malik Mustafa and Jair Brown, I mean, that's fine, but. Because I think at times Jair played, played really good football and Malik Mustafa flashed and played really fast and aggressive. But again, there were times they did not play great football. And, you know, it, it, it left them in a, it left the defense in a bad position, bad situation. And I think that's something that we, I think they have to address both in the draft and finding a veteran, a veteran presence. I, I remember when they had T.A. gibson and everybody was like, oh, you know, this is just a, a veteran feeler. And they went to the super bowl that season and he had one of his best seasons. And, and you, I think everybody, everybody could see the value that a veteran safety brings and just his feel and his, you know, how he's recognizing things and being ahead of the play and a sound tackler, and it just calms the defense down. It just gives the defense a validity, you know, but we, we. It's. It's something that I think they have to address. I wish, you know, I did an interview other day with Rod Woodson that, you know, we're going to, we're going to put out this week, and you just forget, man, how much different a great safety can make a defense. I mean, obviously they've had a ton of great safeties in this, in the San Francisco 49ers history, but boy, Rob Woodson was one of them ones. Mitchell second all time, 71 interceptions. 71. Like the, the, the Niners had, I think 18 sacks, I mean, a handful of interceptions. I, I, I got to go back and look at the numbers, but it was not a lot of interceptions last season in a veteran safety. Not that it's just going to be an automatic fix, but some of the drops last season were, were head scratching and you can't have it. You can't have that. You got to have guys that just make the makes, make the layups, make the layups. The ball hits you in the chest, catch it. Like, hey, if you can't catch that, then I, I don't know. The 49er. There it is. 49ers had six interceptions last year, all last season. Mitchell. I had multiple seasons where I had eight alone. You can't do it. You can't live like the, the jets
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Mitchell
just had a season where they had zero interception, so I'm sure they could have used Rod Woodson as well. You guys got to check out the Rod Woodson interview. You want to talk about a guy that knows football, Rod Woodson is that guy. He was a guy that was always around the football growing up. Richard. He was one of those guys that stood out when I was a young buck. Right? I mean, you know, you know the great ones when you see them. And Rod Woodson certainly is one of those.
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Sophie Cunningham
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Mitchell
Richard, let's start right there because yeah, I mean that's one of the things I think that's overlooked and in, in the sports world in general, we see a lot of, whether it be the NBA, NHL, NFL, the mlb, you name it. These guys got a lot more to think about than just what team they want to play for. They got to think about the ramifications of what state they're playing in. And I know that you guys have the jock tax and all that stuff to, to worry about what state you're playing in and what state you're practicing in, etc. But this is a big deal. In the state of Washington, 9.9% tax above the million dollar threshold. This starts in 2029. Richard, what kind of impact do you think this is going to have? Because here's the reality of it, a player signs a 10 million dollar a year deal, you basically cut a million dollars off the top. That's something the state of Washington has never had before. Do you see this playing a big factor in the way, you know, the appeal of the Seattle Seahawks, the, to free agents, to keeping their own guys on the roster, etc?
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Richard Sherman
Yeah, I think it, I think it definitely plays a huge factor because when you, when you talk about California, you get the weather. So if, if a guy's thinking about going there and he understands he has to deal with that big tax number for state tax, at least you can sell them on the weather. You know, probably 300 days of sunshine or 285 days of sunshine, whatever it is, depending on if you're in the Bay or la, if you're going to New York, you can sell them the big city and, and all the, the, the allure that comes with New York City. But for Seattle, a lot of the draw is, is because it's a, it's a smaller market, is, hey, you don't have to deal with state income tax. That saves you, that saves you a, a million bucks on a $10 million deal, especially on a signing bonus. Now jock tax. Every time you play in a different state, you get taxed in that state. Understood. But when you're talking about a signing bonus, which is usually your bigger number, you know, whether it's 10, 15, $20 million, that's tax in the state that you're playing. So if you're talking about $20 million, yeah, that's, that's almost $2 million off the top. That would change if you're in Texas or, or Florida or Washington before this tax came into play. And so I think it'll definitely have an effect on what players are thinking about when they come here. Obviously, if the number's big enough, guys are gonna, gonna still come play for the Seahawks. It's not going to change total. You know that nobody's going to come play for the Seahawks. That's not true at all by any extent, but it's definitely going to make it more of a conversation than it's been. It's definitely going to be more of a factor than it's ever been because that's been one of the, it goes from being a positive, a pro for the Seattle Seahawks to a huge con,
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Mitchell
no question about it. And we'll see how that all plays out. I mean, these next couple years. Obviously, I know John Schneider is, is put together a master class these last couple seasons, but this adjustment it's going to be one that he's not necessarily going to be comfortable with because there's no way to really smooth sail this. I mean, it is what it is. It is the law. But let's, let's talk a little bit more about football. Listen. While we're talking about the Seahawks, let's talk about the signing of Emmanuel Wilson, the running back from Green Bay, who really thrived in Green Bay's offense. When we saw Josh get Jacobs go out and get banged up a little bit last year, this was a team in Seattle that desperately needed a running back. I mean, we talked about it last podcast. He, K9 goes to the Kansas City Chiefs and Zach Charbonnet obviously dealing with this late season ACL injury that is going to be playing a factor in this next season. Whether fans wanted to or not, they needed to bring in a guy with the experience that can tote the rock for him. Emmanuel Wilson's a bruiser and, and I think he's a guy that can really help this offense. How much do you like this signing from John Schneider and the Seattle Seahawks?
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Richard Sherman
I really like it. I, I like it because he brings, he brings that, that, that bruiser. But he does have a, have a level of explosiveness to him and he was really great in, in the role spelling Josh Jacobs last year. I think with more carries and more responsibility, he can, he can elevate his game to another level. And obviously, like you said, Zach Sarbonet is going to be probably a little banged up to start the season. I don't think that, I don't think that Zach, they feel like George Holani is necessarily ready for, for full time role, a full or at least half time of, of carries that, that he would need to have in this situation. So I think it's great. But I think overall the sentiment with Seahawks fans and even with fans around the league is that, oh man, the Seahawks are, are so much worse than they were last year because they lost all these pieces. Let's, let's put everything in context. The strength of the Seattle Seahawks defense is their defensive line, their front, their coverages. How Mike McDaniel, Mike McDonald's mind is, is, is the strength. They're able to play a multitude of coverages, really smart safety play with Kobe Bryant and Julian Love. Now Ty Tycottas replacing Kobe Bryant because he went and got his payday. They played a lot of the season with Reek Woolen in and out of the lineup. So to lose Reek Woolen to the Philadelphia Eagles is a, is A is a loss, but it's a loss I think they were prepared to take on if it happened. I think they had games last year where they weren't dependent on what Reek Woolen was doing or how his game was going. I think that's a big reason why they felt like they had to keep Josh Job because Josh Job was a factor all season long. Josh Job was a major factor in a factor. I don't think gets enough credit for the success this defense had because of his ability to stand up backside one on one which was evident in the super bowl when he, when he had to do it multiple times. His ability to, to play multiple coverages, disguise, get his hands on receivers, reroute, reroute, not reposition himself, get tackle, tackle extremely well. They still have Devin Witherspoon who, who plays who's their Swiss army knife in their defense, still have Nicki Minwary who will take on a bigger role and, and likely thrive even more in this system in year two. It's crazy that he's just in year two. So I don't think, I don't think there's a need to panic. Sam Darnold still under contract for a very reasonable number. Jackson, Smith and Jigba, you bring back Rashid Shahid which is another big deal that they just signed his, his importance in the special teams realm is huge. But I think when you pay him $17 million a year like they did with this contract, I think that tells you that he's going to, to assume the number two role that I think most people had Cooper cut, penciled in as because of his 15 million dollar number. One of the most expensive receiver rooms in the National Football League now especially once JSN gets his $40 million, it's it. People wonder why can't we just resign K9 and do this and do that zoning. Once you start to pay your starting corner corner one money which is $31 million now and you start to pay your receiver one receiver, one money which is $40 million a year. Everything else is musical chairs at that point. And so I think that's a big reason why they're doing, making a smart decisions. They're resigning people early. I think they got Charles Cross for a really good number that, that can, can flex throughout the years and, and you know they'll, they'll play with that contract I'm sure throughout the seasons. They got a lot of guys for affordable reasonable deals right now. So this is their window to make things happen. I think they'll draft well, John has drafted extremely well over the last three, four years, and that's why they're in a position they're in. They got young guys who are, who are on rookie contracts and they're playing at a really high level. And I think that'll continue. I think. I love the Shaheed pickup. I think he's going to get, again, a better rapport with Sam Darnold this offseason. I expect at least one deep shot to two deep shots a game to really soften his defense and his offense to be even more explosive next year than it was this year.
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Mitchell
Well, and here's. I think what Seattle Seahawks, the fan base in general needs to understand is like, this team was playing with an embarrassment of riches. You know, this depth chart on this team specifically defensively, was unbelievable. And they were a showcase, you know, in their run late in the season when they were viewed as the best team in the league. And naturally, they're going to lose some of these players because of that. You talk about Reek Wool and you talk about Kobe Bryant, talk about K9, you know, obviously Bowie Mafi is leaving town. There's a lot of people that are leaving this team, but I don't see it as a huge, glaring problem for Seattle. I've got utmost confidence in John Schneider and what he's able to do in the draft. I think the biggest question mark that I had with this team is a running back situation without Charbonnet, without K9. I think Emmanuel Wilson helps that. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to address that as well later in the draft with another running back. So stay calm, Seattle. You guys just won the Super Bowl. I think that, you know, everything's going to play out and the luxury that they have right now is Sam Darnold and the expertise that we saw last season of bringing him in. A competent quarterback who's still in his prime, entering his prime. I think Seattle is going to have to think long and hard about what they want to pay him when he's due, because that's the. That's the next step in this, right? I mean, you talked about jsn, now we got to talk about Sam Darnold a little bit. Because, Richard, Sam Darnold means so much to this organization and we saw it in bringing home the Super Bowl. Do you think he's going to be paid ultimately, like a top five five guy? Like, we see these guys resetting the market year after year. You think that's something Seattle should embark on? Because that conversation is coming
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Richard Sherman
and it's a really tough ask because, and it's a fair question I think. I don't, I don't think they should engage in that, that kind of fight. I think top 10, no question about it. I think you're going to, you're going to get into the 50 plus million dollar range with Sam Darnold. I mean usually a great number for a quarterback. Nobody outside of Dak has gotten to 60 but now that the cap is 303, 300 plus million, it starts to become a normal number because usually historically the quarterbacks are 17 to 21% of the cap and 20% of the cap is right around $60 million a year. So you start to get in those conversations and, and say that's the number that historically quarterback. It's less about 60 million and more about 17 to 21 of the cap. If you look at back when, when, when Aaron Rodgers, every time the top five quarterbacks are right there, 17 to 20 of the cap. And, and we've talked about this as a union when, when, when we're discussing the salary cap and quarterback numbers are, we're exploding and their, their contracts were ballooning and other position groups weren't and the conversation was about capping quarterback contracts which is something nobody agreed to, nobody, nobody really seriously entertained. But the reason the conversation came up is because of the amount of the salary that quarterbacks were taking up and other contracts were varying. You know, cornerback maybe 15, 10, 12% DN maybe 16% depending on what's going on with, with certain teams. But we, we started to see a common, a commonality between what teams, the, the, the percentage that teams were staying within to pay quarterbacks. But that story for a different day. I think that if Sam Darnold has another really successful season this season and they make a deep playoff run and these are big ifs. I think they, they come going to year three tearing that contract up and paying him over 50, 50 plus maybe 54, $55 million a year. And that again changes the dynamic because you're starting to pay guys much higher numbers than you did in previous years. You'll JSN and, and, and Devin Witherspoon's numbers are going to be much higher now. There are ways to circumvent the system and, and make the cap numbers lower than they look. But at the end of the day those guys are going to get paid big money, deservedly so. And that, that's when the dynamic starts to change for, for fans and everybody. Right now I think the Seahawks are fine. I think they have an incredibly strong team, still a top five roster in the NFL, top two roster in the NFL. And I think they're going to make another deep playoff run and be a, a great team in the NFC for years to come. And, you know, we'll address the rest of the issues when they start to come up.
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Mitchell
Richard, we had some other breaking news over the weekend and we talked about it a little bit on our last podcast, but Kyler Murray, non surprisingly signs with the Minnesota Vikings on a one year deal. Kyler goes and plays in Kevin oconnell's offense, and if Kevin oconnell can't change him and make him work, I don't know who could. This is a good fit for Kyler individually. Is it a good fit for Minnesota though? Should Viking fans be excited.
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Richard Sherman
Compared to what they, what they had in total?
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Mitchell
You don't want Max Brosmer back out there. Rich, come on, man.
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Richard Sherman
I mean, I, they wanted J.J. mcCarthy and they told me that J.J. mcCarthy was the answer and I was crazy. That's what I, that's when Minnesota Vikings fans, they said I was just a hater and I was writing them off and I didn't know any better and I, I just hated J.J. mcCarthy. No, I just watched the tape. Guys, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I know football and you guys clearly don't. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Everybody else could see, even Kevin o' Connell could see. And the Minnesota Vikings get rid of their general manager because they could now see it. They could now see that it was a mistake letting Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold walk out of the building and putting all their hope in a rookie quarterback who never started in the National Football League. And I'm sorry, I don't apologize for that. And they're now going to start Kyler Murray. They're going to bring Kyler Murray in, pay him $1.3 million and allow the Arizona Cardinals to pay the rest of his salary. And they're going to start him and he's going to play solid football. He's going to, he's a good player. He's a really talented football player. He's a incredibly explosive, great arm, can be accurate at times. And with, with these guys, I mean, he, he, he, his issue was off the field and not off the field in the negative way that people think about off the field issues. But, but I think they're going to be pleasantly surprised. He's really, he's really a great player and he's Exciting to watch, he's exciting to, to watch play football and, and with Kevin OConnell and, and, and, and all the, the talent that he's going to have, the stability, the offensive stability that he's going to have around him. Mitchell, I think they're getting a really, really fun and exciting player in Kyler Murray. He can be explosive at times. His last healthy season was 2024. He, he had a 93.5 quarterback rating, threw for three, 800 yards, 21 touchdowns, 11 interceptions. And that's not a bad season. That's a, that's a really, really solid to good NFL quarterback season. And I think the Minnesota Vikings would be really excited if he had that kind of season, if he repeated that kind of season and with Justin Jefferson and, and, and Addison, he could definitely, he could definitely do that. I think he's going to have a chance to, to throw to open receivers, receivers that Justin Jefferson is going to be excited because he can get, he's going to get him the ball. He's going to feed him the ball all season long. Kevin o' Connell is going to draw it up. It's going to be a, a revival of a season for this offense. And I think people wonder, oh man, is Kevin oconnell on the hot seat? He's not. I wouldn't imagine so if he's on the hot seat. Believe you me, every, every organization, including the ones, some of the ones that just hired coaches, are going to be with their finger over the fire button if Kevin OConnell becomes available. And so I don't think the Minnesota Vikings are, are looking to do that. I think they understand what they have in him and the value and I know it hasn't necessarily ended up in, in a lot of success in the postseason and Super Bowls and all that, but I mean, just a season ago with Sam Darnold, you won 14 games. So let's not act like it hasn't shown itself now. Sure, in the playoffs it didn't go great and he was. Sam Darnold sacked nine times and they got eliminated. But I think with competent quarterback play, he's shown that he could have successful with this team and in this division, in a division that's only getting better. I think again, the JJ McCarthy thing kind of set this team back a little bit. It set, it set a good defense back. But again they were able to, to, to retain Brian Flores who was taking head coaching jobs and interviews and, and, and looking to, to move on if, if possible, but they were able to retain him. I Think that's a huge, huge deal for, for this team and what he brings. But we gonna see, we're gonna see because Kyler hasn't, I don't feel like he's been an offense like this, that, that is really well suited to, to his talents. And I know that Kevin o' Connell is going to create a system that really, really, really emphasizes the things that Kylie does well.
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Mitchell
It certainly is an intriguing fit. And I mean we've seen these resurgences of, of, you know, these veteran quarterbacks now that didn't work out in their first with their first team. I mean obviously Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, you know, Mac Jones last season. I mean, can Kyler Murray replicate that mold? Is a change of scenery out of Arizona up to min. Minnesota, you know, gonna spark his career? We'll see. But like you said, Kevin OConnell was not the problem. Two of those names I just mentioned were in house in Minnesota. The fact that you let both Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold out of the room, especially after going 14 and three two seasons ago, is just head scratching to say the least. This blind faith that they put into JJ McCarthy is what ultimately they shot themselves in their own foot and the GM obviously let go this season. Those decisions play a huge factor in all this. So this to me kind of looks like an opportunity for them to have a redo here. And maybe Kyler Murray works out and maybe he is that stabilizing force because they have so many weapons up in Minnesota, right? I mean the wide receiving room is loaded, they've got stable running backs. Their defense with Brian Flores's touch is, can be lethal at times. So if Kyler Murray goes there and provides that offense with a, with consistency and that, that spark that they really needed, you know, look out in Minnesota. But that's a big if. That's a big if. And we'll see if he's able to show that off field maturation and commit himself to the game and take Minnesota, you know, back to where they were a couple seasons ago.
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Richard Sherman
And this is going to help J.J. mcCarthy in the end. This is what he needs. He needs to sit behind a veteran and learn and just be comfortable in his role and just get better, get, continue to develop, you know, maybe in the future he can have a really good NFL career. This isn't the end of the road for JJ McCarthy, but I think for a veteran quarterback, coming off an ACL injury back into a season would be tough for a rookie to deal with the speed of the game and everything that that comes with playing the quarterback position after a major injury with no experience is a tough ask, especially after on a team that won 14 games the year before. And the expectations are so high and they ne. They shouldn't necessarily be for a rookie quarterback. And so I think that was a, just a, a no win situation to walk into. Sure, if he would have, if he would have won 10 games, 11 games, he would have, that would have been a home run for the Minnesota Vikings. But I, I don't think any reasonable mind could have expected that from him. And I think sitting behind Kyler Murray, sitting behind any veteran quarterback is going to help in his development and his maturation and, and give him kind of a road map of, of how to prepare and instead of just being thrown into the fire and expected to fend for himself. And I think again, it's going to help him and it's going to, to extend his NFL life more than if he just went out there for another season and started and if he didn't do well, like if he, if they did not pick up KYLER Murray and J.J. mcCarthy was expected to go out there and start and if he didn't do well, if he didn't go out there and just light the world on fire and they bench him, you, you're looking at the, the beginning of the end for J.J. mcCarthy's career. I think this allows him to wait and see and develop and people still hold out hope that maybe, you know, those flashes that you saw in, in the fourth quarter of a couple of those Chicago games can manifest itself more often and more consistently later on in his career.
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Mitchell
Another quarterback that signed over the weekend signed to the Cincinnati Bengals. Lesser of a name but more wild of his story. Josh Johnson Richard. This is his third stint with the Cincinnati Bengals. He's made 22 stops throughout his NFL career. And outside of the NFL, I mean these stops include stops with the Sacramento Mountain Lions, the San Diego Fleet, the LA Wildcats. What a wild story. Josh Johnson just keeps finding himself a job and you know what? He's been a competent backup throughout his career, clearly. What do you make of Josh Johnson's I guess Runway of his career here? This. It's a pretty wild one.
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Richard Sherman
It's funny because I, I just saw Josh Johnson a couple months ago and we were laughing about this because he just loves football and he love you you. You rare that to find a guy who's been in the league as long as he has and still has the same love for football. But he's also a coach on the field. He's a coaching mind, and I think that's what a lot of backup quarterbacks are, just a great football mind. And he's an asset to these quarterback rooms. And I think people wonder how does he keep getting jobs? Like he's not lighting the world on fire as a backup because he's, he, he's a guy that brings something to the quarterback room. He brings a, a wealth of knowledge, he brings a wealth of information and, and helps the development maturation of the other quarterbacks in the room. He brings a different perspective and I think people underestimate the importance of that in the National Football League, but these teams don't. These teams see Josh Johnson as a very valuable commodity that to add to their quarterback room. That's why so many teams keep adding them. That's why the 49ers, the Giants, Ravens, Bills, Colts, Bengals, again, Ravens, buccaneers, Lions, commanders, etc. Etc. Have brought him in because, not just because of what he brings physically as a quarterback, but what he brings mentally. He's an incredibly intelligent player. I, I, I would guess soon as the day he's done playing, he's on somebody's coaching staff as a quarterback's coach. Right. Right away.
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Mitchell
Richard. One other thing we got to talk about here is A.J. brown. You know, the Eagles have been towing the line dealing with these salary cap restraints all offseason, and, and A.J. brown has been a name that's come up numerous times. There was even a report I read over the weekend that the Rams were actually interested in A.J. brown, which I don't know if that's true or not. And I don't think they can make that move now because I know devonte Adams cap hit came into effect. But what do you think's the best move for A.J. brown? You think sticking with Philly and figuring this out makes most sense, or do you think he should be on the move?
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Richard Sherman
Well, it's a great question. I depends. It depends on where he goes. If you look at, if you're looking to move him to a team that's a contender and he becomes an obvious number one, then sure, I think it makes sense to move him. If you, if you talked about sending him to Green Bay, a team like that, that that has a quarterback stability, has, you know, talent around, but no true number one receiver, sure that would make sense. Is that somewhere A.J. brown would want to go? I don't think so, but there aren't a lot of scenarios where you trade him and his, his chances at winning a Super bowl increase. So I think if you're talking about playing winning football, he stays in Philadelphia and just tries to weather the storm. Tries to, to weather the storm because he's not going to get the amount of yards and targets unless, you know, something changes dramatically from the last couple years. If he goes somewhere else, he could get his targets, be the number one. But I don't think they're going to win a lot. There's a, there's not a lot of places. I mean, maybe Buffalo. Send them to Buffalo. You know, maybe he'd get the targets and be the number one. But do you want to go to Buffalo? They have great fans and they have great, great wings out there. They have a, they have a really good quarterback. You'd get your targets, but is that where you want to go? The Patriots just picked up Romeo Dobbs, but I'm sure they still have room and would you want to go there and play in New England? It's, it's not a super strong division. Miami just let go of Tyreek Hill. Do you want to go to Miami and, and, and you know, have a good time and maybe win a couple football games? But I don't think there are super bowl contenders as of yet. I think that they, that Jeff Hley is going to, going to do a great job turning that program around, getting them back into winning habits, but it's going to take a year or two. So I don't see a lot of ideal situations for him now. If, if they would, he would have traded him to the Rams. That would have been a very, very interesting scenario with him and, and, and Matthew Stafford. I mean, wow, that, that you just start to explore that thought and be starting to nod your head like, okay, all right. Now you cooking with grease. It makes a lot of sense, but outside of that, it doesn't make a ton of sense. You know, it's a quick thought and then it's gone because they have Devonte Adams, Puka Nakua and everything they already have going on. They just had a substantial amount of success with that team. Made it all the way to the NFC championship. Just ran into a juggernaut of the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle and weren't over able to overcome that. But do you, do you end up with the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson and their revamped system? I don't know. Do you, do you end up with the Pittsburgh series? There's so many, you know, we can go what ifs all, all day long, but are any of those situations better than the situation he's in now? In terms of winning football, and I don't think they're.
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Mitchell
They are, Richard. Oftentimes when we're doing this podcast, breaking news breaks. And we were just talking about quarterbacks that are, you know, have an opportunity to revitalize, to revive their careers. And while we're recording, Justin Fields just gets traded to the Kansas City Chiefs from the Jets. So, you know, obviously, the Kansas City Chiefs are going to need a quarterback to come in and play the first month, month and a half until Mahomes gets his feet back under him for coming back from this ACL injury. Your initial thoughts, and I know this is just me throwing it at you. You're hearing it for the first time. Justin Fields gets traded to the Chiefs. Do you like this fit for him? Do you like this fit for their organization?
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Richard Sherman
It's something. It's something. Mitchell do I like it for the Kansas City Chiefs? I guess.
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Mitchell
He's an athlete, man.
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Richard Sherman
I mean, an incredible athlete, but you also got to be able to throw the football down the field. And there were times that it seemed like the New York jets were averse to throwing the ball down the field. And Andy Reid is a fantastic coach in developer. He's. And I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for that because he's, he's always, you know, kind of had quarterbacks and, you know, that you feel good about. But this would be his swan song. If, If Andy Reid can turn Justin Fields and what you saw at Ohio State or any semblance of that quarterback, then, boy, I tell you, his hall of Fame resume is stamped. It's already stamped, but boy, it's stamped with, with, with black ink. With permanent ink, baby. And you gotta trust that they, they see, they see the, the makings in the clay that they can mold into, into some wins, into comparable and competent quarterback play. Obviously they got canine, so they're gonna run the football. That's where they're gonna butter their bread. They have Thornton and, and Xavier Worthy and, And Travis says he's coming back, so he has that safety blanket. But this is going to be a work in progress. And, and if he does, and if they do turn Justin Fields back into the Justin Fields that came out of Ohio State, I think that's fantastic and I love that for everybody involved. But it's also an indictment on the New York Jets. But what's not an indictment on the New York Jets? I mean, Gino's coming back. He's. He's coming home after going full circle and reviving his career, becoming a Pro Bowler outside of New York. He's coming back to New York a Pro Bowler to potentially revive the Jets. That's going to be. If he does. I'd love that for Gino. I would love that. That'd be fantastic. That'd be. That. That'd be something I could get behind. But right now it's tough. It's tough for New York fans. To the jets and the Giants. I'm sorry, guys.
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Mitchell
We'll see what Justin Fields provides in Kansas City. He was electric at times in Chicago, but a lot of the electricity we saw with these 80 yard runs. So can he get the arm active? You know, there's obviously some safety blankets he can throw to in Travis Kelsey. Like you said, he's got K9, Rasheed rice, etc, so they're going to lean on him. Depending the health of Patrick Mahomes, Justin Fields may be called on early this season. So eyes are on you, Andy Reid. Let's see how this plays out. Richard, we got a handful of big names still on the free agency list right now. It's, it's funny how free agency works. They talk about it waves. You know, the first wave at free agencies, all these big guys getting paid their big money. Second wave is teams kind of trying to take discounts. Now we look at the third wave of, of the veterans who are looking for the perfect fit for how they want to play out the next, you know, year or two before they call it a day in the NFL. Some of these names on this list are big names. You know, we'll start off the top. Juwan Jennings, right? I mean, this guy. San Francisco 49ers, battled injuries, became the really number one wide receiver for the 49ers this past year. It looks like they've moved on bringing a Mike Evans, but maybe I'm wrong. Where do you think the best fit is for Juwan Jennings?
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Richard Sherman
I think the best fit is in San Francisco, but maybe not in the role that he sees for himself. Because you bring in Mike Evans, you have a true one. You feel like Purcell is your Z. He's too. And he, I, I feel like Juwan is far removed from, from accepting that third and Juwan role. That, that really helped him get on the field because he's earned it. He's. He's got a lot of passes, played well, should have been Super Bowl MVP of the 20, 23 Super Bowl. If they would have won that Super Bowl, I think he would have been MVP of it. But if he's willing to, to move back into that number three role, which is. I'm not. Hey, you're going out to free agency. You're seeing how it is. It hasn't been great so far, but maybe there are conversations behind closed doors that we aren't privy to. And, but I think if he does come back to San Francisco, he does slot right back into that receiver three role. He does. Still, all the things that were true about him before are true about him now. He's great culture guy. This team loves him. I don't think there's bad blood by any stretch of the imagination there. I think this is what The San Francisco 49ers is. The only way they could show him is to allow him to see free agency and allow him to see, hey, you see what's out there. It's not what you thought it was. It's not maybe what you thought it would be. Now you can come back home. That's why we offered you the deals that we offered you because the grass isn't always greener on the other side. And sometimes at times it is, but this time it's not. And so if you're willing to come back, we still love you, we still want you to be here. We still have a role for you. It's not as big of a role as you've had in previous seasons, but as everybody has seen at times, fingers crossed, knock on wood, things happen in San Francisco at times and, and roles change throughout the season and, and you know, you look up and, and KB has 10 catches for over 100 yards against the, the, the Rams a week after getting there and becomes the, the go to guy in la. So crazy things happen during the football season. I think he recognizes that. Obviously he's going to continue to, to weigh his options, but we'll see how that situation. But the Brandon IUK situation is interesting too. I see a lot of people commenting on that, that the 49ers are holding them hostage and, and it's unfair and they're doing wrong by him. And I want to give my 2 cents on that. I don't think so. I think, I think the opposite because what, what Brandon Iuk fetch in free agency right now coming off a major injury, no tape for this season. You know, whatever you feel about his reputation with the San Francisco 49ers or the league, etc. Etc. His contract right now is for almost $30 million a year. If they cut him con, the contract's torn up, thrown away, and somebody's going to resign him for one year prove it kind of deal. Six, seven million dollars, maybe eight, up to 12 or whatever, whatever you think it is. I'm not sure what the numbers would be, but it wouldn't be 30. If they trade him, Brandon Iuke's contract trades to whatever team that he goes to. So everybody's talking about the Commanders. Let's just talk about the Commanders because that's the team that he's linked to most often. If they trade him to the Commanders, he's under the contract that he signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Not a one year prove a deal. Now, there's no guaranteed money, so it technically be a one year prove a deal, but it'd be a one year prove a deal for, I think $27 million. So if I'm Brandon IU, that's the situation I want to be in. I want to be where you're trading me and my contract to the new team so that I'm not on a one year, $8 million prove it deal. I'm on the contract that I've been on. And if I play well, then that contract discontinues as it should. And so I'm, I don't. I'm not in the, the camp of people that say this is San Francisco 49ers are doing wrong by him. They're doing what's what, what's in their best business interest. But if I'm Brandon Iuk, it's also in my best business interest because if they cut me, then I have to convince a team that I'm worth $30 million. And, and hey, could you pay me a $27 million for next season even if it's a one year deal? That's tougher to do. And if they trade you, that's already your contract. So I think that's a big deal that people are ignoring. If they trade him, they're trading his contract. And I'm sure that the agent is in those conversations and everybody else. Would you rather be be cut and try to resign and convince a team coming off a knee injury that, hey, I'm worth $30 million. Or just trade your contract and go over there and play under this contract that you had already signed. I think he would agree and everybody else in his camp would agree. Hey, we just want to trade the contract. Trade me. Get a seventh round pick. Get whatever you want. Get the most mystery relevant. You see what you did with Mr. Irrelevant? You turn him into a. A Pro Bowler, one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the National Football League. So if you can get a seventh round pick and you're in San Francisco 49ers, that works in your best business interest, and it also works in Brandon Iuk's best business interest because he gets paid what he would have gotten paid last year for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Mitchell
I agree. I agree. And at the end of the day, this is a business. San Francisco 49ers have a interest in getting assets in return for them. So it all makes sense on both sides. Next on this list, Richard is a friend of the program. I know one of your best friends, Bobby Wagner. You know, who continues to get it done. First ballot, hall of Famer. I don't care what anyone says. What do you think the best fit is for him? Is it. Is it back to Washington, or do you think he goes elsewhere?
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Richard Sherman
That's tough because it's Mike linebacker and it's not quarterback, but you only got one and you got the green dot on your helmet, and usually you want that position filled before OTAs and all that. I'm not sure where the best fit is for right now for Bobby. Is it back in Washington? I'm not sure. Obviously, that's a. Familiarity, you know, that's. He has Kenny Norton there. He has Dan Quinn, but, I mean, I'm sure he would love to come back to Seattle, but they have Ernest Jones, they have Tyrese Knight. It's, it's. It's one of those situations. They, they feel really comfortable with the, the guys they have in house. They do, they do a fantastic job. They're. They're really elite players. They have a great locker room. And Bobby Wagner is not a backup linebacker and he's not a special teams guy. And I don't think they would disrespect him by asking him to do that. So it's interesting. It's interesting. I mean, he could play. He can play at a high level, so that's not, that's not in question. I mean, is he at the level that he used to be? No. Qu. No. Father Time is undefeated and nobody's in. In Year, what is this 15 for Bobby going to be playing at the same level as they were playing at a year, two or three. But it's the reason why he's an 11 time All Pro and Pro Bowler because of what he's able to do in his mind and, and how fast he processes the National Football League. But I'm not sure, you know, I, I got to call Bob and ask him where he feels like he wants to go. Maybe we'll have him on the show and talk about it. There you go.
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Mitchell
Next. Next is former San Francisco 49er Debo Samuel, free agent now after playing with the Commanders. You know, obviously his game, he, he's. He's a bruiser, he's a yak guy. And you know, where do you think he fits best? There's a lot of teams that need wide receivers still. But the question is, how much does he want to win? I mean, obviously you go to the Raiders, etc, but where do you think is the best fit for Debo at this stage in his career?
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Richard Sherman
San Francisco, everywhere.
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Mitchell
Look it all back to San Francisco.
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Richard Sherman
It all leads back home for these guys because that's where he's had his greatest success. And obviously things have changed for him in, in a number of ways. But in terms of somebody who understands his talents and the way to use him best, it's San Francisco and Kyle Shanahan. I think Kyle, he had an all pro season in San Francisco because Kyle uses him in very unique ways that really, really showcase his abilities in really cool fashions. And again with Mike Evans in the fold, he takes so much pressure off everyone else and he's a guy that, that, hey, standalone, I can get open, I can play receiver. I'm a one. Give me the ball and get out of the way. And I think that opens up things for, for Debo and Pural and Kittle and, and Christian McCaffrey and everybody else in this offense that already thrives. And I think bringing Debo back may not make sense for maybe, maybe it's not even in the cards or interest John lynch and, and the San Francisco 49ers or anybody. And I'm just throwing stuff against the wall. This is my speculation and my two cents and I, I'm not taking this because I have information anywhere else, but I think it makes sense there. Robert Salah has, has watched Debo Samuel have success in, In. In a big way. And they need receivers in Tennessee. Does that make sense for Debo Samuel to be there? I'm not sure that that's something he has to ask. They just, they just picked up a receiver and I think if they get him for an affordable price, I think that could potentially make sense. There again, Miami Dolphins just gave up Tyreek Hill. Not that they're the same type of receiver or anything like that. But again, he can play receiver in the National Football League. So a number of these teams that have openings would make sense to bring him in. Does Kevin o' Connell and the Minnesota Vikings as a receiver three gadget guy and guy that can, you know, can help the run game some make sense. Maybe, you know, again this is all speculation. This is National Football League. If Debo Samuel is motivated, he can make a lot of plays and he can make an offense even more explosive in my personal opinion.
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Mitchell
Next on this list is one close to home for me, Taylor Decker, the Detroit Lions. He announces that he's coming back. There was a lot of speculation coming into the off season that he was going to hang him up. He battled a, a pretty significant shoulder injury all year long, was in and out of the lineup, didn't practice often. He ended elects to come back and the Lions ask him to take a pay cut and ultimately he's released. He still hasn't found a home. I'm kind of like you, Richard. I think feel like the best place for him is not to leave Detroit and to stay here. This team needs help on the offensive line. You know what you're getting out of Taylor Decker. He, yes, he is a little bit injury prone at this stage in his career. But Richard, you battled injuries. Do you think that this the best move is for him to come back to Detroit? What do you think the market is like for him out there?
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Richard Sherman
Yeah, I mean it's probably a little soft right now, but it's hard to find good offensive linemen, especially tackles in the National Football League. Just competent tackle play and I think that's something a lot of teams I like. If you're, if you're the Cincinnati Bengals, you don't call Taylor Decker. If you're the Kansas City Chiefs, you don't call Taylor Decker. I, I mean a lot of these teams, like there are a lot of teams out there that could call and, and kick the tire tires on Taylor Decker and, and see what his price is and see if it makes sense. I think there are a ton of teams that, that could use his services and obviously health would be a big issue and I'm sure that'd be baked into the contract. But I, I, I, I have a hard time seeing him go back to Detroit, unless the number is. Unless he just gets no, no market and is forced to. But I think for as poor as offensive line play overall has been in the National Football League and how solid Taylor Decker has been for, for a good portion of his career, I think he'll get, he'll get an offer that
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Mitchell
pulls him away and then finally a name. I'm actually quite shocked is still available. David Najoku, tight end from the Cleveland Browns. He's had a lot of success over the last couple years. Obviously they brought in the rookie last year in Cleveland who had a ton of success and that ultimate ultimately pushes David Najoku out the door. But I'm shocked, Rich, that this guy who's been really, I would say a very stable force for that offense and I would consider him, you know, the upper half of tight ends in this league is still available. What do you think the best fit is for David Najoku and why do you think he's still available at this point?
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Richard Sherman
It's interesting. I, I have no idea why he's still available. I thought he was a really solid tight end. I thought a number of teams would, would reach out. Um, again, there are teams that, that are depleted offensively that I think he could help, but I don't know if it's an injury concern. I, I have no idea. He's, he's, he's been a, a good playmaker in Cleveland. I thought he'd get, have a much more solid market than, than he's had. So this is a mystery to me. But free agency isn't done. Um, so I couldn't tell you because he plays tight end. You know, tight ends are versatile. A lot of teams have them. A lot of teams invest in that position and he's a tight end one and not a tight end too. So we'll, we'll have to wait and see. You know, it's a wait and see situation there. There are a lot of teams that he makes sense on that. I think he could help. But right now, I mean it could be anybody.
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Mitchell
It is a deep draft for tight ends especially, especially in the middle round. So maybe teams are waiting on that as well. Richard, it's always a pleasure sitting down for you. With you, the free agency period is still underway. You know, it's not as much hoopla as last week, but I'm expecting some big name signings this week. I will let you sign us off, my man.
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Richard Sherman
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