Nick ‘ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEES’ Chiefs bounce back, How big could Aaron Donald’s impact be? | FTF

Live from New York, the show that's talking sports movies.Yeah.The Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg boxing movie.

Dark Knight.

No, that's The Fighter.

The Fighter.Can I tell you, dead last in the sports movie conversation.Dead last.Million Dollar Baby.What?I just said that was pretty good.

You don't think that's good?

It's really good for the first 90 minutes.Spoiler alert, kids.And then the main character gets her neck broken, and it's awful.That's awful.It won Best Picture.It's good.

I'm here telling you, it's awful.It's a good movie.No, it's good.It's got a little over skis on it.Have you seen The Wrestler?

What?The Wrestler?Oh.I think I did.Was that recent?Moderately recently.

By one of the first MMA guys?No.Oh.

We're starting in Kansas City.Mahomes looks to be on track to start week one.That's good news.Past game coordinator saying it looks like the injury never even happened.Are you willing to guarantee a Chiefs bounce back season?

Absolutely.And before I get into why, can we stay on Mahomes being basically a full go already for a moment?One of the reasons I was so confident about his timeline was because And I think maybe because, Brew, he doesn't have...NBA guys that are freak athletes, you just see it.They visually look different.Some of the NFL guys that are freak athletes, like Cam Newton, they're just bigger.

Adrian Peterson looked like, at 16 years old, he could play in the NFL.Patrick doesn't have some of those physical traits that lead freak athlete to be applied to him.But his history of...The year they won their first Super Bowl, he dislocated his kneecap.He played 18 days later.17 days later, something like that.

We saw him suffer a brutal high ankle sprain.during the playoffs of a different Super Bowl run.And not only did he not miss any time, the two of the biggest plays of that postseason were Mahomes scrambles.There was never a doubt to me that He, whatever the shortest possible rehab timeline would be for a player at his position, at his age that suffered this injury, he would have it.So now that we have, I think, removed as much concern as is possible to remove about, you know, is he going to be ready week one and those things.Now we just get back to, was last year an aberration or not for the team?

And I would, I know I'm the Chiefs guy and I know I can be annoying.But if this were the resume of any other team in any other sport adjusted for games played, would we think they're going to be more like they have been every single other year, winning a minimum of 11 games, reaching a minimum of the Final Four, or that one year?Now again, I'm not sitting here saying you can guarantee they make the Super Bowl.Not even necessarily saying you're sitting here and guarantee they'll be back at the Arrowhead Invitational.But what I am saying is a bounce back season means back in the postseason a legitimate contender.And yes and the additional reason for it brew is and this has been papered over throughout Mahomes his career.

No team in the league since Mahomes got to Kansas City has gotten less literally from the running back position than Kansas City.This is their ranks in not rushing yards by team, but rushing yards by running back.So it removes Patrick scrambles.And look at the average over the last eight years is dead last in the NFL, which is why I think the Kenneth Walker edition, even if he's brew is the 10th best running back in the league, is going to have outsized impact.because he has they have not had a dynamic running game since he's been there and they haven't had even a reliable running game in the last four years.So yeah, some of that has to be by design, right?

because they don't but no, but they're not early on.

They threw it.

They threw it.Yes, but I mean, they're not anywhere near dead last in the NFL and rushing attempts, you know, and so the so yeah, I agree with you wouldn't expect so successful, right?But the to not have a single year.We've seen a lot of teams that are high -flying offenses that also have very efficient successful running backs.I mean his old career.They've never had even a thousand yard back.

That's 62 yards a game.So yeah, I'm willing to guarantee it.

Look, first of all, his comeback, one of the things that makes him so great is his mental toughness.You know, like that, that is where that mystique comes from.Obviously, the winning, but he got to the winning with his mental toughness, obviously, in the playoffs and things like that.And this is just another sign of that.I mean, there's no doubt when he got injured.He clearly said I'm getting back as soon as possible was working as soon as he could and this is the end result.

So props to him.This is reminiscent of Adrian Peterson who did something similar coming back from the injury, but I do think I can't guarantee it.I do think it is very much on the board.that they have another disappointing season.Mahomes, as we know, hasn't been terrific individually, statistically, the last three years.And the receiving core right now.

Now, Rasheed Rice, you know, is starting to get back, it seems, but that's a bit of a question mark.Xavier Worthy with his health, and Kelsey just keeps getting older.I mean, he's still playing well, but he keeps getting older.At some point, he's really going to fall off.And so I think the receiving core is an issue.I agree.

Kenneth Walker helps but then defensively.and they've been a top defense for these last several years, but Chris Jones is another year older and was very good last year, but his numbers, you know, didn't reach that type of defensive player.

I know he's never won it, but he's been a year.He wasn't last year.

They lost three of their top defensive backs.Their starters.I love the draft, you know, delaying.

Yeah, but he's hurt for what I mean, you know what I mean?

He's doing with the shoulder to be so I just think that defense obviously Spagnola is great, but that's a bit of that's more of a question mark than it's been in the last few years and that division is tougher.It's tougher than it was a few years ago.And you got two other really legit teams.The Chargers and the Broncos who did both of them swept the Chiefs last year and they both beat the Chiefs with Mahomes beat him without him as well late in the season, but beat him with my home.So I do just think that It's on the board.I'm not saying I'm picking them to miss the playoffs, but I might we'll see.

I haven't made my decision yet, but I think it's on the board that they do before you go.

Can I say something about the division?Mm -hmm.I don't think the division is going to be tougher this year.

No, I don't think I've heard in his bit was like, oh, yeah, it was.Yeah, five years.

It's a tough to really tough to become a tough division.I think last year the Broncos overachieved.And I think that both of them will do worse this year than they did last year.Now, the Raiders shouldn't be the worst team in the entire NFL, like they were.I mean, they could be.No, they certainly could be.

It's pretty rare to go back -to -back number one picks.You could.And so, I just think the division, while tougher than it had been historically...Yeah, that's what I mean.Yeah, I don't think the Broncos...

the Chargers are going to combine for 25 wins like they did last season.Yeah, Broncos had a very easy schedule, although we talked about the Patriots having an easy schedule.

Because again, whenever you mention the Patriots had the easiest schedule of any team that's played this century, the Broncos had a quite an easy schedule.

I think we were both in the century conversation.Well, I mean, they certainly wasn't the easiest of the century.

But I think it was like top.Well, no.It was one of the easiest.It was one of the easiest.

We were both right there, the Broncos and the Patriots.

Can I say something quickly?You brought up schedule.you probably notice this.The Chiefs should start strong.

Yes.

I mean, they got Denver will be tough Indianapolis, Miami and the Raiders.They should be three and one even if they aren't going to go ahead and say four.

No, but okay, but at least three and one three and one is Very disciplined.Raises your eyebrows.Yes, absolutely.And then it gets tough, obviously.And then it gets very tough, yes.

So, a few things.Do you have a win total for the Chiefs this year?

Put the schedule back up.We want to do in Pencil, the old Mike and the Mad Dog.That's a win, that's a loss.Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, they start 5 -0.They lose back -to -back games in Seattle and in Denver.They're 5 -2.

They get a nice little respite midseason, which I like.They get to 8 -2.They lose in Buffalo because it's an annual classic.It's almost rude not to.Eight and three.And they lose to the Rams.

They have two two -game losing streaks.They're eight and four.They beat Cincinnati.They lose at home to the Pats.Oh, okay.I just didn't want to argue.

Thanks.They haven't lost to the Chargers since Mahomes was, I'm sorry, to the Niners since Mahomes was at Texas Tech.Twelve and five.Losses being at Seattle, at Denver, at Buffalo, at the Rams, and home to the Patriots.

So they sweep the charges?

Yeah, I'm not as into...guy, Justin Herbert, Bruce guy.But I know you want it.So 12 and 5 is 12 and 5 is 12 and 5 is my just snap again.It's in pencil prediction week, August 31st to September 4th.for the official, but 12 and 5 is me.

Things bouncing around the internet, because I like to keep my pulse on the finger of Kansas City's heartbeat.

I think you like to keep your finger on the pulse of Kansas City.What do I have?You have your pulse on the finger of Kansas City.

Yes, also.

Yeah.My neck right there, I feel that.

Yeah, the other way around.There is some talk about Is this a rebuild year for us?

They had that talk the year they traded Tyreek Hill.They won Super Bowl.

Okay.But this certainly feels more like it when you're like, let's clean up our books on defense and develop some young defensive players.Let's not make a major move for a wide receiver like Josh Allen did, like Bo Nix did, like Drake May did.Especially when the guy is..We knew that he's, you know, behind schedule, let's say, if he didn't go to the playoffs.Who's behind schedule?

Rasheed Rice.

Oh, Rasheed Rice.You know, the 30 days in county lockup threw him off.

I was surprised.

There was big targets there.

They didn't make a move.

The defense certainly didn't get better.Feels like a contractual cleanup.So, yeah.But I mean, all of that applied to 2022.They didn't want it.They didn't spend money.

They traded away their high dollar guy and Tyree kill.They went super young on defense and the defense started the year off not better and ended the year.Excellent Mahomes that year's number one receiving option was Mark was bald as scantling and number two was McCall Hardman from the receivers.Kelsey was better.Juju was there.They you know, and and so I Listen, I do not think they have right now a reliable at all receiving core.

And I know you want to, you know, do that the, but I, I, I have seen this team go 15 and one with the receiving core team.to this and losing the Super Bowl.I have seen Patrick Mahomes win an MVP with a receiving core similar to this and win the Super Bowl.I don't think they've had a good receiving core since Tyreek left and they've had certainly had good offenses.

So here's the wider receivers career.Were these going 43 yards a game, 10 touchdowns where she's 65, 15 touchdowns.

He's a nice, additional...Granted, he spent most of his career in New England when guys couldn't get a lot of yards receiving at the time.

But still, I mean, he's just...I don't think he would be...Here's my major point.To reach the Super Bowl, like climbing Mount Everest, there's an easy side and there's a hard side.It feels like some teams are like, well, let's go up the easy side.We'll talk about the Rams.

We've got the defensive player of the year.We've got two great wide receivers.Maybe Donnell comes back.Like, we've got a healthy, albeit aging quarterback.Chiefs are like, let's go up the hard side.Injured quarterback.

But look, he looks back to normal.No additional wide receivers.Let's get rid of our defense.Defensive stalwarts.

So, listen.I think that to use your Mount Everest analogy, I would if I had an aging mountain climber and it was his last time climb ever.I would also want to go up the easy side.That's why I think the Rams are loaded loaded for bear for the you know, they're not trying to have the next 10 years be you know be climbing the mountain.I also think teams.that we have seen that are like, all right, let you know what I mean?

Let's overpay or trade a bunch.I think what the Patriots did smarts not paying their quarterback yet, but the teams that are paying their quarterback that then go out and they are giving away first -round picks to get better in players as opposed to what the Chiefs doing the opposite.It is a to me.That's one of the reasons those teams have shorter windows.The Chiefs are trying to thread the needle of competing for a Super Bowl and keeping the window as wide open as possible.That is the harder side.

I agree.I this is something that I agree with Brett Beach on a lot of Chiefs fans are very critical of Brett.I think there are things that are fair to be critical about.I like the we want to compete.Belichickian style.You could argue the Patriots went up the hard side a lot.

Yeah.

You know what I mean?But it's what kept them in the mix year after year.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Aaron Donald worked out with the Rams.Funny wrinkle here from Schefter.Because he used the team equipment at the facility during training camp, the Rams had to officially list him.I think it was a formal tryout.Yeah, he's trying out.So, Brew, you think this is a done deal?

Yeah.Yeah.unless he just isn't pleased with how he's played.He's been working towards this for a few weeks, and then goes through the tryout, and I'm sure he's looked pretty good, and he's continued to work out throughout his retirement, just as far as weights and staying in shape.So, I feel like he's definitely coming back.Don't know for sure, but that's my gut.

And, look, he's 35 years old.Bruce Smith, Reggie White, they were still excellent at that age.And he has only played 10 years.He doesn't have the wear and tear that a typical 35 -year -old has on him.And he, I'm not doing a misdirection, so don't be looking at me with this smirk.And he, you know, he stayed in shape, as I said.

I expect him to come back.I know a few weeks ago, I said, I'm not sure what type of impact he'll have.I think he'll have a great impact, because also, Myles Garrett is going to draw some attention away from him.You know, you got the other guy, Bryton,Young, who last year had a great season.So they have, they don't have to rely on him as much as they used to.

Although, I'm not going to say he'll be as good as he was, but I do think he could come back and make a heck of an impact.And I don't think they need him to win the Super Bowl, but he definitely helps.

KW?Yeah.It looked like you wanted to say something.No, no.So I don't think he's coming back.Really?

You don't think he's coming back?All this and not coming back?I don't think he's coming back.I looked at one of his comments about only if he's at the level he's accustomed to as a sign that I think, maybe I'm wrong.I want to make it clear.I think if he did come back, he would be good.

You know what I mean?

I think as good.He was first -team all -pro.

He was first -team all -pro his final year and it also was the third worst year of his career.Yeah, you know what I mean?Like the year and the year before his last year was the only year he dealt with injury year two through eight.He put up a resume of if that was the entirety of his career.He might be the best player ever at his position like it.So I'm not here doubting Aaron Donald.

He if someone said I think he's the greatest offensive player of all time.They have a strong argument for it.But I think he already, his last two years, was not the player that he was and the player that he wanted to be.It's one of the reasons.It's not like he left because the Rams stunk.They still had Stafford.

They were recently off a Super Bowl.Not immediately off a Super Bowl, but fresh off.And he walked away.And it's been two years.And again, I say this with no first -hand knowledge, but I imagine There is a massive difference between staying in amazing physical shape and being ready to play.NFL football games.

And so I think I just I if he comes back I think it is almost objectively speaking.you know, a zero downside proposition for him.He's not gonna be a diva, he's not gonna be a pain in the ass, and if he's not the old Aaron Donald, he's still better than whomever was gonna be in his rotating spot.I just don't think he's gonna come back.And if he does come back, I think the impact would be flashes rather than consistent production.I'm less concerned about age than I am about time away from the game.

Like, I think two years retired is a real thing, and I think that that I think this is more sizzle than steak when it comes to the actual impact that it would have on the Rams season.That's where I've, you know, I've been thinking about this for a month because I from the very beginning felt like that was this was a little weird and I didn't know exactly why I felt that way.

It would really be, to me, it would be surprising.He's gone this far.Now you're right.Maybe he's like, I'm just like I have so that I didn't want to probably go through some of the didn't they travel somewhere for training.

Well, I first game of the year is in Australia.

Why don't I mean for a cameo to do that?

I mean, I just spend this month -long flirtation.Yeah, like you can just snap announce like I'm back.You can do it, you know after Thanksgiving.

I think he's really trying to gauge where he's at.And I think if he doesn't come back, it just means he feels like I don't have it at the level.

I what do you think but I think I was thought we were going to get the debut of your Marlowe do it or don't do it or don't but I got places to be like no because I don't feel he's one of the greatest players of all time and it's not bothering the Rams.So I eat the I also think it's maybe on the board that brew and I are either both right or both wrong depending on how you want to put it.at it.Meaning he does not come back and then in November, he does that makes more sense to me.But that to me is even more time away.

Like come in halfway through the season.Certainly if something dramatically bad happens with the Rams and then all of a sudden Aaron Donald is out there on a team that's two and six Stafford gets hurt.

If something were to happen.

Yeah, but if you're missing it, if he's really missing it, he wants to play.I'm not missing it.If we're two and six, he has a Super Bowl.It's not like he is just coming back for a ring or anything like that.

I mean, I'm sure it would be fun for him to play with Miles Garrett.Like that's the part of it that I would think is the draw is he's obviously he was on great teams.They went to two Super Bowls.They won one, but he nepped.My guess is this would be the first time in his entire football life that he plays on a defensive line where the other team is more worried about someone else.Yes.

And you know what I mean, what that would open up for him.So I bet that is super attractive to him.I just think 35 years old, two years removed from the NFL has done well with his money as a smart guy is going to, I don't, I don't, he doesn't need to come back.I don't think he's going to come back.Love's working out though.Well, yeah, but that's, so does Greg Jennings.

Yeah, Greg Jennings couldn't make a comeback.The dumbbell.Wow.

I actually think you could Greg.Greg?If you wanted to.Greg's about a static.

I hope he's watching.Greg with a 4 '6 guy in his prime.Come on.We have no idea what Greg is going to look like.I'm just kidding.

New article on FoxSports .com.Bucky Brooks and Eric Williams listing the players under the most pressure.At number one, Jalen Hurts.Brooks writing Hertz needs a strong 2026 campaign to silence the boo birds and naysayers and perhaps save his head coach's job if not his own.Hertz has seen firsthand in Philly how this could all play out.

out.Oh my goodness.What do you make it hurts me.Number one.

Listen I don't think you should be number one.We actually talked about this yesterday.We all said CJ Stroud.

I said I don't even know if we mentioned.

No.And I thought Bryce Young would be the second guy behind CJ.But if you if you remove the actual list from the quote there I think everything he said in the quote there is accurate whether it should be or not.This is more an objective or a observation on what I think the objective facts on the ground are rather than if it's fair that he is considered this.I do not think he is on as steady footing as any of the other Super Bowl caliber quarterbacks in the league within his own franchise.I don't I think his franchise has a history of Being like, ah, good's not good enough sometimes.

And wanting to move on.And I do think that what Bucky wrote is certainly correct about Sirianni.And while I don't think Jalen Hurts' job is on the line, it is more on the line than the superstar quarterbacks.It's more on the line than Stafford, than Mahomes, than Allen, than Lamar, than Burrow, than, you know, Drake Mays.And so, I wouldn't have him number one, but I do think, and this is one of the reasons I find Sandow's article, the player, the quarterback poll, you know, the tier is so valuable.I do find it as a valuable data point that 50 anonymous people around the league came together and like, yeah, He's decidedly average.

He's the league average quarterback.And again, we can say that's unfair, but that is an unemotional ranking.that is a pretty, casts a very wide net from GMs, coaches, coordinators, and that's where they saw Jalen Hurts.And so I understand Bucky's point, even if I think number one is. you know, too hot.Yeah.Yeah.

Well, I totally agree with that.He shouldn't be number one, but there's tons of pressure on him.And for those that would say he's average and you're right.He was 17th out of 32 or 35.Yeah.

So just right at the average number.

They're more than half of the quarterbacks in the league.If they were in his position and I would even say some not necessarily gonna name names, but some that were well above him, a good number that were above him.If they were in Philadelphia these past four years instead of him, I don't think they'd have won a Super Bowl.Now, they were a wildly talented team.

Why don't you wanna name names?

Well, I just done.

I didn't go through the, you know, he thinks it's because one of them's your guy, Justin Herbert.That's what he's that's okay.No, no.

I mean, look Herbert has not Herbert's been the opposite of him in the playoffs.That's why I'm sure but I'm just saying like that to me.It's not just that he won Super Bowls.He didn't win and no disrespect to this guy.He didn't win the Super Bowl like Sam Darnold did last year.Sam Darnold was fine, but he wasn't the star.

That's right.Jalen Hurts was the star and then played great when they lost to the Chiefs.So, I think that it boils down to this, because again, I agree with you on the pressure, the fans are already, you know, feeling a certain way about him, the franchise, whether or not they could get rid of him.If he doesn't have a good year, I think he might be on shaky ground there.And for whatever, I just think it boils down to this, Nick, people don't like the way he plays quarterback, even the talent evaluation.in the league.

I've said it to me.He's he's a winner.Yeah, he's a leader.He's clutch.He's poised.He steps up in the big moments.

He's mentally tough.So he, I mean, we saw it in college bouncing back from being benched by Nick Saban and all the things he's doubt all the doubters when he came into the league to turn himself into a franchise quarterback.but he doesn't have the golden arm.He doesn't throw for the golden statistics.And when you look at these polls, it tends to be the guys and that's why Justin Herbert's always ranked so high because he throws a beautiful ball pillowy balls.You might say, but that that that is what the bottom line is.

People just don't like the way he plays quarter.

Yeah, because I want you to go long.Yeah, that's why I want to get angry or all right.

So I have two questions about what you said, because I agree with a lot of it.Is it fair if someone says, hey, some of his leadership shine has taken a hit over the last few years?From the supernatural funk to whatever was going on in Philadelphia last year, some of the great leaders shine.quite what it once was.

Here's what I say.That's not an unfair comment, but what I would say is a lot of the great leaders we've seen in sports, LeBron, Kyrie, dips on him.Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, quits in the middle of the season.So there's only so much at this level of grown men that a great leader can do.I hear you.That's a fair point, but I do think he's still a very good leader.

And the other one is, and it's one that I have brought up many times as a compliment to him, it's the worst.It's one of the things that I mentioned to Mrs. Hurts when she was telling me before the Super Bowl when he kicked the chief's ass that he was going to do it and that I'd been unfair to her son when I said, hey, have you heard what I said in real time and since then about how he handled what happened in Alabama?And she actually gave me credit.She was like, you were fair there.But that's always such to me an interesting anecdote that gets brought up in his defense.And I'm one of the people brings it up.

It's like, hey, remember what happened when, how he handled getting benched in college, which is kind of speaks to what we're talking about.Like there has been dating back, dating back to Alabama was right.Exactly.Was there is something about whatever and almost no quarterback has no holes, but his holes seem to really be red flags for either certain types of coaches or certain pro, you know what I mean?And so, and that's, and so that it's, you know, it's a weird attribute of when he lost his job, he handled it like a pro when we're talking about, you know, things.

Yeah.But I think that's, you know, character shines in your lowest moments.Right.

But, but so, but it's a compliment to his character and it's an indictment on the ability that he lost his job.And so that, but now you go, Rance.Take all the time you want.

The guy's never had a losing season.And you can go around and say, hey, raise your hand if you haven't had a losing season in your career.Lamar can't raise his hand.Patrick Holmes can't raise his hand.8 -7, 14 -1, 11 -6, 12 -3, 11 -5.I would sit down, and you should do this any job.

Hey, what does success look like?For me, I'm new at this job.What does success look like?I think the answer is win games for us.Cool.Anything else?

Be high on a poll of anonymous executives.

Doesn't make any sense.Well, look, he has, in his defense, he's been second in MVP.Yeah.Voting two one year.

The other part of this that really bothers me is, and a part of this is a little bit of a Joe Burrow conversation, as we are doing rankings.Some of the quarterbacks the media has decided will be judged on their best moments like Joe Burrow.That's definitely some guys will be judged on their worst moments.Like Jalen Hurts in a half of a football game.I'm a little guilty of it.I'm like, well, it was a really wacky half of football when you didn't complete a pass and but they'll but winning Super Bowl MVP and not completing a pass in a regular old game that I think you won are are not equally weighted.

Finally, Dusty, can you pop up?You don't even need to if you don't have it.The Eagles schedule.First five games I just did.Commanders, Jalen Hurts versus Jaden Daniels.He's 2 -1 against Jaden Daniels and the Commanders, including a playoff win in which he put up 55 points and they won.

He's yet to play Cam Ward.He's actually 0 -1 against Caleb.That was the game where Vic Fangio's vaunted defense gave up 280 yards on the ground.The Bears rushed all over them.Ben Johnson, I don't know if he debuted it, but he certainly took his shirt off after that game.Okay, then he's got the Rams.

Oh, the Rams.Matthew Stafford, Super Bowl champion.Matthew Stafford has never beaten Jalen Hurts.Jalen Hurts is 4 -0 against Matthew Stafford, but in that game, it will feel like one you know, king with a crown on and one underdog trying like this guy's never beaten me. I beat him in the playoffs.I beat him in the regular season.He's never beaten me, but his job's not done.

in jeopardy.And finally, the Jags, of course, what's his record against the parents to win?Oh, okay.

No, I was curious.I was literally asking.

It's basically all he's just all the guy does is win and it's a little bit of the Jalen Brunson.It's become a meme at this.You know who I everyone's better than Jalen Brunson.It's time to be better.

He what about Drew Holliday?I think he's a lot like a winner.Does the little Drew Holliday is never gonna wow you with his points per game or, you know, his bag or anything like that, but he is a winner and you know if he goes to your team, it's going to be big.That's right.And does all the little things that win.Yeah.

I haven't, the Drew Holiday one is, it would take me longer to unpack my full thoughts because I didn't see it coming.So I don't want to dismiss it, but I can't, I'm sure it's a good comp.I just haven't spent a lot of time thinking of it.I am curious to you though, KW, because, and I think this is where, the Jalen Hurts collective rankings does not come out of nowhere.It's not like a wheel was spun and all teams and media's like, hey, just like the Herbert, collective rankings don't come out of nowhere, even if we think they're wrong.It's not like, all right, this guy, we're gonna give five extra spots to, and this guy, we're gonna take those five spots from.

There's a reason for it.And I feel like last season, in real time, you started to on Mondays, not so much in the offseason, but on Mondays, understand it a little more because it wasn't just the one rough film.It wasn't and it was not saying it's great.You mentioned one half or didn't complete a pass.It was a multiple games where all of a sudden the offense would seemingly become totallynonfunctional.

Yes.And it culminated for the second time in three years.Now again the middle time in those three years they won the Super Bowl in blowout fashion scored 100 points in the final two rounds.But it culminated for the second time in three years with a totally dysfunctional offense in the playoff game.You know what?We're in the final play.

They're running the four verts, and everyone's mad at the offensive coordinator, and it's an incomplete pass, and you lose to a niners team.Yeah, stuff can get...So, it is...I think he is a touch underrated.I think you feel like he is wildly underrated, and from a pure winning standpoint, the evidence is in your favor.

But I also think, I understand why some folks, even though Dak...I'll use Dak as an example.has not a third of the playoff success of Jalen Hurts.Watches the two guys play.I think Dak's an excellent leader.

I think leader and character, like they both check those boxes.And they're like, yeah, I'd rather have him as my quarterback than Jalen.I get, I don't think that's like an unacceptable opinion.I don't think that's, I understand why people watching the games week to week are like, yeah, I think he's better.

Here's a good question on that.And you know, I like Dak and I think Dak should have been right ahead of him.I can't say they have a Super Bowl if Dax the quarterback instead of Jalen.Because Dax hasn't been great in the playoffs.

So you're saying if Jalen Hurts was the quarterback.He's saying if the Eagles had Dax the last six years, five years.Oh, well I can flip that too.

You think the Cowboys would?

Oh, I don't.Wow.It's on the board.I do not.It's on the board.I guess it's on the board.

It's got to be on the board.If we're playing imaginary, it's certainly on the board.Dak would go to Philadelphia.and meltdown when Jalen Hurts would step up.And then there's an issue where if Jalen Hurts could rally a team.

But the flip side to both of those are also on the board.If Jalen Hurts was on a Cowboys team that had, you know, mediocre defenses and instead of having the best ownership situation in the league, arguably one of the wackiest, that Jalen Hurts would have never gotten a second contract.That's certainly, you know what I mean?That certainly has to be on the board as well.And that Dak Prescott, if he walked into a situation where they have consistently outstanding skill, like he finally had two great wide receivers.We're talking about whether or not they can have the number one offense.

If he had that the whole time, plus this great defense, that the Cowboys are, you know, have even more success in Philadelphia.Like that to me, I'm not eliminating his possibility there.