Best of QB talk Part 2: Unc WARNS Caleb Williams of DRAMA + Brock Purdy gets PAID!

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21:44Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Aaron Rodgers, he beat the Steelers in Super Bowl 35. Well, I'm not saying, but he beat the Steelers, so he's been the one. Joe Burrow's been the one. We know Flacco's been the one. Lamar Jackson has not. Is, will this be the season that Lamar Jackson gets to a Super Bowl? You know, I don't know if it's going to be the season, but he will get that before he's done playing. I know that much. the AFC North is so unpredictable especially with the Bengals I'm not sure how they will start off this season you can kind of count the Ravens being in every season as long as Lamar Jackson is there regardless of what pieces he has around him him alone can get them to the playoffs by himself and then support he has has always been phenomenal but you always know Lamar Jackson is going to give you this it's like when you watch Giannis play Like I said, he going to get that 30.

22:40And you watch SGA play, he going to get that 30. That's the same way Lamar Jackson is. That's why he gets paid the big bucks. As far as the Super Bowl is concerned, I'm not sure if it will be this year. But if it is this year, it will be because they go to the playoff games each week and they have no effing turnovers. No turnovers. That's the only reason that kept them out. Yeah. Because they went like nine weeks in the regular season and didn't have a turnover, Ocho. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and you get to the biggest game where it matters most and you turn it over twice. And then you still almost had an opportunity to come back and win.

23:16But that's what it comes down to, you know. So I'm excited for him, even as a Bengal, man. I'm excited for Lamar in general, you know, to take my Bengal stardom, you know. I can put that aside and actually root for the young bull, man, to want to see him do well. You mean fandom? Yeah, but we're good at what you're saying. Start him. Oh, my bad. I'm in fandom. Yeah, you know. We know what you mean.

23:42Shannon Sharpe:That's Ocho. That's Ocho talking, y 'all. Leave or give a break. That's Ocho. Yeah, I just, I just, I would love, just want to see him do well. Joe, what you think? This the year? I think so. You know, they went on a great run, I thought, this past NFL season. And for me, I feel like they got everything in their toolbox as far as defense. Offensively, they're a high power offensive machine. And I can see it happening. I can see it happening. He just need to get the one, Ocho. That's it? Get that monkey off your back. He need to win it. He need to win it. I mean, he's too good. He's too good. I mean, look at him.

24:22Shannon Sharpe:He could easily be a three-time league MVP, Ocho. Yeah. Yeah. He's got two. Yeah. They cheated him. Look, I think this was like the second or third time this ever happened. a guy because normally the guy the quarterback that goes to the that uh is the all pro he normally wins the mvp 87 it happened with joe montana joe montana was the first team all pro quarterback john elway won the mvp did it happen another year i think it's happened two or three times this was this was the second or the third time that it's happened i know it happened in 87 87 was the strike year i was that was uh my sophomore year in college i remember that so So, Unc, you saying he just need to get there?

25:07Shannon Sharpe:If he get there and play well, you know we like, well, you know what, damn. Ain't nothing else he can do. It's kind of like when Tom lost to – when he lost to the Eagles. He threw for 500 yards. Yeah. They was like, well, he didn't stop anybody. He just needs to get there. Let him get there. Then I worry about whether he plays well or not. I just want him to get there. That's all I want. I want to see him on that big stage. That's a hell of a division, Ian. That's a gauntlet, boy. You got to – Hell, yeah. And you think about it. You still got – because at AFC, you got Joe Burrow and you got him in the same division.

25:48Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. You still got Mahone, boy, and you got Josh Allen. And now you just add Aaron Rodgers. And you got Aaron Rodgers in there. You don't know what Aaron Rodgers you're going to get. You ain't going to get the Aaron Rodgers of old, but you're going to get glimpses. And in hot flashes of what he used to be. And that is just enough to get him still his fans, hope, and the organization in general, which is why they waited on his ass. Four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Houston Texans. The signing is contingent on Chubb passing a physical. The former Cleveland Brown running back would join the Texans' rushing attack led by Pro Bowl rusher Joe Mixon, Damian Pierce, their Ogumbunwale and fourth round pick Woody Marks out of USC.

26:37Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, you like this? Yeah. I mean, yeah, I do. I like it. I like it. I mean, I'm not, does it take away some of the carries away from Joe? I'm not sure how that's going to work. I'm sure they'll find a way to make it work. I don't think with Joe being a number one running back and bringing in another one number, another. I mean, you still got Damian Pierce there. You got Agumbo Wale. That's a lot. Yeah. Fourth round pick at Woody Marks. There ain't no guarantee he going to make the team, Ocho. Ooh.

27:21Mick, Chubb. Man, stop playing, man. Come on, man. Don't do that. What you mean no guarantee? Hey, I just seen Chubb squatting 750 pounds last week. It ain't a power lifting meet. Hey, listen, he's a power runner, and he always has been. Ain't nothing pretty about him. Hey, when you look at Nick Chubb, when you walk him dressed, you know, in the locker room where they had the little mannequin on the wall. With all them pads. On how to push his uniform. That's Nick Chubb. That's just how you run the ball. Well, listen, he's a down-hate runner, man. He's really good. He relies on his offensive line, you know, to get him going.

28:00And I don't know. I just – I don't really – I don't like that move of having two number ones or two really, really good running backs on a team like that. I mean, it's similar, but it's two of the same type of backs. I can see if you had something like Jameer Gibbs and David Montgomery, but you got two of the same things in the backfield, really. Or maybe I could be wrong.

28:24Shannon Sharpe:They are. Maybe I could be wrong. But Mixon catches the ball a little more. He's a little more shifty. He's not really the same type. Joe Mixon is kind of more like a Damon Pierce. He's more of a power runner. I don't really know Woody Marks, so I don't really know a whole lot about him, so I can't speak to that. But Joe got a little bit more wiggle, a little bit more twitch to him than Chubb. Chubb is all power. When you squat 600, 700 pounds, you're a power runner. Yeah, I mean, hell, I was doing that. in high school. I mean, so... Damn. Alright, that's a nice little combo back there, though.

29:03Big fella.

29:04Shannon Sharpe:Ocho still ain't pay me my money, Titus. What you think about that? Man, when I get back to Atlanta, I'm gonna put my big boy on the screen. They look exactly alike. That black mask with that tan coat. Exactly alike. Joe where you at Joe? I'm in Detroit Okay okay okay We got I'm out here with my big three team Detroit Amps we doing a little mini training camp before we take off to Chicago this upcoming weekend and playing our first game So It's on TV? Oh yeah it's going to be on CBS baby You already know prime time stop playing Y 'all got money I'm going to be tuning in now. Come on now. Come on now.

29:54Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is already tweaking Caleb Williams' mechanic issue. The second-year quarterback has adjusted his stance and has keep his left foot forward before the snap. Ben Johnson said, I've done it a number of ways in my time in the league and really over the last few years. I kind of gravitated towards that. It's something that I feel pretty strongly about. He and I talked about it, the reason why we want to do it. I think it helps out certainly with the quick game from the gun, and it helps us being a little bit better of throwing a posture for like a lot of other things that we're asking him to do.

30:29Ojo, do you like this, and do you expect big things from Caleb Williams in 2025? I absolutely do expect big things from Caleb Williams, understanding how good he is already. Tremendous athleticism. He has a very strong arm, and he's a dual-threat quarterback. with the addition of Ben Johnson and the creativity that he's able to bring to that offense and what Caleb can do, I think it's going to be that much better for them offensively. I'm excited. I'm excited for him. The little twists and nuances that he's changing in Caleb's game is really interesting, probably allowing Caleb to get to it, get to it and drop it a little faster, being able to process information, especially in the quick game.

31:14And I think it's going to help him in the long run. people that might not like Caleb Williams for personal reasons based on what he'd like to do and enjoy off the field.

31:23Shannon Sharpe:I think, I think it's because of what he said, how, and his dad said they didn't want to go to Chicago. I think people are still holding that against him. Yeah. Well, that just came out before they didn't came out just to some of the things he did when it was at USC and some of the, you know, the paint and nails. I mean, listen, just personal stuff like that outside of what just came out. I think they're going to be all right. I think they're going to be all right. simply because of not only the support and cast he has around him, but getting a coach, a winning coach like Ben Johnson there is going to do wonders for him.

31:54Shannon Sharpe:Hell, if it's going to help us win more games, hell, I'll pay for it to get a painting. I'll pay for it to get a manicure. Right. All I'm trying to do is win games. Man, I don't care about what somebody else do. They ain't got nothing to do with me, Ocho. Him painting his nail, painting his toenails, he want to dye his hair pink, green, blue, have a blonde streak. I don't give a D. you're a football player. You're the quarterback of the team. Distribute the football. That's it. You will have more positive than negative, and we good. All that other stuff, man, I'm telling you, guys don't care. Guys want to win.

32:28Shannon Sharpe:So what's somebody do in their spare time? That's on them. But that made my hands? Why I care? You right. Hey, just be a good teammate. That's it. Let's come in here. Hey. It worked. Where you from? What you did? Okay. That's why it's so hard to win a championship in football. Because you got so many guys from so many different backgrounds, and you ask them to do one thing. Come together and make a fabulous dish. That's what you're asking. But I think Caleb is going to do really well. They revamped his offensive line. They signed Joe Thune. They got the guy from the center from the Falcons, I think.

33:15Shannon Sharpe:They got an offensive lineman from the Chargers. They've done a great job. You know, Roman Doomsday, DJ Moore, they got the tight end, drafted him first in the first round from Michigan, paired with Cole Komet. They got a nice running game. I think defensively, they're going to be good. Offensively, they're going to be much better. So with the offense being much better, I think, you know, you take some of the pressure off the defense. and the best way sometimes, the best way to help a defense that's not very good is to keep their ass off the field. The offense, you stay on the field for an extended period of time, and we don't let them get on the field.

33:51Shannon Sharpe:Because bad things happen when they get on the field. But I think Caleb Williams is going to be really, really good this year. I think Ben Johnson. Go ahead, Ocho. I know I'm getting ready to say he's going to take a huge leap. I think so too. He's going to take a huge leap. It's going to surprise a lot of people. Every year there's always a team. And to me, I think the Bears might be that team. Every year, the same teams are always in contention. Always in contention. I understand the division they play in. Packers, you know, I understand that. Packers, Lions, and the Vikes. I understand that, but I think they're going to be that team that takes that leap this year that surprises everybody.

34:28Shannon Sharpe:I think the thing is, Ocho, they're going to have to. In order for them to make the playoffs, you got the Lions, you got the Packers, you got the Vikes. The Lions lost what? One game, maybe two games? The Vikings lost, what, two games, maybe three games? The Packers were 10-7. So you're looking to probably have to go 10-7, 11-6, just to make the playoffs.

34:54Shannon Sharpe:The Lions might take a step back from the offensive play calling situation, but I think they're going to be just as good. Are they going to be 15-2? Maybe not. Maybe not. But it's hard for them stepping off a cliff, and all of a sudden they win 15 games and drop down to 10. I think they get some of those guys on the defensive side back healthy. Offensively, they're still going to be able to put up points. Jameer Giles is special. Armand Ross, St. Brown, Jamison Williams. That guy, that Brian Branch, boy. Mm-hmm.

35:30Shannon Sharpe:Hey, he is the real deal. They got Joseph. Like I said, they just need to get some of those guys that was injured last year get those guys back. Back healthy, yeah. Get those guys back healthy. A.L. Hutchinson is coming back. Hutchinson, I just read, I think he's been cleared. He's a full go now. I think the big D tackler, McNeil, I think he got injured. He should be able to go. One of the linebackers got injured. He should be able to go. They had a lot of guys on the injured reserve last year. We're not going to make an excuse to give Washington credit. Washington went in there, took it to them.

36:05Shannon Sharpe:They scored. They did a great job of taking the ball away from Jerry Goff. The one thing that, you know, we know about Goff, he has the ability to throw you five touchdowns, but he can throw five interceptions too. And, you know, he picked the worst time to have probably his worst game, his second worst game of the season. The worst game was one he had in Houston. He threw five picks, and they still won the game. But this one, those turnovers, they didn't win the game. And so, yeah, but I definitely think Caleb Williams is going to have to take a huge step forward. I think he's going to take a huge step forward.

36:38Shannon Sharpe:You talk about a guy that have great improvisational skill, arm slots in which he can throw the ball from the three quarters to side to over the top. He can get the ball that quick. And, you know, he's changing his motion because sometimes we just want to, hey, just up and throw the football. Basically get a grip and let it grip. So I'm anxious to see. I want him to do extremely well. I don't have a problem with what his dad did. His dad tried to put him in the best situation possible. He didn't think Chicago was the best situation possible. But I think Caleb realized they're in a great situation.

37:12Shannon Sharpe:He had a great offensive mind coming in, a great head coach that's going to be working lockstep with him. He can't ask for anything more than that, Ocho. Just an opportunity to get coached really, really well. Really good players around him. Now you just go do your job. I believe that's what he's going to do. I absolutely believe that's what he's going to do. You don't have the kind of production that he had at USC. And you saw the flashes. You saw the flashes last year of what he can be.

37:45As a matter of fact, on Thanksgiving, they was down real bad.

37:50Shannon Sharpe:Now, you know, situation, there was some miscommunication about do we spike the ball or they let a lot of time run off it and stuff like that, and he ended up getting sacked. But a lot of stuff that you chalk up as a rookie, but I don't think we see those same mistakes this year. I'm excited to see what the future holds for this young man because I think he can be special. He's going to have to be because look at the quarterbacks in that division. Look at the teams in that division. And I'm sure Bear fans are like, man, I want to make the playoff. I want a chance to compete for a Super Bowl. And I believe he gives them the opportunity.

38:28Shannon Sharpe:We'll see what they're going to be overall as a team, especially when it comes to the defensive side, because we see the improvement from a head coach standpoint, from the offensive line, what they've redone that. Now it's going to come down to defensively. Are they going to be able to stop people? They got some good players back there. So I'm anxious to see what the Bears can do on this one. It's going to be a – the Bears are going to – I think they're going to surprise some people, Ocho. I think they're going to put some points on the board. I think they're going to really surprise some people.

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41:11Shannon Sharpe:Ocho, check this out. Talk to me. Tyreek Hill released his rank as the top 10 quarterbacks this season. It's on your screen. He got two of number one. Lamar Jackson. Josh Allen, three. Dak Prescott, four. Jerry Goff, five. Brock Purdy, six. Jalen Hurts, seven. Kirk Cousins, eight. Jay Daniels, nine. Bo Nix, ten. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on. Now, what we need to talk about before you say anything. Tyreek, when did you make this list? Because I see Kirk Cousins on there. And I'm not sure what point you made this list, but it couldn't have been just now or recently. It couldn't have been. In fact, I disregard everything he said because he got his quarterback to one.

41:55Shannon Sharpe:Now, I'm trying to put the quarterback to one. Oh, Joe, let me ask you a question. If you got the number one quarterback in the NFL, you trying to get up out of there? He ain't going nowhere. But do you say that? No, no. Okay, then. So that lets you know right there, his quarterback ain't number one. Now, let's let's understand and remember his frustrations about doing cardio for three quarters and understand why he said that. And they put a camera in front of in front of his face before he can calm down. Remember when we go to the Rookies Symposium? What do they tell you? If you're angry, don't go to the media.

42:29Calm yourself down. Take a deep breath. But no, soon the game ends camera right in his face. He's still upset. What does he say? He answers emotionally and says things he shouldn't say. Does he actually mean it? At that time, probably. But once he comes down and gets back in his right state of mind, God damn it, I shouldn't have said that.

42:49Shannon Sharpe:The mere fact that even if you – the mere fact, I'm talking about how bad – even though when – and we're going to talk about this. Even when Trav wasn't getting targets, you think Trav is going to leave Patrick Mahomes? Nah. Now, the mere fact that he got one omission on that, I don't see the guy. Now, this guy, in the last four years, five years, he's won three Super Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs and two MVPs, and he ain't on this list. And you mean to tell me you thought Kirk Cousins, you thought Brock Purdy, you thought Dak Prescott, you thought Tua had a better season, and he had a bad season based on who he is.

43:27Shannon Sharpe:And you think those guys had a better season than him? Listen, and that's what I'm talking about. I guarantee you this list isn't recent. I guarantee you it's not. I guarantee you it's not. You know? I mean, we pulled it up for three years ago. Right. But I'm just saying, unless this list was made to do exactly. Bo Nix is on the list. Bo Nix just got into the league this year. Yeah. But listen, that's what I'm trying to say. J. Daniel just got into the league this year. He made this list for this very specific reason, for us to be talking and engaging about his list, about said list. Yes. I like it.

44:04I like it. I like, listen, I like everybody. I like everybody on there. I don't like the Kirk Cousins I don't like the Kirk Cousins based on the way You like Dak Prescott, the guy who missed 10 games Yeah, I like Dak What you talking about? I'm not worried about him I'm not talking about him missing the game I like Dak, we talking about body of work What body? Hey, don't Don't disrespect Dak like that Don't do that Hold on, he ain't got your guy

44:31Shannon Sharpe:Hold on, you been on me all year long About Joe Burrow Yeah, but you know Rick ain't no Bengals fan. He don't even watch us. He ain't no fan of nobody. He should be a fan of – he should have – he should have a tour, and Snoop should have been number two. Wait, who? The backup quarterback, Huntley. I mean, he's – You need to stall like Joe. He ain't got Joe on there. Yeah, because this is his own personal preference on who he feels. We can't fault a man for putting up his preference on his opinion on who his top 10 is. Now, if we talk about quarterbacks, our top 10 is going to look different. His list, the moment he said Tua was better than Mahomes, we should have disregarded everything when it comes to quarterback to come out of his mouth.

45:19So it's null and void after that, huh?

45:21Shannon Sharpe:Yeah. Yes. Because that's so egregious. Ocho, Tua mom and dad won't say Tua better than Mahomes, boy. You won't find nobody in Miami. put it like this here. If your fan base would trade your quarterback for Mahomes, Lamar, Baltimore ain't trading. Josh Allen, but everybody else on this list, I guarantee you, they would trade their quarterback for Mahomes. You think Dallas would take Mahomes over Dak? You think Atlanta would take him over Kirk Cousins? Philly would take Mahomes over Jalen Hurts. Sam Fran would absolutely take him over Brock Purdy. Detroit would absolutely take him. Oh, I got one for you.

46:10Who? Will the commanders take him over Jaden Daniels? Yeah, go ahead and think about that. What?

46:20Shannon Sharpe:I would. Yeah, hell yeah. The only two, well, only one, Lamar. Because here's the thing. you're going to have to run the offense. See, the thing is, Josh, Dak, that's a drop back. Jerry Goff, drop back. He runs a very similar West Coast style system to what they run in San Francisco, to what they run in Atlanta. So there ain't going to be a whole lot, ain't going to be a whole lot of drop off. Can you imagine my homeboy with Saquon behind him and AJ and Devontae? you remember when he had Tyreek and Sammy Watkins right oh yeah okay okay can you imagine if he had Jalen Waddell Tyreek Hill John New Smith and A-chan that's nasty yeah I don't see no Mahomes I don't see no Joe Burrow and you got some guys of Derrick, we wish you well.

47:27Shannon Sharpe:Ocho. Yeah. Peyton Manning says he believes the teams fail young quarterbacks by constantly changing coaches and system. It bothers me that Bryce Young is on his third play call in two seasons. If you draft a guy, commit to a system, learning an offense is like learning a new language. It's not fair. I agree. Yeah, most definitely. But listen, you got to understand, the owners are impatient. Yes. are extremely impatient because they're thinking every time we get a player, first round pick, we have to miraculously win right away all of a sudden. And that's not the way it works. Well, Jay Daniels and CJ Stroud mess it up though.

48:09Shannon Sharpe:You see what happens on Joe? So everybody thinks that it's supposed to happen like that. But that's few and far between. Payton didn't go. Elway didn't make it his rookie. You go back and look at some of the greats and see their rookie season did not make the playoffs, and they did not look good. Everybody's not going to look like a Jane Daniels. Everybody's not going to look like a C.J. Stroud or an Andrew Luck or an RG3. Baker played really well. Or Justin Herbert threw 30-plus touchdowns. Every rookie is not going to look like that. We've got to stop thinking, Ocho, that everybody that comes out is ready-made.

48:51Shannon Sharpe:sometimes it's like a kid's toy some assembly is required everybody just wanted to open the package and just get the toy and just go just get it in there yeah it don't work like that and sometimes we are spoiled by quarterback play that is extravagant in there yes tj shroud yeah people turn the franchise around one season jay daniels turn the franchise around after 33 abysmal years in one season. Yes. Quarterbacks like that come around every so often. Yes. And then also the other pieces to the puzzle got to be there too. It already had a solid foundation. All you needed was that centerpiece to smooth out the concrete.

49:40That's why it looks the way it does.

49:42Shannon Sharpe:Yes. But see, here's the thing. When you come from the business world, Ocho, you can change a CEO. And he might have an idea that like, boom. Or, okay, you know what? Oh, Joe, you know what? Instead of the iPod, what if I do earbuds? What if I do a tablet? What if I do iPad? Right. So I can do things. I can have a creative. But as a quarterback, you keep changing the play callers. He's learning an entirely different system. Every offseason. How do you expect that man? Look at the continuity. Even when Brady was losing coordinators, they was running the exact same plays. That was the same offense.

50:30Shannon Sharpe:That was the same offense. Brent Favre lost coordinators. That was the same offense. That was the same. You got to have continuity. He needs to hear that. it might be a different voice but he needs that verbiage to be the same yeah yeah you can put your spin on it but that was charlie white's offense that bill o 'brien and josh mcdaniels and then josh mcdaniels came and ran and then for some reason he had coach belichick put two slappings in there they didn't know you know didn't know anything about offensive football and it messed it up. But Peyton is absolutely right. But the biggest mistake is that you judge, man, hey, man, you see how his old lady treat him?

51:20Shannon Sharpe:Well, I ain't got his old lady. I got you. So I need to try to make this work with you. And I can't judge my relationship of what they doing over there, Ocho. I don't know what he doing. He might be breaking off, hitting up with that Louisville Slugger. Hey, you know what I'm saying, Ocho? You got a number two pencil. And so you can't do the damage that he doing.

51:47Shannon Sharpe:I'm just saying, I agree with Peyton 1 ,000%. You know, kind of had a conversation with him about that, is that everybody is so quick because they want instantaneous results. Instant gratification. It's the lottery, Ocho. Ocho, damn getting up and go to work. Let me go buy this lottery ticket and hit it. And hope, yeah. It don't work like that. That lottery, microwave society. Put everything in the microwave, but cook it in two minutes. Yeah. And if you do, anytime you have instant gratification, it's always short-lived. Yeah. Always short-lived. 49ers and Brock Purdy have agreed to terms on a five-year, $265 million contract extension, including$181 million in total guarantees.

52:36Shannon Sharpe:the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL based on a year-to-year basis Dak Prescott at 60 million Joe Burrow Josh Allen Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence at 55 million uh Tua at 53.1 Brock Purdy 53 Jerry Goff that's a good number right where they have right where they have him slotted is a good number for him yeah I mean you go Ocho you got to think about it the man made 2.9 million over the first three years of his career. Now he'll get a check every week for 2.9 million. Listen, he deserved it. Well-deserved. Well-deserved. I like Breck Purdy. I just didn't view him at the tier one type quarterback.

53:21He had a superior supporting cast around him. You got Trent Williams. You got Debo. You had Brandon Ayuk. You got Christian McCaffrey in the backfield. how do you look once once some of those pieces went away it wasn't as pretty it wasn't as pretty

53:37Shannon Sharpe:huh it's all about oh joe when real estate what is it about it's about location location location in the nfl it's about position position position he plays a premium because the no a a a he plays the premium position. And so, you're like, man, that house ain't worth no$40 million? Maybe if it wasn't in Bel Air, you're right, but it's in Bel Air. It's absolutely worth$40 million. And if you want it, that's what you're going to have to pay to get it. Well, a starting quarterback in the NFL that's gone to a Super Bowl, he's gone to two NFC championships, he's won. That's what you're going to have to pay to keep it.

54:20Shannon Sharpe:it's really it's really it's really that simple Ochoa you know all that man he ain't worth that you work with somebody to pay for it he plays very well in that offense and that Shanahan he plays very very well look actually he's probably worth more because he saved Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch's job because they invested all that money in Trey Lance they gave up all that draft capital to get Trey Lance they took this man as Mr. Irrelevant and the last pick in the seventh round. Now, if you don't take him and you got Trey Lance and you done moved on from Trey Lance, you're gone. You're gone. Hey, Uncle Ocho, didn't he tear his ACL?

55:02Shannon Sharpe:Terrence ACL last year. Debo gone, right? Debo. Okay, so he got Kittles. Who else he throwing to? Brandon Ayoub will be back. Jawan Jennings. Ricky Persall. Rick and Pinsall. Am I you going to be back already after ACL? Yeah. ACL don't take that long. Don't take that long. Medicine different now, Joe. Medicine different now. He did it real early, so he'll definitely be back. So he did it like in September. So October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July. Oh, yeah. We got a few players coming back. We got Brandon Ayu coming back off ACL, Stephon D coming back off ACL.

55:48And it seemed like they're recovering faster because obviously technology is a lot more advanced. And the rehab and stuff that they do is a lot more advanced. Yes. So players are coming back faster than ever, especially once you get over that mental block and understanding that you can trust your knee and be comfortable cutting and moving. Oh, man, that's the hardest part right there.

56:12Shannon Sharpe:in just three seasons he's passed for 9 ,518 yards 64 touchdowns four playoff wins NFC championship and a pro bowl so that's the go that's the going rate uh CJ Stroud is up next yeah yeah CJ Stroud up next listen he he finna get the bag yeah yeah and uh you know pretty soon you're going to have Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams. They're going to be coming down the pike. They're going to set the mark. They're going to have quarterback out of control. They're going to reset it. Yeah. That's 60 million. I mean,

56:56Shannon Sharpe:Josh Allen got his whole contract guaranteed.

57:02Shannon Sharpe:265, Ocho. We're tacked on so it's like 330. Was that more than what Deshaun got? Deshaun got 230 guaranteed. Damn.

57:17Shannon Sharpe:They got the same agent? No. Deshaun had David Muguleta. I don't know who Brock Purdy's agent is. David Muguleta and I think all of them are athletes first, right? Who's Brock Purdy? oh yeah I've never heard of them um um um Deshaun David Muguleta is his agent I think all them out of athletes first I thought Todd France who had who has Dak who who look at look at CEO Todd France I think he's at athletes first um

58:12Shannon Sharpe:yeah so but uh yeah i i agree with you ocho i i think brock purdy was deserving had earned this given what he had done his resume uh a pro bowl a super bowl nfc championship game two he had been gone to two nfc championship game remember he tore his uh his elbow messed his elbow up like the first snap. That was a playoff game. That was a playoff game. Yeah, and the championship game, the NFC championship game to the Eagles. So it was. And so, yeah, he earned this. He earned this big payday. I like to see guys, and I like to see teams reward the players. You play well, we're going to reward you.

58:52Shannon Sharpe:Don't do all that haggling. I hate that they haggle all other positions except the quarterback position. They never do the quarterback position like that. Ever. Yeah. Ever. I hate that. Look, man, hey, I understand that he's important, but I've done my job. I've gone to four Pro Bowls. I've been two or three times first-team All-Pro. And now you want to haggle me. They going to always do it. They always. I'm trying to think who. So CJ is going to be up next year. As a matter of fact, if I'm the Ravens, I go ahead and do something with Lamar. What do you mean? sign him I stand him yeah you gotta do it yeah you gotta do it again probably sometime in the middle I bet they do something in the middle of the season watch in the middle of the season or after the season how many years he got left shoot he just signed that big one he signed a five year two something so what he had this third year into that second year this is the second year to it but you got certain people that's getting ready to overlap him and they ain't got no business.

1:00:01Shannon Sharpe:Yeah, no. Well, you see, we just named three, six, eight quarterbacks and we ain't mentioned Lamar. Lamar's about, I think Lamar's about 50. They ain't got no business overlapping young bull. Yeah. Damn. Excuse me, hold on. I gotta use the bathroom real quick. Hold on. Well, you better get him before he's messing around and winning the Super Bowl because now you have to pay him$70 million. Lamar? Yeah. He has two MVPs. The only guy on this list that has an MVP is Josh Allen. So Lamar has two. Dak doesn't have any. Joe doesn't have any. Joe has gone to the Super Bowl, but he's the only one. He and Brock Purdy that's on this list that's gone to the Super Bowl.

1:00:49Shannon Sharpe:None of the other guys have even played in a championship game. Yeah, that's going to be the separator for Lamar. If he can get him one, if he can win one, it's over. Man. It's definitely over if you can do that. When they got to back that brakes truck up, beep, beep. Yeah, oh, for sure. But they definitely have a team. You know, they re-signed, they re-signed, they re-signed, they extended him. King Henry gave him$25 million, two-year extension,$25 million. They extended him. I like Rashad Bateman. I like the receiving core they got. They brought Andrews back. They brought Lively back. Likely, I feel likely.

1:01:28Shannon Sharpe:It brought him back. Look, the defense is going to be solid again. Offensive line is intact. Lamar is going to be Lamar. So, you know, they're going to be consistently, they're going to be pretty good. They're going to be there. Yep. They just got, you know, the hardest thing is to break it through that wall the first time. Once you break through, then all of a sudden it's just like it happens. But that's the hardest thing. You see Josh Allen hadn't broken through yet because seemingly when they have to go against my homeboy, only a handful of people have been able to stare him down in the playoff game.

1:02:04Shannon Sharpe:And that's been Joe Burrow did it and Tom Brady did it. Brady beat him in the Super Bowl once and Jalen Hurts just got him. But it's tough. It's tough getting through that first time.

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