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The Rich Eisen Show - Episode Summary: Hour 3: Geno Smith Returns to the Jets, plus ESPN NFL Analyst Marcus Spears
Podcast Overview
- Title: The Rich Eisen Show
- Description: A blend of sports analysis, pop culture, humor, and interviews featuring notable figures from sports and entertainment.
- Air Time: Live weekdays from Noon-3 PM ET on Disney+, ESPN+, ESPN Radio, and SiriusXM Channel 80.
Episode Details
- Episode Title: Hour 3: Geno Smith Returns to the Jets, plus ESPN NFL Analyst Marcus Spears
- Air Date: [Insert Date]
- Key Guests: Marcus Spears (ESPN NFL Analyst)
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Key Discussions
Geno Smith's Return to the Jets
- Rich Eisen reacts to the news of Geno Smith returning to the Jets after a tumultuous career.
- Insights into Smith's previous struggles and the expectations for his second stint in New York.
- Discussion about Smith's growth as a player and leader since his last time with the Jets.
Marcus Spears' Analysis
- Maxx Crosby's Impact on the Baltimore Ravens
- Spears emphasizes how Crosby's addition could enhance the Ravens' defense and bolster their playoff chances.
- Discussion on Crosby being a cornerstone player alongside Lamar Jackson.
- Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow
- The importance of improving the Bengals' defense to complement Burrow's offensive capabilities.
- Spears reflects on the Bengals needing to address defensive issues to be competitive in their division.
- Malik Willis to the Miami Dolphins
- Spears praises the move as beneficial for both Willis and the Dolphins, highlighting the familiarity with Miami's coaching staff.
- Analysis of how Willis displayed significant potential during his short playing time.
- N'Kobe Dean's Decision
- Discussion about linebacker N'Kobe Dean choosing the Raiders over the Cowboys in free agency.
- Spears shares his thoughts on the impact of such decisions on team dynamics.
Other Notable Mentions
- Patriots’ Moves
- Rich’s producer, Brockman, gives advice to the Patriots' front office after signing WR Romeo Dobbs.
- Discussion on the strategic implications of the Patriots' offseason moves, including potential trades like A.J. Brown.
NFL Free Agency Highlights
- Spears and Eisen discuss the broader implications of recent NFL free agency moves, including contract figures and team rebranding efforts.
- An overview of the most significant signings, including those related to defensive players and quarterbacks.
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Key Takeaways
- Geno Smith's Journey: Highlights the resilience of Smith and his potential for a successful second chance with the Jets.
- Defensive Importance: Spears stresses the critical need for strong defensive teams in the NFL, particularly focusing on teams like the Bengals and Ravens.
- Free Agency Strategies: The episode sheds light on the strategic considerations of NFL teams during free agency, emphasizing the balance of offense and defense.
- Future NFL Landscape: Discussion on how these moves set the stage for future NFL seasons and competitive dynamics within divisions.
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Conclusion This episode of The Rich Eisen Show presents insightful analysis and commentary on notable recent developments in the NFL, primarily focusing on free agency decisions, team dynamics, and the implications for both players and franchises moving forward.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VONFL Free Agency Updates
1:30 to 2:56
Discussion on NFL free agency news and potential trades.
“He tried negotiating with me five minutes ago.”
Introducing Marcus Spears
2:56 to 3:21
Marcus Spears joins the show to share insights on NFL trades.
“I'm at a place called World Springs right now.”
Max Crosby's Move to a Contender
3:21 to 4:00
Marcus discusses Max Crosby's transfer to the Ravens and its implications.
“You're talking my language, saunas and spas and things of that nature.”
Miles Garrett's Situation with the Browns
4:00 to 8:11
Analysis of Miles Garrett's career and his relationship with the Browns.
“And obviously you expect the Baltimore Ravens to be in the playoffs as well.”
Burrow and Bengals' Defensive Challenges
8:11 to 12:06
Discussing Joe Burrow's situation and the Bengals' defensive needs.
“where the viewership is 30 to 40 million plus and people could see 95 on display like that, we would be having a conversation of is he arguably going to end up being the best defensive player to ever play in the NFL.”
Marcus' Take on NFL Offseason Moves
12:06 to 14:01
Marcus Spears shares favorite offensive moves from the NFL offseason.
“I'll even throw Tyler Lindemann in here.”
NFL Free Agency Insights and Player Evaluations
14:01 to 21:23
Discussion on team strategies, player movements and their implications.
“Marcus Spears here on the Rich Eisen show.”
Listener Interaction and College Basketball Talk
24:15 to 28:00
Engaging with listeners on various topics including NFL and college basketball.
“Listen, I love the fact that Spears is in there schvitzing and just breaking NFL knowledge all over the place.”
March Madness Predictions
28:00 to 29:13
Discussing the unpredictability of March Madness and college basketball fandom.
“So there's going to be somebody like that for that team that's going to be what?”
Evolving Careers in Sports
29:13 to 30:24
Reflecting on career changes and the unexpected paths within sports media.
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Geno Smith's Unlikely NFL Journey
30:24 to 33:53
Exploring Geno Smith's career trajectory, from draft day to his return to the Jets.
“And it didn't work out for him in New York.”
Jets' Future with Geno Smith
33:53 to 35:56
Analyzing the Jets' current situation and expectations with Geno Smith as quarterback.
“and again that red jersey stuff i was joking just google it look it up you can't make it up it's typical Jets stuff.”
The State of the Jets
35:56 to 38:41
Discussing the Jets' roster changes and the challenges ahead for the team.
“and he's standing back there, it's entirely possible that could happen again.”
Latest NFL Trade Updates
40:06 to 42:01
Discussing recent NFL trades and player movements, including Romeo Dobbs.
“get into the Hyundai getaway sales event right now.”
Analyzing NFL Free Agent Wide Receiver Trends
42:01 to 44:00
Learn about the current landscape of NFL free agent wide receivers and potential movement.
Historical Perspectives on NFL Receiver Dynamics
44:01 to 47:44
Discover how historical NFL teams built their receiver lineups and the impact of key players.
“So that's how somebody doesn't go anywhere.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Marcus Spears:We're leaving today and entering a world of Mickey Mouse waving, princess meeting and greeting, lightsaber clashing, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror dropping, Banshee flying, Space Mountain launching, galaxy rewinding, fireworks igniting, World of Other Worlds.
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1:41Rich Eisen:Kenneth Walker III is a Kansas City Chief. That's what I was hearing was a rumor.
1:45Geno Smith:Earlier on the show, senior writer for the MMQB, Albert Breer. Coming up, ESPN NFL analyst Marcus Spears. Plus, latest news and more. and now rich eisen hour number three the rich eisen show is on the air 844-204-RICH number to
2:05Rich Eisen:dial if you're on hold please stay on hold we will get right to you we've got uh more than enough time before we get out of dodge on this tuesday not nearly as much action today as there was yesterday that always makes sense in an nfl free agency but we are waiting for some other shoes to drop trey hendrickson kyla murray just to name two albert breer was on an hour number two giving us some two cents on what's already happened, what could be to come. Also, A.J. Brown, is it possible that he does get traded? It appears it's either, according to Brea, New England or not at all. If you missed anything, there's our podcast, all three hours available wherever you get them.
2:39Rich Eisen:Also, there is the Disney Plus page. As soon as we're done, this show lives on it. Whenever you want to watch it back, all three hours sit right there. There's also our YouTube channel, youtube.com slash RichEyesandShow. He's one of our favorites from NFL Live, giving him a shot to chime in here on everything that's going on. Ladies and gentlemen, Marcus Spears back on the program. How you doing, Marcus? What's going on?
2:59Marcus Spears:What's up? What's up, Rich? What's up, man? I'm at a place called World Springs right now. Okay. Okay. It's like a bunch of like cold tubs and saunas and all type of stuff. So it's a little bit different, you know, background setting. But my son had to come here with his basketball team after practice for recovery. Okay. So I decided I'm going to get in the sauna and I'll do Rich Eisen from World Springs. So here I am.
3:21Rich Eisen:You're talking my language, saunas and spas and things of that nature. I don't ski. I'm an apres skier. Actually, I'm a gold medalist at that. Yeah, if apres ski was an Olympic sport, nobody's touching me.
3:35Marcus Spears:Okay. Okay. So I'm with you.
3:38Rich Eisen:Which is the move that you, out of all of them on Monday where you're like, or even the weekend where you're like, that's the one. I would have done that too. What do you got?
3:47Marcus Spears:Rich. Yeah. Max Crosby. I mean, I'm sure a lot of people would say it, but one, I'm going to go to the other side and talk about how happy I am for Max Crosby to actually play with a contender. So now people can see how good he really is in impactful games. And obviously you expect the Baltimore Ravens to be in the playoffs as well. So I'm looking forward to seeing that. And they needed to bolster their pass rush. They needed that type of mentality on defense to kind of bring that old thing back for the Baltimore Ravens. So Max getting out of the situation with the Raiders, even though I think they're going to start progressing here and being able to go and play for a contender.
4:28Marcus Spears:Now he'll be able to put them talents on display on TV a lot and people will get a great appreciation for how good he really is as a football player, let alone how impactful he is during games.
4:40Rich Eisen:How do you think that hits a jolt to locker room, Marcus?
4:44Marcus Spears:I think it changes the dynamic. I mean, now you have a cornerstone, which I believe Max Crosby is, along with the guys that were there, Kyle Hamilton obviously still being there, and then you got your cornerstone in Lamar Jackson. You got a new ushering in of a new crew with the Baltimore Ravens from a coaching staff, Jesse Mentor. Like, it just makes total sense that both of these guys will carry the banner for each side of the football they two leaders they two uber competitors i'm talking about lamar and max and they probably align on a lot of things about how you go about trying to win games so i just think it's a perfect match for for especially for a new crew coming into baltimore with the expectations of being super bowl champions so with micah getting his exit
5:29Rich Eisen:visas from dallas um and that's a totally different story as you know we spent my gosh every day in August, your show, my show, every show, talking about it, and him being in Green Bay and getting paid and now seeing Max do this. Do you think if Miles Garrett could wave a wand, he would have stuck to his I don't want to play for Cleveland anymore stance?
5:51Marcus Spears:Yeah, I think he should have. I think he should have kept his stance and I don't want to play for Cleveland. Because, look, Rich, it comes to a point. What else can Miles Garrett give the Cleveland Browns? like just from a football standpoint what else could he possibly do in order to try to help this team win games than what he's done already he's been that good that they've at times been able to win games or be in games in the fourth quarter because of his talent alone right and that organization has a responsibility to players like that in my opinion and i never was that type a guy, but they have a responsibility to players like that to try to position themselves to win championships and at least give him a window of a few years where he would have an opportunity.
6:41Marcus Spears:Miles Garrett plays in a division with Joe Burrow, who's been to a Super Bowl, Lamar Jackson, who's made deep playoff runs, the Pittsburgh Steelers, obviously, and the success that they've had, but even just getting into the playoffs as much as they've done. And Miles Garrett is home every offseason trying to figure out what's next for his football. team what's the moves that'll be made in order to try to put us in a situation where we could win games and could you imagine miles garrett playing for a true contender could you imagine the type of conversation we would be having about him we would rich think about this if miles garrett played for a contender the last four or five years y 'all y 'all let me see rich when i say this because i want to see his reaction miles garrett would be in the conversation for being the best defensive player to ever play football if he played for a contender based on what he's been doing at that position and how dominant he's been he would be he would be in the Lawrence Taylor the Deion Sanders conversation with is this the greatest guy that we've seen play this position and the fact that he's played with a team that just doesn't put that on this plate Rich think about the coverage we give to the playoffs think about the Super Bowl think about the things Think about Aaron Donald and the conversations that he was in because of the success that his team has.
8:06Marcus Spears:So, yes, individually, we know Miles Garrett is one of the best players to ever do it. But if he had those platforms, those opportunities to play in those type of games, those meaningful games that everybody's paying attention to, where the viewership is 30 to 40 million plus and people could see 95 on display like that, we would be having a conversation of is he arguably going to end up being the best defensive player to ever play in the NFL. We can't get there, though, because he's playing for the Cleveland Browns.
8:34Rich Eisen:And, you know, not to kick Ohio teams when they're down, but being a Wolverine, you know, these things happen. Joe Burrow, what he must be thinking, right? And he has played in some meaningful games, though, as a Bengal, right? Things were corners being turned. Now, Hendrickson is going to go somewhere else. They did get Boye Maffei, but here does come Max Crosby in a division that he already has to see T.J. Watt twice and also has to see Miles Garrett twice. Yeah. So what do you think is going through Burrow's mind? Because he could be sitting here thinking the same thing that you just described to potentially what Garrett's thinking.
9:16Marcus Spears:Well, here's my challenge to the Cincinnati Bengals, Rich. if offense was going to win you a Super Bowl and continuously keep you in the playoffs, you would be in the playoffs every single year when Joe Burrow is healthy, right? That's another issue that has to get corrected. His availability needs to become more pressing and more prevalent than it's been. But ultimately, we know where their issues lie to. Defensively, if this team was middle of the pack last year, they would have made the playoffs. And Joe Burrow in the playoffs, to me is still one of the scariest things that anybody can face on a road to trying to win a super bowl but unfortunately this saga with trey hendrickson has been going on for three years i rang the alarm three years ago and the cincinnati bingos fans lost their mind talking about no you don't know nothing look he re-signed back i said look man this is a tumultuous relationship that is not in good standing and i knew that because i'm rich you know how connected we are and I'm not I'm not talking about front office people or I'm not Adam Scheff I'm connected to players they talk because I'm not never going to divulge any information that they give me but I get the feeling and the tone and tenure of a lot of these teams in the NFL when it comes to certain individuals and certain players but for Trey he had publicly talked about how disparaging it was the contract negotiation and the things that they were trying to get done if you Joe Burrow and you just listed off the guys that are in this division now from a defensive standpoint and you have obviously T Higgins and Jamar Chase and offensively y 'all put up these guarding numbers it's going to be about stops for the Cincinnati Bengals and whether they can or can't do that is going to determine how far they actually can go in their division and that's why Rich Eisen you are who you are because you got to get out of your division before we start talking about playoffs.
11:12Marcus Spears:And right now, if you look at Cincinnati, they the third best team in their division, right? Based on, I mean, the second best team in their division based on talent from an offensive standpoint. If you can't play in the defense, though, it's going to hinder you like it did last year. And I think Joe Burrow in that offense is good enough to carry the load a lot of the times, but at times they're going to have to step up. And to their credit, they did start to play a little bit better at the end of the year last year. And you could see remnants of why this team could be really, really good when Joe is on and available and pushing the football down the field and doing the things that they were doing.
11:46Marcus Spears:But defensively, they are going to have to get better fast in order to keep this window open for Joe Burrow.
11:51Rich Eisen:Marcus Spears here on the Rich Eisen Show from ASPN NFL Live and Monday Night Football. So much more here on the Rich Eisen Show. All right, Alec Pierce, Mike Evans, Kenneth Walker III, what else we got? I'll even throw Tyler Lindemann in here. or two out Malik Willis in and damn the salary cap torpedoes. Which offensive move from Monday did you like the most, Marcus?
12:20Marcus Spears:It was Malik. A lot of familiarity where he's going, obviously. Coaches that drafted in, coaches that were a part of the process when he was in Tennessee. Obviously, the coaching prowess from Green Bay. I think Malik showed. Now, here's what you don't want. you don't want that to be a anomaly where he stepped in at that time for joy and love and look like he looked because that is what everybody in Miami is excited about. The fact that he played at the level in which he played in time off and it didn't look like the playbook was shrunken. It didn't look like they had the coach around him and rich.
13:02Marcus Spears:A lot of times when you get these backups, right. And you see them play, you have to change a few things or some things have to, you know, you got to cut back in what you want to do as far as throwing the ball downfield or you got to curtail a lot of your offense because usually it's not, it's usually a precipitous drop off when you got your second guy going in. Malik played damn the elite in his little time. Matt LaFleur stayed aggressive. He used his legs. the run game. He looked like he had full command of the offense. He understood where he was going with the football. He used multiple weapons.
13:40Marcus Spears:He moved the ball around. I thought what he showed was quarterbacking, not some fly by night. Oh, I'm about to play and people can't scout for me. So I'm gonna have a good game because that happens with a lot of backups as well. I think Malik is ready to take care of, of, of, to become what people thought he could be coming out of the draft. I think development is taking place. Obviously when you see him now going to Miami with a whole new it's his team it's his job they didn't have to overpay for him in some crazy way I thought the contract was great um I I like Malik Willis a lot the next one is Mike Evans but if Mike can stay healthy we obviously know what Kyle Shanahan can do from an offensive standpoint we know how much that'll ease things for Brock Purdy but I wouldn't be as excited about that it's just Mike has missed a lot of time with these injuries so So if he can be available for the San Francisco team for majority of the season, it can be a problem for everybody else in that division.
14:40Marcus Spears:And that division is damn good.
14:42Rich Eisen:Marcus Spears here on the Rich Eisen show. 281 million in total contract dollars given out by the Raiders on Monday. You know, it's a lot of money.
14:52Marcus Spears:Rich, do they have some left over for us? Can we, is it, is there anything we can do for the Raiders?
14:57Rich Eisen:I'm going to have my guys look into that. Would you guys mind looking into that? Any, any, any Davis dollars left? for something for swagu for his podcast or anything like that okay very good um so the reason why i bring this up is part of that was nicobe dean going there a lot of defensive additions there's a cupboards pretty bare there my colleague from nfl network or soon to be our colleagues all together yeah yeah and right we're all we're gonna be one big happy team shortly by the end of this month uh jane slater she tweeted out that um the cowboys were all in on dean as well but ultimately he went with his gut feeling uh but was told he could have seen himself in both places it was a close margin but the raiders won this one now i want to see your face there it is Marcus floor is yours
15:50Marcus Spears:you know first of all I'm a big fan of the Kobe Deans since Georgia and it's I'm going to be a little bit reserved Rich because my team has finally stepped into free agency and like we gonna do something right supplementing your football team through free agents that are proven helps you win championships and And that's the scream I've had about Jerry and how they've operated. But I have to give them full credit for what they've already done. And I don't think the moves are done being made. You see the restructuring of the contracts. You see the move for the safety out of Arizona. You think about Gary, even though he didn't have a great ending to the season, maybe a revitalized guy, Quentin Williams last year.
16:40Marcus Spears:Dallas has done some tremendous things. So this will be the first offseason, Rich. that you don't hear Marcus Spears say Dallas is not trying to win a championship or Jerry is not trying to win a championship. The moves that have been made have been leaning in that direction of being all in. I talked to Dak last year at the Pro Bowl. Well, this past Pro Bowl. Yes. While we were in San Fran and I said, Dak, I want to see you in L.A. He said, man, bank on it. And I said, as long as the old man makes some moves defensively, we have an opportunity to actually be in the mix and make it to LA for a Super Bowl.
17:20Marcus Spears:Rich, if you know me, if you watch me, you know I am very, very, very even keel when it comes to Dallas outside of when I'm cheering for them in actual games. I've been super critical of them. I've talked about what they haven't been doing in order to try to position themselves to win a championship. I love what Schottenheimer did as a head coach last year. offensively you know they've tagged pickings and defensively they've made some moves already and i don't think that's going to be the end of it i'm very excited about what we've been doing this
17:53Rich Eisen:offseason hey yes i say a week yeah i mean and i i i'm feel the same way about n 'kobe dean too right um and we we have no idea what personal decisions are are made but he would have been
18:06Marcus Spears:great he would have been perfect i just don't want to like i don't want to cry over spill mill
18:12Rich Eisen:Well, I mean, they tried for Max Crosby. You got to give it up for that. They tried for N 'Kobe Teen. You got to give it up for that. Rashawn Gary's outstanding. And if you look at that defensive line, last year it was Micah. Who knows, you know, how much we're going to pay him and whatever was going on beneath the surface, behind the scenes there, him in the locker room or whatever. Micah's out.
18:34Marcus Spears:He's shaping to be a good one.
18:35Rich Eisen:I mean, no doubt. Quinn and Williams, Kenny Clark, Rashawn Gary.
18:39Marcus Spears:Rashawn Gary. And don't forget old Digizua.
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18:41Rich Eisen:Right, and draft capital in your back pocket for future consideration. That's not too bad, man.
18:48Marcus Spears:That's not bad, man. I mean, pass rush was an issue last year. Right. And I'm sure, you know, it got better as the season went along. You saw it change when Quentin showed up. Brett Dallas got to get stops. We need a better secondary and people that can get after the passer. And I think that offense is still going to be really, really good this year. Getting Williams back. I know a lot of people don't like to talk about running backs, but Javante signing back with Dallas was big. He had a phenomenal year last year. That kind of flew under the radar because Dak and George and obviously CeeDee played so well.
19:20Marcus Spears:But there is a lot to be optimistic about now with Dallas based on the moves that they made defensively. And I think it's going to be something to reckon with. Rich, we got an alert. Did you see that alert?
19:35Rich Eisen:What's the alert? What do we got?
19:36Marcus Spears:I think Geno going to the Jets.
19:38Rich Eisen:What do you think?
19:40Marcus Spears:back home. Gino, they wrote back, Gino. They did.
19:48Rich Eisen:They wrote back. They did finally write back. He finally got a response. Got lost in the mail. I know.
19:54Marcus Spears:I am, I can be, I think I can be optimistic. I hate that Gino had the type of season he had last year. It looked awful, but coming out of Seattle, the excitement, I was at the Pro Bowl with Gino Smith. as he played his way into that a few years ago. So hopefully they can get some of that, and maybe it's a better offensive fit and all of that type of stuff. So good for Geno, man.
20:21Rich Eisen:I agree. Good for Geno. I'll use the same line I used last hour when it was possible.
20:25Marcus Spears:You saw Dobbs just went to New England. Look at you. The news is coming in.
20:29Rich Eisen:Hey, look at you. Marcus, I feel like I'm Pat, and I got my ESPN guy here doing a free agency show. You know what I mean? I got you, brother. I got you.
20:37Marcus Spears:I got you, man.
20:37Rich Eisen:We got to get you out of your ashram or wherever you are and get you in my studio next time. I'm going to pull up, man.
20:43Marcus Spears:I can't wait to sit in that seat, brother. You've had my brother Andrew Whitworth, and I got jealous because he got in there before me. Come on out. I'm going to pull up on you, Rich.
20:53Rich Eisen:Please do so. I love having you on. I love talking football with you. You're really, really, you make me smarter. So thank you. Thanks, brother. Thank you for your time here and your two cents, and go hang with your kid. Thanks for tapping out of that for a bit. y 'all take care brother appreciate it there's marcus spears everybody m spears 96 swagoo podcast everything from espn and more he's breaking all that news you know i'm going to react to gino going back to the jets that's next this is the rich eisen show don't you dare move
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24:10Rich Eisen:844-204-RICH, number to dial right here on the program. All right, let's go to Al in Dallas. What's up, Albert? How you been, buddy? Gino Smith.
24:22Geno Smith:Wow.
24:23Rich Eisen:I know, I'll get to that in a second.
24:25Geno Smith:It's on your mind. Listen, I love the fact that Spears is in there schvitzing and just breaking NFL knowledge all over the place. I love him.
24:33Rich Eisen:Marcus is great. Marcus Spears is awesome.
24:35Geno Smith:That was excellent. That was excellent. So, you know, unfortunately, the Ohio State University has been in the news for a couple of different reasons, but we won't go into it. But the cornerback doesn't sound like – it sounds like he's got a little bit of a leg injury. So, you know, that was the kid that I wanted my team to snatch up if he's there. But if he's not, you know, if he's not 100%, I have no problem with my man, you know, telling everybody he loves him some Jeremiah Love and see who comes and knocking on the door. I know.
25:08Rich Eisen:Unfortunately, Al, that was my idea before the combine because I was into Jeremiah Love, not making it to eight or nine before the combine. Coming out of the combine, I was also talking about the Giants should make noise that he's not getting past us at five. He may not get past the Titans at four. You take a look at what the Titans moves of what they've done. They took Wandale Robinson off your team. But the running back room, by the way, is not bad at all. I believe Tony Pollard is still there and Tajay Spears is still there. but adding Jeremiah Love to that mix is not out of the realm and I've got Cam Scadaboo scheduled to appear tomorrow I don't know if that would be a Sonic and Knuckles I know Tyrone Tracy's still sitting there Wait, wait, wait, wait
26:00Geno Smith:You're not seriously talking about drafting a running back at five for the New York Football Giants
26:05Rich Eisen:Why not? No, please, please Why not? why not why not i mean you that would that would what do you tell me when you want you you could go another wide receiver obviously if carnell takes it in there i think that's what you do
26:19Geno Smith:but yeah i i listen i i listen i trust in in in in harbour i trust so i don't care but like the drafting of jeremiah love i listen if he gets taken before us i think it's a good issue right it's a good problem you take the best available oh yeah for us you take the best you get the most value for what you do. I don't have a problem. I'm not second guessing these things, but I just loved it. And I'd be remiss to say one other thing, Richard, if you don't mind. I mean, we're almost there. I've had the joy. You know, my daughter's attending University of Arkansas and she's been going to eight or nine basketball games.
26:52Geno Smith:This Darius Acuff, I know you haven't talked about it, but if you get to watch this kid play at all, oh my God, what an NBA player this kid's going to be. And he can make a long run in the tournament.
27:04Rich Eisen:hopefully. We'll see. That's just right around the corner. Championship weekend is this weekend. We'll see how many... There's always these mid-major small school players. Hofstra. Hofstra. Did you see that last night, Rich? I did not. I missed all of that. I was watching the World Baseball. I was watching Aaron Judge tell Paul Skeens what a great teammate he is.
27:29Geno Smith:Hofstra got into the finals of the last second three-pointer. they're in the finals of whatever conference they're in
27:35Rich Eisen:I can't remember they're going to win that whatever conference that's going to be great
27:39Geno Smith:the automatic bid from the whatever conference
27:43Rich Eisen:is a very coveted automatic bid
27:45Geno Smith:forget about it conference whatever conference
27:48Rich Eisen:Alan Dallas everybody colonial athletic thank you for giving them the respect that they deserve listen the Big Ten player of the year is Yaxel Lendeborg and he was on UAB last year. So there's going to be somebody like that for that team that's going to be what? The dreaded 12 seed, the dreaded 10 seed. I mean, it's coming. It's coming. 12 always wins. 11. Right around the corner. We're going to all fill out our brackets, even though we have no, it's one big fat dart throw. It's going to be great. And then we're going to be like, oh, who's best? And Del Tufo's going to do it. He's going to show up for the first time in three weeks with his big toothy grin.
28:30Rich Eisen:And talk about how he knows college basketball more than anybody because he works faders for games that he doesn't remember who's playing. So that's going to be great. That's part of our madness. Did I nail it? Chris? Yes. Any words I just say false? No. Okay, thank you. The only thing false are his teeth. Oh, God. Look at you. I tried to. Wow. Hey, listen. That man's got. He paid a lot of money for those. Veneers for days.
28:55Geno Smith:Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
28:56Rich Eisen:One of our favorites. They're expensive.
28:57Geno Smith:Duke all the way.
28:59Rich Eisen:and by the way that's where he's going to be because listen I don't blame him for hating my team he's a Seton Hall guy so he's got legit reasons to still be angry at me I got it 40 year beef 40 year beef by the way that's great it's aged as you know beef is great when it's aged okay
29:22listen give us what we want
29:23Rich Eisen:I'll give you what you want crazy things happen in this world in sports uh you can't make it up and and it it i i know all about it the fact that i'm sitting here on anything remotely close to espn i got an email the other day from espn human resources welcoming me to espn oh that's nice because you know it's the end of this uh month my long-standing run as being an nfl employee comes to an end oh dude yep i am sad about it there's i know you're having your fun with it you went through that but i've been there since 2003 it was great for me to i saw this email and i'm like welcome to espn you know you're basically coming from nfl network to espn we're welcoming you let's talk you know we're gonna have meetings and all this sort of thing i'm like if you showed me this say on my wedding day with susie when we were sitting there 10 days removed with me getting thrown that curveball of a cardboard box in Bristol it's crazy right and that's why you never burn a bridge kids um and you just keep your head down and you just go about your business and you never know you might be back in that spot Gino Smith's a jet again and um I can't believe it neither can he I'm sure okay I can't believe it he probably can't believe it um he's older and wiser than the last time he was there which means he understands you know when he's back in that locker room what sort of leadership he's going to have to provide and he's ready to do it this time and maybe just again he should wear a red jersey walking around in there because you never know what might happen and who might take over and it was Ryan Fitzpatrick that time.
31:17Rich Eisen:And it didn't work out for him in New York. And it's kind of like the football gods have kind of had it in for this guy in a way because it's how you're born in the league and how you're surrounded in this league. And you take a look at him falling to the second round in this draft. is kind of crazy. I'm looking at the quarterback draft class of 2013. Oh, that was a big shock that he fell. E.J. Manuel got chosen first out of any quarterback. The Buffalo Bills grabbed him 16th overall. Gino lasted until the next night. Gino put up big numbers at West Virginia, too. I know he did. The other quarterbacks taken in this draft class, Mike Glennon, who...
32:12Rich Eisen:McLennan. Warren Sapp famously called on NFL game day morning once, McLennan, like he was, you know, two all beef patties with special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions. Sesame seed bun, yeah. Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, everybody. Landry Jones, Tyler Wilson, Tyler Bray was undrafted by the Chiefs. And there's Gino. And he's still around and everybody else is not in the league by a long shot. We all know it didn't work out for him there, and he starts bouncing around the league. He's actually even winds up on the Giants. Eli Manning's first benching, his streak of consecutive starts. Ben, don't call me Bob McAdoo benched him for this guy.
33:11Rich Eisen:it's weird wild what's been happening with geno smith in his entire career wound up with the chargers then he goes to seattle to back up russ who doesn't miss a start himself he finally gets a shot in 2022 and he wins comeback player of the year award and that's where he famously said you know they wrote me off but i never wrote back and he wins the comeback player of the year award even though he wasn't injured he came back from everything i just mentioned they eventually i i think essentially after flacco then won it from coming back from the couch they changed the rules to say you can't vote for anybody anymore that hasn't been injured coming back from an injury in rehab that's the sensibility of surrounding this award right and again that red jersey stuff i was joking just google it look it up you can't make it up it's typical Jets stuff.
34:07Rich Eisen:So now here he is after he winds up in Vegas for Pete Carroll again. It's a disastrous year for everyone involved. Absolutely everyone involved. And they're resetting. We all understand who's coming in first overall. So Geno now goes to New York where he's going to start. He's going to start. It's not going to be Justin Fields' gig. I don't even know if he's going to be on this team after tomorrow. maybe he does stick around I have no idea what the Jets plan is going to do or going to be everything right now is to save their powder for next year's draft where there's going to be tons of young quarterbacks coming out of college including your guy Arch Manning and yada yada yada we'll see if the Manning family pulls it again except this time it won't benefit a New York team the it google that too about eli's drafting right now he wound up in new york and so um the jets need a bridge they need a bridge there's many bridges in new york to say there's the brook there's the george washington bridge the brooklyn bridge the manhattan bridge the verrazano bridge the whitestone bridge there's so many well i mean that's new york new jersey but that's fine that is a good new jet hybrid right there.
35:29Rich Eisen:There's a new bridge. The Geno-Smith Bridge. And more likely than not, there will be no easy pass by any stretch.
35:40Marcus Spears:We'll stop at the tolls.
35:41Rich Eisen:We've got easy pass. Because these things don't usually work out easily unless Frank Wright comes in. Here's Brees Hall healthy. I love you. I mean, there are ways where the Jets can do some things if the Geno of Seattle shows up. The Geno of Vegas where he's not protected and the run game isn't supporting and he's standing back there, it's entirely possible that could happen again. I don't wish it on Geno. I don't wish it on anybody in that organization at all. If that happens, they've got a better shot at a better young quarterback like the Arch Manning of the world. and if it works out better, then yeah, they're not tanking properly, but they're at least winning with somebody that Jets fans can remember.
36:38Rich Eisen:Listen, Jets fans are just going to have to swallow it. They've just got to swallow this reality, just have to swallow it. That didn't think going into a season with a new coach in Aaron Glenn, Bill Parcells' first draft choice in totally remaking the franchise is going to show up. And here's Garrett Wilson. And here's Brees Hall. And they're going to go in a battle with Justin Fields and see what that young guy can do with Quinnen Williams and Sauce on defense. And here we go. And Sauce is gone. And Quinnen is gone. And Brees Hall is franchised. And Garrett Wilson led the team in receiving with 400 yards receiving.
37:12Rich Eisen:And now we're all needing to believe in a new general manager we don't know from Adam trying to fill in these blanks with draft choices in the future. It's another reset, everybody. and here's Geno Smith as your quarterback. No Jet fan wanted that. No Jet fan saw it coming. No Jet fan thought it was possible. But here Jet fans are.
37:37Rich Eisen:So, Geno's going to be your guy. He's one to root for. They got to protect him. Doesn't help that Elijah Vera Tucker's now a patriot.
37:48Geno Smith:That's a shame. But we'll see how they support him.
37:52Rich Eisen:We'll see how Brees Hall can shoulder a lot of the load again. And we'll see what they do in the draft. We'll see if the defense can be supported by whoever is second overall. And Geno has an opportunity to show that he still has it for a 2027 season in which he'll likely be somewhere else. because the Jets have put all their powder in that draft for the next young buck.
38:24Rich Eisen:Geno Smith's a Jet again. Can't make it up. Geno Smith is a Jet. I'm going to be fully on ESPN. It's wild. Not just this show, but as of April 1st. Wow. I get my silver pass back. You can't make it up. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial right here on our program. Romeo Dobbs is a patriot. We'll hit on that. More of your phone calls before we get out of Dodge here on this Tuesday show.
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40:36Rich Eisen:Visit HyundaiUSA.com for details. Okay. Romeo Dobbs is a patriot. I like it. All right. So they tried for Alec Pierce. Yep. There's, you never know what to believe anymore. Okay. You never know what to believe in. You don't ever know. You fall for videos that aren't real. There's blue check marks that aren't blue check marks anymore. You have no idea what is real and what is not. like there was some stupid rumor that that Pierce went with the Colts over the Patriots because he wanted to go with a situation where things were more stable which is like absurd okay positively absurd yeah you know um Kobe Dingo for the Raiders because he well I mean Jane Slater saying what I know her check mark that one I believe um but it can't be that it It just simply can't be that.
41:33Rich Eisen:I mean, who called Josh McDaniels being the cheat code? Chris Long did, right, of Greenlight. Two-time Super Bowl champ, called him the cheat code. Because if you have an offensive coordinator that isn't on a red-hot coaching list, you know, poaching coaching list, because he's already done it twice and flamed out both times, with all due respect, then it's absurd you got Drake May, you got McDaniels, you got Vrabel, there's nothing more stable than that and Elliot Wolfe who's killing the draft since taking it over Kraft family's not selling nothing's more stable than that that said
42:19Rich Eisen:he's I think he's a good receiver he's a good receiver when he's healthy and you take a look at the list again I'm constantly referring to the NFL network list of who's available and who is not he was fifth on the wide receiver free agent by positions list in terms of rankings you could argue Romeo Dobbs should be above Wondale Robinson you could make that case but Pierce Shahid and Evans were one two and three Dobbs is in front of Jennings and Debo um i mean he he's made some really tough catches in traffic really big time catches for green bay
43:00Geno Smith:you know yeah so he's only 25 uh stefan diggs was 32 who obviously you know was released could see him really operating in a similar fashion to how diggs was used for new england this year right amina kimes tweeted this out romeo dobbs was 12th in the league and uh yards per route run on 10 to 20 yard throws tied with Stefan Diggs like it's kind of just a Diggs plug and replace uh seven years younger so obviously more upside there I love it now go
43:33Rich Eisen:get AJ Brown that's I and David and Joku and let's rock the AJ Brown stuff well and Joku is entirely possible but because he's you could just pick you pick up the phone and yep say a number that he wants to hear and he's yours um dallas goddard too by the way also available but in terms of a brown i mean having spoken to a breer about it earlier the eagles don't have to trade him it's like he's he's not standing there demanding one publicly he might be saying something behind the scenes that's causing a rumble but seems likely the eagles are 100 like we don't have to do it and the Patriots are like we don't have to do it I mean we're interested in doing it so there's a standoff like it's just going to be a lot of blinking at each other until a need becomes an urgency and right now there's less of a need in New England and there appears to be no need in Philadelphia.
44:41Rich Eisen:So that's how somebody doesn't go anywhere. Pretty much. I don't know what the Dobbs numbers are. There's some conflicting reports. It seems like it's in the four-year between high 60s with an upside of 80 million. Well, it just depends on what the APY and the guarantees are and things of that nature.
45:01Geno Smith:Yeah, it's all about the guarantees. Remember last year, Stefan Diggs was a three, almost 70, and it ended up being a one-year deal.
45:07Rich Eisen:Right. For 20-something million bucks. Again, I've got all these lists here.
45:11Geno Smith:And he was awesome.
45:13Rich Eisen:He's third on the list of largest free agent wide receiver contracts in NFL history in terms of an APY for a new team behind Ridley and Adams. And then there's now Mike Evans in that regard.
45:28Rich Eisen:So it's a very smart replacement for Stephon Diggs. Absolutely. younger yep one assumes less off the field conversations and then and then um let him grow old with drake may and booty absolutely and williams and douglas hey there were no posters fatheads on the wall of the patriots receivers until randy maw showed up nice yeah without a doubt and you're winning championships with the right mix of offense and situational brilliance and of course the trigger man and then a kicker and a defense and that's what the patriots have just redone it i mean it's the same thing right it's the same idea yeah yeah same idea you know what i mean like nobody knew who a receiver was a new england until, you know, I guess Welker became somebody that everybody knew.
46:30Rich Eisen:And then there was Randy Moss. He was the outlier for Brady.
46:34Geno Smith:Yeah, Welker had a great five-year run, you know, 110 catches in every year.
46:39Rich Eisen:Didn't Brady, like, back in his first run at it, it was always filled with, like, similar to what we see with the Bills and Josh Allen? If you got him a big time, right.
46:50Geno Smith:Yeah, it was those types of guys. And they go get Randy Moss.
46:54Rich Eisen:and he catches he sets the touchdown record and brady does the same yeah and they don't lose a
47:01Geno Smith:regular season game yeah so that's what happened and eli got him anyway well eli got the defense okay rodney harrison this is part of the team should keep rodney harrison out of the hall of
47:12Rich Eisen:fame not knocking i'm i'm i'm just pointing out it's they're building it in a very similar way and that worked out very correct so if anybody's out there well romeo dobbs not a big name guy I didn't have to be back in the day either.
47:25Geno Smith:No one had ever heard.
47:26Rich Eisen:Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, who were these guys? I'm just seeing all these other deals. They need to save their money for Christian Gonzalez because he is going to break the bank. And he deserves every penny. I know that. He's going to get it. He is going to break it. He's going to break it in two. Yeah. When it's his time. Absolutely. But where will he break the bank? In New England. They're not letting him walk. That's it for this program. Thanks for joining us.
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ESPN’s Marcus Speers and Rich discuss what the addition of Maxx Crosby means to the new-look Baltimore Ravens and what’s kept the All-Pro DE from being talked about as one of the NFL’s GOAT defensive players, what the Cincinnati Bengals must do to take advantage of having a talent like Joe Burrow, why Malik Willis to the Dolphins was a win-win for the player and team, reacts to LB Nakobe Dean choosing the Las Vegas Raiders over the Dallas Cowboys in free agency, and more.
Jets fan Rich reacts to the return of former 2nd-round draft pick Geno Smith to New York after his rollercoaster ride of an NFL career.
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