00:00So ESPN did an article on the top 50 free agents and the 50 perfect NFL team fits.
00:07And spoiler alert, Pats fans, not many great fits for you with this list.
00:14There were two guys on the list that they believe are perfect fits for the New England Patriots.
00:18One is tight end Chig Okonkwo, who Mike Vrabel would know from his time with the Tennessee Titans,
00:24who's kind of like an athletic, younger tight end.
00:27That's fine. Okay. Like pair him with Hunter Henry. Great. That's that's sure.
00:32And then the other one, number 47 on the list would be safety Kobe Bryant, who played for the Seattle
00:39Seahawks.
00:40We just saw the Super Bowl to replace Jalen Hawkins.
00:44ESPN does not believe that many of the top for any of the real top free agents are going to
00:50be a great fit for the New England Patriots
00:52or or believe that there's even really a strong chance that they end up with the Patriots.
00:57Guys like George Pickens, they think, head back to Dallas, Trey Hendrickson to Indianapolis.
01:02Jalen Phillips stays with the Eagles. Alec Pierce goes to the Titans.
01:05Brees Hall stays with the Jets and so on and so forth.
01:08So I don't know. Look, this isn't necessarily an insider's list.
01:13This is their best 50 fits.
01:15But if free agency comes and they don't make massive moves, just don't be surprised.
01:21I mean, if you're the Patriots, you're going to have somewhere between 30 and 40 million dollars in cap space.
01:29Oh, at least you right now have 41.
01:31And if you restructure contracts like Stefan Diggs, you might even be able to create more.
01:35So Diggs is due 26 and a half million.
01:39Would you go to him and ask restructure and keep him around?
01:45Well, yeah, because the only guaranteed money on that is like one and a half.
01:49So if you cut him...
01:51But it counts 26 and a half on the cap.
01:53If he stays on the roster, yeah.
01:54So that's why you restructure it, you give him more guaranteed money, you bring down the cap number.
01:58And that's why I can't wait to get to my lead, because I got the perfect fit for the Patriots.
02:03Oh, you do?
02:03I have the perfect fit for the Patriots.
02:05You can leapfrog if you'd like.
02:07It's up to you, Greg.
02:08Well, we're kind of up against it.
02:10Whatever you want to do.
02:11Okay, we'll hang.
02:12Just hang for a minute.
02:13I'll hang for a minute.
02:14Okay, speak.
02:15You know, talked about it.
02:17Tyree Kill, what do the Patriots need?
02:20And I know from sitting next to Mike Vrabel for I don't know how many weeks it was,
02:24he would always talk about one area where the offense needed to do better.
02:29And that area was in the red zone.
02:33So when I look at the free agents that are available that you might be able to get on a
02:38short price,
02:38and people are like, who should they go after?
02:40There is one name on that list that would make this team better in that area,
02:45and that is Mike Evans.
02:47Reasoning why.
02:49We talked about this yesterday.
02:51No, no, no.
02:52He's ancient.
02:53You know who they thought was ancient?
02:56Devontae Adams.
02:57You know how many touchdowns Devontae Adams this year had?
03:0014.
03:01You know where 90% of those touchdowns came from?
03:05Inside the red zone.
03:07He had 60 catches for 789 yards.
03:10Not a lot, but he had 14 touchdowns.
03:13And when you look at this football team, Mike Vrabel, the head coach of this team,
03:18and we seen it, talked about their inability to score when they get in the red zone.
03:23What does Mike Evans do?
03:25And what was he always been known for?
03:27He's been a red zone nightmare when it comes to defenses and his ability to score touchdowns.
03:34So, when you look at what you'd have to pay him, probably wouldn't be a lot of money.
03:39Would you rather Tyreek Hill or Mike Evans?
03:41Well, if you give me those two choices, and that's it, I would take Mike Evans.
03:46So, his agent says he is indeed going to play for a 13th season.
03:51That is news today, I guess.
03:53And so, you would like, what, like...
03:56So, alright, let me ask you this then.
03:58If you, alright, would you rather Mike Evans?
04:00Or, let's say, because you can have him.
04:03Mike Evans?
04:03In this scenario, you're keeping Steph Diggs.
04:06Keeping Steph Diggs.
04:07Restructuring his deal.
04:08Yeah, you figure it out with him.
04:09Would you rather have Mike Evans or Christian Kirk?
04:11He's a free agent.
04:13I guess I probably would prefer Mike Evans.
04:16Would you rather have Mike Evans or Deebo Samuel?
04:18He's a free agent.
04:19I don't like any of these guys.
04:21Right, but when you have to...
04:22You don't have to sign one of these guys.
04:23Yeah, you don't have to do anything.
04:24No, no, no, but where are you missing out with this team?
04:29Your inability to score in the red zone.
04:31Yeah.
04:31So, you're going to go after who then?
04:34David Njoku?
04:36Tight ends?
04:37I love you, Wiggy, and you know far more about this than I do,
04:39so you're probably right.
04:40But I just...
04:42Watching a lot of Mike Evans, I don't think it's going to be a fit here.
04:46Also, I don't think this is going to be a place he wants to go.
04:49I think you're going to get the same issue you got with Godwin.
04:51I'm not saying that...
04:52With Mike Evans because of the taxes here, all that stuff.
04:54Curtis, I also don't think he's even leaving Tampa.
04:56I'm not saying he's coming here, but I'm just saying the guys that are available, right?
05:02So, you've got to pry out A.J. Brown.
05:04You've got to pry away George Pickens from Dallas.
05:09And I'm not saying...
05:10These are just the guys that are available.
05:12Okay.
05:13All right.
05:14Well, we'll see what those who are listening to this show think about that strategy.
05:17All right.
05:18Excellent lead.
05:19You've got to...
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