00:00I made the comment earlier as we got some news surrounding Brees Hall, Jacob, that he will be
00:04given the tag by the Jets, makes him the fourth highest paid running back in the NFL, just north
00:10of $14 million for the upcoming season. The two teams obviously can still talk about a long-term
00:15deal, but he's already tweeted that he's betting on himself. So who knows, maybe that doesn't
00:19happen. But I remarked, find me a bigger name, less accomplished running back in the NFL than
00:25Brees Hall. He's never been a pro bowler, never been an all-pro, coming off only his first
00:29thousand-yard rushing season. And I know the Jets have been a dumpster fire, but Hall hasn't
00:34exactly put that team over the hump here. So what did you make of the team obviously electing
00:39to keep him at that dollar figure, but what his future is maybe beyond the Jets?
00:45First of all, I think it makes perfect sense for the Jets to keep him. Look, we don't know
00:49who their quarterback is going to be. So you want to have as much infrastructure around
00:54that position with the uncertainty surrounding it as you can. And Hall gives them at least
00:59a dual threat running back who has sky high upside. I know he hasn't accomplished a ton
01:04like you referenced, but he also had early career injury that kind of put him maybe behind
01:09the eight ball in his development. So if he can continue to stay healthy, we know that
01:14he's explosive. We know he's a good pass catcher. We know that he's a downhill runner that can
01:18really do, he can do everything that you need a running back to do. So for the Jets, I like
01:23keeping him, making sure he's going to stay there. Franchise tags good for Hall. He's going to get
01:27paid a lot of money and, you know, really be the focal point of the Jets offense. I think this
01:32year
01:32will be telling though, if he has a big year and pops off, we'll post another thousand yard season,
01:37maybe makes the pro bowl for the first time. Then I think he'll have a lot of interest in
01:41free agency the following year. But if he has any sort of injury or takes any sort of step back,
01:47then you're facing a lot more uncertainty just with the short shelf life of running backs in the NFL.
01:52So I think this is a mutually beneficial decision for both sides, but I think it comes with a little
01:57more risk for Hall. He probably would have liked to get a long-term deal locked up just to guarantee
02:02that he gets money, you know, beyond this season. But I don't think any running back is going to
02:06sneeze at the fact that he's making $14 million in a season.
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