00:00I want your thoughts. Travis Etienne lands in New Orleans, some chatter that maybe Alvin Kamara could retire.
00:07I know one of your all-time favorites, James Conner back in Arizona, and Tyler Algier will be joining him
00:15in the desert.
00:16What do you think about these two running back moves?
00:19I like them. I mean, Algier obviously is a very physical runner paired with B. John Robertson.
00:25I think James Conner took a price cut to potentially return to Arizona, so as long as he's 100%
00:32healthy from the ACL,
00:33I think they could have a dynamic one-two punch, but they need to significantly upgrade the offensive line.
00:39They were absolutely atrocious and run-blocking last year, Kev.
00:43They were the worst rushing attack in the NFL, and they need to change that in order to have success.
00:49For Travis Etienne, we talked about the emergence of Tyler Shuck and the passing attack last year and how Kellen
00:55Moore elevated this team.
00:58They needed a prime-time running back, and Travis Etienne now looks like that running back that they drafted,
01:05not New Orleans, but obviously Jacksonville, out of Clemson, right?
01:09I mean, we were amazed about his durability.
01:12We were amazed about the productivity in Liam Cohen's offense last year, and now with Kellen Moore, who we know
01:19wants to run the football.
01:21When Kellen Moore's offense has success, dating back to, you know, the Chargers and obviously the Eagles, he runs the
01:28football effectively.
01:29And so now you upgrade that.
01:31You have a second-year starter in Tyler Shuck.
01:34We'll see if they can still, you know, upgrade the wide receivers in the draft and free agency.
01:39But Travis Etienne brings this team now to the potentially next level where I think they could actually compete for
01:47an NFC South title.
01:48Well, listen, anyone can compete for an NFC South title.
01:52It's the NFC South.
01:54But I think Travis Etienne showed last year that, you know, he's a talented running back.
02:01I don't know that I love New Orleans spending real money on the position.
02:08I'm not saying I'm surprised by it.
02:11You know, Kellen Moore's finest season was with the, you know, Saquon Barkley record-breaking season.
02:16So I'm sure he wanted to upgrade that position.
02:19But this is a team who doesn't come with a ton of financial flexibility.
02:24And I just wonder if they should try to find a way to get cheaper production, you know, or trust
02:31Kellen Moore, right, to manufacture some production at just a more cost-effective price.
02:38What I would say, though, betting-wise, when it's September, October, it'll be a lot easier to figure out Travis
02:46Etienne props than it will be whatever's going on in Arizona.
02:50James Conner and Tyler Algier feel like two beats of the same drum.
02:56I don't know who's stealing touchdowns from the other.
03:00The whole thing sounds like a bit of a mess.
03:04I don't know.
03:04But it's not bad.
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