00:00It's been a bit of a wild opening to NFL free agency, so we've decided we're going to go four
00:04downs with this man,
00:05Louis Riddett, to at least try to figure it all out.
00:08Like, if your mind is going in a million different directions, you're not alone.
00:11Let's start with Chua and the situation in Atlanta.
00:14Keep a couple of things in mind.
00:16Pennix tore his ACL week 11.
00:18The return is TBD, but there's hope that maybe he'll be back to start the season.
00:24So as far as where Chua fits in here, like, how is the fit in Atlanta?
00:30Chua has those now, and here's the kicker.
00:32Chua gets to take all these reps all offseason long.
00:34So now, quite honestly, if I'm Michael Pennix, I'm sitting there going, oh boy,
00:38this guy has a very similar skill set to mine, although I have a bigger arm,
00:41but this guy may be even more mobile.
00:44This is the kind of offense that really Taylor made for him.
00:46So I think it's a smart pickup considering what they have to really assume from a salary perspective.
00:53It also sounds like you're saying it's smart for Chua.
00:54Absolutely.
00:55I think Chua made the right decision.
00:56If Chua is the week one starter, it's a bit of a trend for the Falcons
01:00because they've had six different starting quarterbacks in as many seasons.
01:04I do want to touch on the situation in Miami.
01:07It's a wildly expensive situation for them to drop Chua the way that they are.
01:12I mean, $99 million is a lot of money.
01:16They're moving on to Malik Willis, though, who is fantastic as the backup in Green Bay.
01:20How do you like him now for the Dolphins?
01:22It's the ability to spend money to surround him with the right people.
01:25Look, the salary cap is always something that you can manipulate and create money
01:29to where you can then go out and in free agency maybe selectively pick up players.
01:33But I think the thing here that they're going to really need to do, Nicole,
01:36is really draft well and establish a base from which they can build this operation.
01:40If you don't have that...
01:41You've still got three more to go, and I should warn you, we don't punt here.
01:45So buckle up.
01:45It's all good.
01:46Four downs.
01:47Louis Riddick is back.
01:48Last week, let's also keep in mind the Raiders shipped off Max Crosby to Baltimore.
01:53Then they handed out a ton of money, $281.5 million in free agency.
01:58Then there's the draft.
01:59They've got the first pick.
02:00They've got the 14th pick.
02:01Do you like what they're doing?
02:03Do you like how aggressive they seem to be right now?
02:06Yeah, look, they have nothing but assets with which to position.
02:10Quite honestly, this is just the beginning.
02:12They have a lot more to do.
02:13Okay, so let me ask this question.
02:15It is just the beginning, and obviously they still have to go out and get their quarterback.
02:18But there was a part of me up until today that thought they're rebuilding,
02:22they've got to build something.
02:23But the way they're assembling this piece, pieces and parts together with the speed that they are,
02:29it almost feels like they're setting the tone that this isn't a rebuild.
02:32This is almost a win now.
02:35I'm not saying, like, championship, but I'm saying this is not, we're starting at the ground up.
02:41Well, I would disagree with you in this regard.
02:44Anyway, no.
02:45So they have to make a lot of transactions.
02:46They already have transactions with this football team, and then they've got all those picks.
02:50I believe it's 11 picks in this draft.
02:52They're going to use every one of them, no question.
02:54All right, that's third down.
02:55Just one more to go.
02:57Got any more?
02:57Got any more?
02:58Ready?
02:59Hey, I'm here.
03:00Let's do it.
03:01Look who's decided to join us.
03:03It is Briscoe and Eves.
03:05Eves does not have SGA's consistency or wardrobe.
03:09Clearly, the more I'm away, the more you miss me.
03:11Bam was at it again.
03:13Plus, Colin Murray, a Viking.
03:15What it all means.
03:16SportsCenter, right now.
03:18So you know how the Italian team takes shots after doing something right?
03:22Hit a home run.
03:23Beat Team USA.
03:24Use sarcasm correctly.
03:27Shots for everyone.
03:29To be clear, it's espresso for them and me.
03:32It really keeps the brain fog away, especially during these late nights.
03:38Come to think of it, Mark DeRosa might benefit.
03:42Hold up.
03:45Maybe make it a double?
03:48Hang on.
03:52Okay, try that again.
03:54See, here I am trying to reward the man with a shot of espresso for getting something right.
04:00Also, I thought the caffeine boost might provide a bit of clarity, but he is not making it easy.
04:05See, Team USA was 3-0 when they played Italy.
04:07Not 2-0.
04:08So, pinkies out.
04:09Also, I'm not ever going to sleep tonight.
04:13All right, cheers, America.
04:14Time for last call.
04:15Remember I mentioned Austin Smotherman earlier in the golf?
04:18Yeah, you said there was more.
04:19All right, so he has a putt remaining.
04:22This was him.
04:22He could have finished, but he chose not to because it's really getting dark.
04:25It's much darker than it looks.
04:26So that's where the putt ended up for.
04:28If he makes that, he will have the outright lead.
04:31If it's early.
04:32But he has to wait to do it in the morning.
04:34Okay.
04:34There's a better on DraftKings who bet $90 at plus $17,000 for Smotherman to be the outright leader.
04:42If he makes that putt in the morning, that dude's going to cash in $15,000.
04:47I guarantee that person.
05:17We'll be back.
05:22We'll be back.
05:22Hit the end.
05:27You
