00:00Looks like they're just giving contracts out.
00:03And Chris Alave of the New Orleans Saints just cashed a big contract,
00:09four-year extension, $132 million is what they're saying,
00:15$90 million in guaranteed money, which is awesome.
00:18But, I mean, what a year he had.
00:21What, 1,163 yards, eighth best in the NFL, nine touchdowns.
00:26And they had a rookie, albeit he's like 26, 27 years old,
00:31but they had a rookie quarterback in Tyler Shaw, and he, let's be reasonable here, man.
00:36I think Alave is a superstar in the making.
00:39I think they got the right coach in New Orleans.
00:43I think they found something here in the quarterback position.
00:47I think the Saints, very much so in that division, could be pretty good here this year.
00:55Yeah, it kind of feels like what has happened in the NFL is you're allowed to hit the reset button,
01:02Joe.
01:03Like, you know, 10, 15 years ago, if you hit the reset button in the NFL,
01:06you were allowed to be bad for, would you say, two or three years,
01:10and then you had to be good again, and then you were in trouble.
01:12Now in the NFL, you're allowed to be bad for one year.
01:15That's it.
01:16You're allowed to rebuild for one year, and then if you're not, you're getting fired in year two.
01:21It's crazy how that's worked.
01:22So like Miami, as an example, they're in rebuild mode this year, so they're allowed to stink,
01:26but then next year, they're going to have to be good.
01:29So New Orleans is that team, Joe.
01:31New Orleans last year was in a rebuild, and they were pretty bad, right?
01:35They were a really bad team, and now I think the pressure is back to win.
01:39So you see some contracts being extended.
01:41You see Alave, who's a really good player.
01:43They'll give Shuck another chance to start.
01:45I thought he was good enough, but I don't know.
01:50He's a bottom 10 guy, I would say, going into the season in the NFL, but they've got some decent
01:54pieces.
01:55They played well there.
01:56You're right.
01:57Why can the Saints compete?
01:58Because the division, generally speaking, isn't very good.
02:01Nine wins.
02:02You feel like you have a really good shot to win.
02:05You know, Tampa Bay in September, Baker's an MVP, Saints are going to the Super Bowl,
02:11then all of a sudden the Bucs fell apart, too.
02:13So, yeah, you're right.
02:14Could I see the Saints winning nine?
02:16I don't know what their total is.
02:18I'm going to guess their total is, without looking at it, I'm going to guess their total is seven and
02:23a half.
02:23That would be my guess going into the season.
02:26Chris, you'll have to check that for me and see how good I am at setting the lines.
02:28I believe it was nine and a half.
02:30I believe it was eight and a half.
02:33Sorry, Saints were eight and a half.
02:34Tampa was, I also believe, was eight and a half.
02:39And you said it, though.
02:41Listen, seven and a half is what the Saints are now.
02:45Yeah.
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