00:00I do want to ask him about this Lamar Jackson story that's percolating a little bit.
00:04I mean, Armando Salguero had tweeted out, I wrote an article for it, Outkick for it,
00:10just saying that Lamar Jackson's got a no-trade clause, and he's from South Florida, put two and two together.
00:19So you may not have to come up with the greatest offer in the league because Lamar can say no.
00:27So if Baltimore is legitimately considering moving on, Miami would only have to have an offer that Baltimore at least
00:40finds acceptable
00:42if Lamar says, I won't waive my no-trade clause for anywhere but there.
00:49Yeah, and when you said that earlier—
00:52It gives you a little more leverage.
00:53Oh, no, no, it gives him leverage, but also thinking about—my mind, I want to think about Lamar waiving the
00:58no-trade clause
01:00as he's going to be throwing to Caleb Douglas, Malik Washington, Chris Jones, and them.
01:06Like, does he want to come to a rebuild team coming off an injury?
01:11I think he would be—first of all, I think he would love to play in his hometown,
01:17but does he want to keep spinning his wheels in Baltimore?
01:21I mean, they have a better roster, there's no question.
01:23Yeah.
01:24But is it going anywhere?
01:26He wants a Super Bowl win.
01:28Does it bring him closer here?
01:31Probably not.
01:31That's the question.
01:32But it is a change of scenery.
01:34Anyway, we'll get into all that.
01:35I want to ask a pal.
01:35We have a lot to get to.
01:36Let's do headlines.
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01:45I posted that clip yesterday on the WQAM account.
01:48Me just saying, I understand the injury question with Lamar.
01:53Like, I understand all that.
01:54I would still roll the dice.
01:55Frank the Tank from Barstool, who's notoriously a Dolphins fan, responded.
02:00And I think he responded with how most Dolphins fans feel, which is, no, build it the right way.
02:05No quick fix with an injury-prone quarterback.
02:08Patience.
02:09And I think most people feel that way, especially looking at the contract.
02:13I'm still in.
02:14I don't care.
02:14He's the best player that this organization would have since Dan Marino.
02:18He would be the best quarterback since Dan Marino, hands down.
02:22Best player since Dan Marino?
02:24Name another two-time MVP.
02:27Jason Taylor?
02:28I'm not taking away anything from Jason Taylor or Zach Thomas.
02:31Well, I think Jason Taylor was a better football player.
02:34Yeah.
02:34Was Jason Taylor better at his position than Lamar Jackson is at his position?
02:38But that's not what you said.
02:39You just said Lamar Jackson's the best football player since Marino, and I would take issue with that.
02:43Was Jason Taylor two-time MVP?
02:46No, but I mean...
02:47Defensive player of the year.
02:48Yeah.
02:49Defensive ends aren't winning MVP.
02:50I understand that, but I still think Lamar Jackson is...
02:54Is a better football player than Jason Taylor.
02:56I would not go that far.
02:57I'm certainly the best quarterback, but I don't think I'm going on a limb there.
03:01But there's an argument to be made because of the MVPs, but I would go Jason Taylor on that,
03:07but maybe I'm just blinded by my Dolphins blinders.
03:10I mean, I love JT.
03:11It's probably a lot more than I'm making it seem, but I still think Lamar Jackson is the
03:16best player this organization would have had since Dan Marino.
03:19And build it the right way means what?
03:20Draft the quarterback that wins the Super Bowl for you?
03:22Because Sam Darner wasn't drafted by the Seattle Seahawks.
03:26It's don't overspend on an injury-prone player and put yourself back in a cap situation that
03:32would be hard to get out of.
03:33And I understand that.
03:34I do.
03:36Seattle did it the right way, Crowder.
03:38Oh, yeah.
03:39They brought him into a squad.
03:42But anyone who wins a Super Bowl did it the right way.
03:45But I think...
03:46I mean, you know what I mean?
03:47Like, anyone who wins a Super Bowl did it the right way.
03:49If the Bears win one with Caleb Williams, they did it the right way.
03:53And Seattle, they went out and got a quarterback who already existed.
03:56They did it the right way.
03:57But that's what people are saying.
03:59Like, Seattle had a Super Bowl run.
04:02They blew up the Legion of Doom.
04:04It was time to move on from Russell Wilson.
04:05It was time to move on from Pete Carroll.
04:08And they did it the right way.
04:09They went.
04:09They found a good head coach.
04:11They drafted well in the early rounds and in the late rounds.
04:14And then they found a good quarterback.
04:16And they built the team the right way, Hawk.
04:18There's people texting in, and I was going to say him as well, Ricky Williams.
04:21Do you think Lamar Jackson is a better football player than Ricky Williams?
04:25Yes.
04:27Wow.
04:27It's not as easy as you're saying yes.
04:29I don't think.
04:30Are we going accolades, or are we going...
04:33Well, he's using accolades.
04:36He's definitely going to use accolades to bolster his argument.
04:40And that's fair.
04:41If I was on the side that had accolades, I would use it as well.
04:45Because Lamar's got them.
04:46Ricky doesn't.
04:48Man, Rick, would they ball in his hand?
04:51JT on third and eight?
04:53Come on, Solana.
04:54I'm not going to let that slide.
04:55Yeah.
04:56And I know this makes it sound like I'm being just a Dolphins hater.
04:59I'm literally going...
05:00I'm picking somebody who's not a Dolphins player above the three best Dolphins players
05:05since Dan Marino.
05:06Ricky Williams, Zach Thomas, and Jason Taylor.
05:08I realize how that makes me sound.
05:09I love those dudes.
05:10Those are my three favorite Dolphins players of all time.
05:11There's an argument to be made.
05:13I think it's a tighter argument than you're presenting.
05:16Tell me over the last decade, who are the best quarterbacks in the NFL?
05:20Tom Brady out of the conversation because he's retired.
05:22Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and who?
05:24Lamar Jackson.
05:25And he's in that conversation, is he not?
05:27Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:27He's in that conversation with those three consistently year after year if he's healthy.
05:31I mean, you have...
05:32We're talking about...
05:33We're splitting hairs here.
05:35I'm not arguing that he's...
05:36But let me...
05:37In 2006, say, the best pass rushers in the world, JT was coming up for 10 years straight.
05:43For sure.
05:44For sure.
05:44But put it this way.
05:46Tom Brady is, without question, the goat of the NFL.
05:50Patrick Mahomes is in that conversation with Tom Brady as the best quarterback ever.
05:55And who do we consistently put in the conversation with that guy?
05:58With Patrick Mahomes?
05:59Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson?
06:01You have a guy you're putting in the conversation with the best quarterbacks to ever play the game.
06:07That's how good Lamar's been over the past couple years.
06:09And now because he's hurt, and he's been hurt, it's easy to sit here and say,
06:14No, avoid him at all costs.
06:16He's hurt.
06:17He's injured.
06:17That's a separate argument.
06:18We're just talking about best player to have played for the Dolphins.
06:20That's a whole separate argument.
06:22Let's finish up headlines so we have enough time with Appel here.
06:24Or we keep going, and then Appel has no time to answer this question.
06:27I want to ask him about getting flooded at the Ameren Bank Arena last night.
