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[Assistant] Uh, a middle ground thing. Like it's, it's a fair trade off, right? So I gave them a seat just cause they weren't really active. I do love them. Exciting extending, you know, Kenny, uh, more to an extension. He is the best corner in all the football and it's the highest paid slot corner in football.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I gave them a C plus. I mean, the Titans had money and they definitely used it this offseason. I mean, we kind of talked about Calvin Ridley earlier. I just thought that was.


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[Assistant] That was an aggressive number, like 50 million guaranteed for a guy that's 29 and has some concentration drop issues. And when you look at that deal, by the end of it, he's going to be what, 33 years old? So.


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[Assistant] Uhm, again, I wish nothing but the best for them. I just thought that was a bit high, but it's like you said, it's almost like they were bidding against themselves, but maybe they felt like they were really bidding against.


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[Assistant] Jacksonville and the Patriots who are rumored to want Calvin Ridley bad as well. And then you look at what they did with, you know, Lord Cushinberry. I thought I was a good pickup. They did lose Aaron Brewer, but they, you know, I think they get better there at center with Lord Cushinberry.


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[Assistant] And, uh, the Chattabaya Woozy one was a little head-scratcher because if this was Chattabaya Woozy from 22 before the injury, a hundred percent agree with it, but you can tell he wasn't himself last year. So maybe they're banking on him going back or being back to the guy he was in 21 and 22. I mean, that's the only thing that rectifies that. And he talked about the Tony parlor one.


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[Assistant] Head scratcher just because him and Taze Spears have very similar games.


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[Assistant] Uh, I would think maybe you'd give him more of a chance to be a league guy, but you know, maybe not. Maybe this will be a 50-50 share, but $8 million for a 50-50 share is a lot. I don't think Tony Paul is going to be the starter if you're paying him $8 million.


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[Assistant] Kind of reminds me of this signing like Marquise Brown, right? And Andy Reid talked to him to come in over, signed it one year, prove a deal, then signed an extension. He was the best player on the field in the AFC Championship game versus the Baltimore Ravens. Well, you look at Marquise Brown, this is a scenario where they're used to trying to pay somebody like an MVS 12 million a year.


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[Assistant] Kind of like Juju Smith Schuster, it gets a free agency deal big the next year. So to me, it's, it's, it's low cost, but again, it could be great reward from that, that deal. I think even Irv Smith is a nice.


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[Assistant] Signing for them behind a guy like Travis Kelsey as well, but the big signing obviously was Chris Jones, getting him back in the fold, the best defensive tackle in all of football. The Jerry Snead, we talked about it, that extra $30 million, I stated this earlier in the analysis and I was like, there is a scenario.


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[Assistant] Well, the Jerry Snead can stay with the Kansas City Chiefs just because they get that extra $30 million to pay, you know, everybody on the team. So this could be a scenario where the Jerry Snead is out there trying to get traded and obviously he wants more guaranteed money. But if this is a scenario where


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[Assistant] Like a team is only offering like 20 million guaranteed out of a three year deal. We'll be smarter just to sign back with the cheese because you're guaranteed 19.8 just this year alone. You have a chance for a three feet and then you can hit the market again next year. So like.


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[Assistant] I think it's interesting that a trade hasn't materialized for him yet. Also comes down to draft compensation as well for what Kansas City Chiefs are asking.


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[Assistant] For me, this late in the game, because the deal hasn't got done, it's looking more like that he'll go back to the Kansas City Chiefs and you keep that whole defense intact.


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[Assistant] I mean, you can see my facial expression. I did not see that happen. I literally thought. Now, again, when you trade drag, when you trade away draft capital for a guy, depending how high that draft capital is usually can tell whether a team is going to sign an extension with a guy like


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[Assistant] When the Montez sweat was given up or when the Bears gave up a second round pick, you knew there were going to be, there was going to be some business done there, right? We saw Leonard Williams go for a third round pick. Most likely there was going to be business there.


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[Assistant] But I believe it was a fifth and a sixth round pick for Jerry duty. So I thought this is going to be, let's see what he does this year and figure it out. But obviously Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski saw something that they liked because what you said, 41 million guaranteed.


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[Assistant] And yeaah, that's a massive number. So he's clearly in their future plans. They saw something at the Denver Broncos where they feel like this guy can be a foundational piece.


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[Assistant] On this team because they have a number one receiver and some people would say they have a high end too. And Elijah Moore as well. They still got David and Joku. The thing is, there's only one ball to pass around like.


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[Assistant] I gave them a D, you were nicer than me. Again, a lot of that equates to the rest of money that they have to give up and reboot and restart. Uhm, but right now I think Jared Simmons, is he the only quarterback on the roster?


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[Assistant] I think Sean Payton's gonna win. That makes a lot of sense, but I wouldn't want him to go there, because I just, I feel like the quarterback might set up for success there right now. I think Sean Payton's gonna try out Jared Stidham and be like, alright, yeaah, if he didn't work, he doesn't work. He's like, he's leaving.


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[Assistant] I mean, boy, you look at this Raiders team and what my guy Antonio Pierce has done. He's changed the culture, the attitude of that team.


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[Assistant] We saw A and O'Connell, this team actually compete and almost make a run at the playoffs last year. So you feel like.


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[Assistant] What a guy like Garner mentioned, the way that defense has been turned over. Cause I believe last year was the first year in like 15 years, they were a top 10 defense. And now you add Kristen Wilkins to pair with a guy like Mad Max Cross, but I think there's still an edge guy away. I think they need one more edge guy to solidify that defensive line.


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[Assistant] Uh, losing, uh, Amique Robinson was big too. He was kind of like a little bit of a tone setter in that secondary at the slot corner position, but I'm sure they'll fix that as well. And Andre James getting them back at center was really big.


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[Assistant] As well. So they definitely need to get it right tackle. They need, um, another edge guy. And I think, you know, depending on what they do in the draft, I don't see them being too aggressive to move up. I think Antonio appears feels with the success he had versus chiefs last year and the rest of the division.


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[Assistant] If we have Garnementio got it, just doesn't lose the game for us. We saw.


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[Assistant] I'm almost like the Indianapolis coast of the playoffs. We can live with them and maybe even take a guy in the second round or if, if they like a guy like Michael Pinnix, I would say trade back and get him at like pick 15 or 20. That way you don't feel like you overdrafted at, uh, I believe they're at pick 11 if I'm not mistaken, 11 or 12.


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[Assistant] Yeah, the thing that was interesting to me, I knew Mike Williams most likely was going to be gone because they got 20 million back if he was released. But the Keaton Allen one was a head-scratcher, right? Because my thing is, why not try to work on an extension with him? Now, they wanted him to restructure, but it's a key.


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[Assistant] I was a little surprised I didn't try to work that out because now you're left with Quentin Johnson on the wrestler and that's about it at receiver. And then Edge, I thought for sure that Joey Bosa would get traded away and I call little Mac again, it makes sense to do a restructure with him just because.


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[Assistant] He's coming off of what, like 15 sacks this year? Like, yeah, like that's that. He's, he's Mr. Consistency as well, but with Joey Bosa, he's constantly hurt in the last few years. I was.


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[Assistant] Thinking that they would try to get off of that deal and maybe try to trade him somewhere else, but maybe they couldn't find a partner that was willing to take on that contract. And that's why, you know, both was able to come back and you know, with a restructure.


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[Assistant] I gave them a B minus. When you talk about some of the contracts they got off of, these were older players, right? And a rule for a lot of GMs is like, you'd rather let a guy leave a year too soon than keep him a year too late, right? So I think that was their mindset. The interesting thing is with the Curtis Samuel, uh, signing, I think he's getting like 10 a year and Mack Hollins.


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[Assistant] Does that kind of let you know maybe that they are willing to move away from Stefan Diggs? Cause there is some rumors that that could be a thing. So I thought those are interesting signings, right? Cause Curtis Samuels, they actually gave him pretty good money. And when you look at Khalil secure, you would think that he would take another step in that often. So like, why are you willing to pay Curtis Samuels that much money?


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[Assistant] Yeah, I gave him a B plus. We know one thing about Stephen Ross. He's going to spend that cash, right? This was another team that was in cat purgatory. They were in the negative going in.


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[Assistant] I thought they did a really good job of bringing in some good players like Andrew Brewer at center because Connor Williams had the knee injury and


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[Assistant] Uh, supposedly that's still gonna be an issue for him going forward. But Jordan Brooks was a big signing, right? You lose Jerome Baker, but you pair him with David Long. I think that's a strong little Heimbacker room. We talk about David Long and also Jordan Brooks. And then Kendall Fuller was a nice signing to pair.


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[Assistant] With, uh, Jalen Ramsey after you lose, Xavier Howard. So for a team that was quote unquote cap strapped, like they'd find some really good players in free agency. So I gave him a B plus.


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[Assistant] This is how you know I'm not biased. I gave them a C+. And again, you gotta take it with a caveat, right? Because I think they still need to add a veteran receiver, right? When you look at what they could do and potentially adding like a guy like Tyler Boyd, which maybe they were waiting for this Tyron Smith deal to finish before they did that.


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[Assistant] I think Joe Dougs did a heck of a job as far as getting value for guys, right? Like Tyron Smith that comes down to how healthy he is, right? Nobody thought he would sign a $6.5 million deal coming off an all pro season, right? Nobody thought that was ever going to happen.


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[Assistant] Up and arms because they thought what the deal originally was going to be like $7.5 million, but it's actually a lot lower than that cap wise.


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[Assistant] So, uh, I thought that was a good signing, but I think there's just holes at the safety position and receiver that I thought that they could have addressed in free agency and they may still, right? That's the thing about Joe Douglas. He's calculated and not overspending for guys. So like, again, Tyler Boyd and guys like that are still out there could potentially still sign somebody like that.


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[Assistant] Yeah, and when you look at it, I give them, I give them an A plus for signing Michael Wenu back. He was one of the top free agents in a free agency this year. A guy that has flexibility and versatility that can play a guard and tackle.


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[Assistant] Uh, but like you said, right, they signed as a Cobra set, which I love, but they didn't spend any of the money. I think they had like the third most cat room and didn't spend any of it this off season, right? They signed Kendrick Bornback, which I like as well. They gave Kyle Dugger transition tag, which a lot of people were surprised about.


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[Assistant] I wasn't, cause I think Kyle Degger is a hell of a player, right? And then you can let a team do your bidding for you, but nobody actually put in an offer for him. So you keep him under that transition.


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[Assistant] Transition tag instead of the whole franchise tag number. So, uh, I gave them a D plus just because they really haven't done much this off season. And to your point, it'll be interesting to see what they do at pick three because they haven't really done much this off season. So if you do take a quarterback, is he really set up to have that much success in New England?


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[Assistant] Hello and welcome into this golf channel podcast with Rex and laughs. A little bit of sobering news.


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[Assistant] To start this podcast, unfortunately, PGTour Commissioner Jay Monahan, currently recovering


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[Assistant] I'm with PJ Tours calling a, quote, medical situation. No details about the procedure. No details about Monahan's status. Uh, while he is stepping away from day to day operations, Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and Tyler Dennis Tours, Executive Vice President and President.


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[Assistant] We'll leave the day to day. Obviously it has been a tumultuous week for the PG tour last Tuesday announcing.


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[Assistant] It entered into a partnership with the controversial public investment fund of Saudi Arabia. A perilous time, Rex, for the PG Tormana hand said that they'd only reached a quote framework.


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[Assistant] A reminder, I think, on the eve of the US Open, just how perilous this moment is for the PG Tour, now a week removed from that announcement, and yet it seems like that's


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[Assistant] The main topic of conversation this week at LA Country Club.


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[Assistant] And I wrote about this for golfshow.com on Tuesday. You guys can check it out.


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[Assistant] It is obviously a massive story, arguably the most consequential story in the PJ Tours history. It's a story of the moment we all understand why we're covering it. I'm sure we're going to be getting criticism that we're focusing on too much when the year's third major is getting underway.


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[Assistant] It's, it's also a story that I think has been made plain over these past couple days that like for now, there's just like a couple paragraphs that have been written.


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[Assistant] To the story anymore is going to come out in a couple weeks time with the people policy board meets the sign off of the agreement more certainly would be coming.


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[Assistant] In the next couple of months when the all important details are hammered out, assuming of course that the details are hammered out at all.


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[Assistant] Right? Like you have now a, uh, U.S. Senate subcommittee, uh, that's, that opened up an inquiry. You have the Department of Justice, which is probably gonna be sniffing around, uh, because of the, uh, antitrust regulations. That's, that's gonna happen. That's not a problem. Yeah. Like this is, this, the only, the only people


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[Assistant] Who actually matter in this story are the players. They're the ones who are actually going to be participating.


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[Assistant] In golf's new world order, and yet they're the only ones who either A, don't have a say,


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[Assistant] Or be know what's going on. Like it's a very strange dynamic for a story in which we know just a minuscule amount.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I think that's becoming plainly obvious at this point. It's just been such a disaster from a rollout PR communication standpoint. Like CNBC breaking the embargo of the story before Monahan.


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[Assistant] So that when he goes in this player meeting, it's essentially just a firing squad, just unloading on him. Had, had everything been ironed out by that point, and he had PowerPoint slides, he had presentations to be like, yo, number 100 on the FedExCup points list, this is how much you're now gonna make.


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[Assistant] In 2024, you're gonna now make X million dollars.


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[Assistant] Everyone looks at the, looks at the chart, okay, we're always gonna be compensated, and Rom and Sky, those guys play the best, they're gonna make a gazillion dollars, but even down to number 100, like yeaah, I'm still gonna be set too, like, the, the entire fervor, all the animosity, all the resentment, all the bitterment goes away. But, but because,


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[Assistant] Of the nature of the deal, which was expedited for whatever reason. You know, obviously you just painted out the


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[Assistant] Uh, dire financial straits at the PJ Tour seem to be heading in. That probably wasn't going to change in a month, right? Like, it is what it is. Why they didn't wait just a little bit more to get more substance to alleviate some of the hand-wringing among the tour membership I think is still a little bit of a head-scratcher.


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[Assistant] Whatever the case may be, keep your heads together, brainstorm, and they like that for you.


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[Assistant] What would you rather cover for the next five years? Lawsuits or tax code filings?


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[Assistant] I mean there's just, there's just something for everyone at this point. You have the, the,


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[Assistant] Nonprofit status, you have, uh, whether this is a monopoly, you have, I think the actual, I mean, for our purposes, maybe I'm just speaking personally, like the, how they're going to make whole financially, the PJ tour loyalists, what the path looks back for live players. Do live players actually want to return to PJ tour? Everybody keeps saying that.


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[Assistant] Jimmy Dunn suggested there was some sort of formula that would have to be used. What does that, what does it look like?


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[Assistant] How much more valuable is Rory McRoy than Patrick Cantlay? Or Scotty Scheffler?


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[Assistant] Whether it's time, whether it's monetary, whatever it is, whether it's public apology. Yeah. Whether it could be equity plan. They've got cooked up for the future.


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[Assistant] If you're Richard Bland, 50, 51 years old, you get paid by LiveGolf, LiveGolf Folds. You just got guaranteed money.


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[Assistant] Do you really have to go play again? Do you really have a desire to go play DP World Tour events again? If you're Sergio Garcia, who has built your legacy, uh, on both these tours and had incredible longevity.


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[Assistant] If live golf balls your forty two forty three years old do you really want to go mix it up again or you just kind of say okay that was fun i'm content now that's kind of the interesting.


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[Assistant] That's kind of the interesting question to me. For a Brooks, for a DJ, for a Bryson, for a...


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[Assistant] All these guys, he's 38, he's exempted the majors, all the majors for the next year and a half, obviously. Hey, the majors. Uh, the, the masters, the masters is different, but he probably wants to just play those.


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[Assistant] It does cast a little bit of a, of a pall over the US Open though, doesn't it? I remember, I remember last year at Brookline.


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[Assistant] It was a little bit different. Last year we were just coming off the first live event in London. There was a lot of curiosity. There was a lot of intrigue. There was a lot of suspense whether it was going to catch on.


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[Assistant] Who was next? Obviously we know now a year later like that was kind of a turning point for Brooks Kapka where everything kind of did a U-turn.


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[Assistant] Over the course of a couple days time, I actually don't think that this story is going to linger.


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[Assistant] Into the actual major championship, but this feels very much like a Monday, Tuesday story. Uhm, Mike one is the only.


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[Assistant] Uh, press conference on Wednesday, I think for him. That's fine. That's fine. That's $5. What's the, what did I say?


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[Assistant] Oh, sorry. We don't have to keep doing this. I was like, I didn't think I said a we. Uhm, Mike Wan, I think the bigger topic for him on Wednesday is how does this new future affect the golf rollback?


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[Assistant] Uh, which they had planned. Remember, remember like when the golf rollback was the most controversial virtual thing we were dealing with? Uh, just, just a couple of months ago.


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[Assistant] I agree with you, I've told more people in text message this week, like make sure you're watching the golf.


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[Assistant] It's gonna be prime time of the East. Just an unbelievable golf course. Super exclusive. It's not been showcased much on the world stage. Obviously we had the Walker Cup six years ago. Being that you hate amateur golf. I know you were not tuned into that. You and I were here for.


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[Assistant] Not good for you. We had media day here five or six weeks ago, had the opportunity to play the golf course. I'm struck by how different it is compared to early May. It's still


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[Assistant] Even though I'm colorblind, I can tell it's, it's a different, it's a different shade of green than I think the USGA would probably want.


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[Assistant] But with the dry forecast that we have over the next couple of days, I think by the weekend, it could be, it could be slippery. It could be bouncy. It could be fiery. It should be, should be Rex. Everything that we want in a USJ setup coupled with.


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[Assistant] A golf course that is unbelievable.


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[Assistant] Players, uh, I've heard almost unanimously use the words love it, it's cool, it's different, five par threes, three par fives, par fours that are gonna play like four and a half, par fours that are gonna play like three and a half, drivable par fours, like it is an amazing, interesting test of golf and I can't, I can't wait for it to get started on Thursday.


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[Assistant] Yeaah, I can kinda see that. I mean, when we talked to the USJ officials, what, six weeks ago, I mean, there was, there was, there was genuine fear that they were gonna shoot 15, 20 under par on this golf course. The rough, the Bermuda rough just had not.


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[Assistant] Popped at that point, that is no longer the case. I don't have that same fear.


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[Assistant] I actually think the turning point was in 2019 at Pebble Beach. There was a lot of thought that because of the distance that these guys were hitting it


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[Assistant] Uh, they were going to do some absolutely wacky stuff to Pebble Beach to protect a golf course, um, that is, it can, can get overmatched by the world's best if the conditions are primo. I mean, Gary Woodland won that tournament at 13 under par. The, the, the, the, the obsession with.


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[Assistant] Keeping things towards even par has been, has been reduced. It's more about fairness now than about being


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[Assistant] Kind of this torture chamber that pushes players to the breaking point, physically, emotionally, spiritually, metaphysically.


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[Assistant] I actually think that was two weeks ago. I don't think that was related to the podcast that we had due emergency one immediately following the shocking announcement with the tour and the piff. I think that was actually


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[Assistant] No. Yes. Uh, no, cause that one was loud and you shouldn't put your- That was Monday.


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[Assistant] It actually may have been three episodes ago. It was definitely not related. It was definitely not related to that one. Trust me, there were plenty of comments on that video. It had nothing to do, uh, with how much you were moving around. Uh, there also has been talk, uh, that I feel like we should, uh, address here, uh, that you're a little bit too cruel, uh, to me.


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[Assistant] Yeah. On the, on the podcast, uhm. So my son's back. If there's anything you'd like to share.


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[Assistant] People get on me for being too mean to you. I dunno if it's ageism.


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[Assistant] Uh, it is, it is stricken my kids. They don't seriously have pneumonia, but they have been coughing for two months. I fear that is my future as well. Uh, we will, we will be keeping track of how many barbs, uh, and unnecessary mean, mean things you say to me. Uh, and there could be some sort of prize slash penalty.


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[Assistant] Just wait till the Ryder Cup when you fill up the jar. $5 each time you say we. Uh, we have talked Rex about the.


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[Assistant] We have talked about the golf course. The thing we have not talked about are the actual players who are going to be competing for the 123rd U.S. Open. Brooks Koepke was kind of the highlight for me, uh, on Tuesday. It felt like we'd entered the time machine.


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[Assistant] Uh, all the drama, all of the injuries, all the setbacks that he has endured over the past year, year and a half seemed...


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[Assistant] Has five majors and is publicizing the fact.


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[Assistant] Uh, that he wants and thinks that he can get to double digits. Uh, what was your read on Brooks? Uh, and how many shots do you think he's going to win by?


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[Assistant] I'm not sure, I'm not sure why. Like why is he protecting this secret? Like he was obvious to anyone who watched him play golf during that marathon Sunday at Augusta National. Like yea, he's playing too conservatively, man. Like, he had a four-shot lead, it got halved.


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[Assistant] By the time the final round started, yes, I did say halved, uh, once again, and then he ended up getting, getting blown away by, by John Rom. Like, why, why is it a secret to say like, yep, too conservative?


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[Assistant] I kinda disagree. I think he's always just placed a premium, an emphasis, an added importance on the major championships. That's been the case for...


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[Assistant] I'm saying, when Tiger, it was the, when Tiger, it was the training, uh, it was the outfits, it was the mentality, it was not yielding anything that could be construed as, as weakness in a, in a public interview. That, in term, is, is how Tiger,


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[Assistant] Kind of emphasize the athletic trades for, for Brooks. It's simply, there is one thing that matters and that's championships.


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[Assistant] In the NFL, it's Super Bowl titles. In the NBA, it's NBA Finals titles.


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[Assistant] Uh, in tennis, it's the Grand Slam titles. You know, with Djokovic, obviously, just eclipsing, uh, fed for the most, uh,


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[Assistant] Grand Slam titles ever. Like, that's how Brooks has viewed this. So he can win all the Travelers Championships and the FedEx St. Jude Championships and the Phoenix Opens that you want, but no one's gonna remember that. Just like no one remembers how many times Brady beat


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[Assistant] I'm not sure why this was- this wasn't a revelation. Shouldn't have been a revelation.


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[Assistant] Really like em. Uh, you look at how Brooks fares historically.


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[Assistant] In the U.S. Open, if you take away 2022, which obviously he was, uh, he was hurt, I mean, he's finished.


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[Assistant] I think second, first, first, fourth, uh, over his last four healthy US Open. I mean, this is the major championship historically that he has performed the best and I have zero reason to think that that won't continue this week.


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[Assistant] But he, but he was good enough, he was good enough to lead the, the match.


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[Assistant] 68, 69, 70. Uh, he's such a smart golfer. He and Ricky Elliott developed such a great strategic plan. Uh, he has, uh, I think a keen understanding of his strengths, plays to them, uh, and obviously has the talent, the ability and the game to execute. Like you can have a great game plan, but if you don't have


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[Assistant] The actual skill to pull off the shot that you were, that you were trying to execute. It doesn't matter. Uh, and the way that he has played over the past two months, uh, leads me to believe he is fully locked in.


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[Assistant] Uh, but I have little doubt, um, that he is primed to maximize and capitalize on this opportunity. How about the world number one? Scottie Scheffler, I believe you have some hashtag news as it relates to Scottie and what is it? A clear bugaboo.


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[Assistant] Uh, in terms of his game, I like, we're talking historic disparities between strokes getting t to green and what he's been doing on the greens.


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[Assistant] He is. The US Open begins in 36 hours and he's tinkering. Well, he was tinkering.


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[Assistant] Just don't lose eight strokes to the field on the green. Just literally be average. Just try to do even par.


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[Assistant] He gained 20, he gained 20 strokes on the field with his ball striking. Like, he's going to lead the field in ball striking at LA Country Club. I don't care, I don't care what anyone else does. Sky Shuffler is going to lead the field in ball striking. You just wonder.


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[Assistant] He has missed so many putts this year and he's going to have, just like any US Open, the five to eight footer.


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[Assistant] Just over and over and over again to save par, to make a rare birdie, to...


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[Assistant] Uh, sustain some momentum. Does he have any confidence in making those putts? I think that's, I mean that's, that's the big question. If he makes those putts, he's going to win. That's how dominant he's been with his ball striking. Even like down, critical down while striking weeks, like he's still top three. Like that is, that is more than good enough to win this tournament. It's, it's Kenny Makem. Does he have to make them all? Just has to make, just has to make more than he has.


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[Assistant] How about the others, Rex? Rory, uh, excuse me, John Romm has fallen off a little bit, not quite as hot as he was during the West Coast Swing or obviously during the Masters. Rory has never


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[Assistant] I've heard semblance of Seminole, Shinnecock, the Australian Sunbelt courses. That brings to mind.


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[Assistant] A Spieth, a Cam Smith, a JT, some of the most artistic, creative players that you see in the world. Who else are you keeping your eye on this week that you think could pop up and win this major championship?


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[Assistant] Ricky hasn't won in five years. You think he's going to pull it off at the...


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[Assistant] Mystica at the PGA Championship, uh, and so it is, it is close to that. Uh, I like Terrell Hatton.


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[Assistant] This week, I think, you know, that's a guy who's been consistently good, one of the best iron players on the PGA Tour. You mentioned the emphasis on that stat.


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[Assistant] Uh, this week, California kids, uh, not necessarily Max Homa for me. Uh, he hasn't played, uh, well in major championships or as well of Leipa. Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele. God, I've picked Xander Schauffele to win a major.


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[Assistant] Like 20 times ever since his breakout at Aaron Hills. I'm probably going to do it again, uh, but it does seem like a great golf course for him.


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[Assistant] California kid, a lot of symmetry there as well. How about Roy Rex? You want, you want to believe it'd be a great story, has not won a major championship in almost nine years now. Can it, can it happen?


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[Assistant] It would be the easiest story to write possibly, like you could possibly write. You could just go by his on-course musings. I would take my John Rahm Gamer.


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[Assistant] In 2021, it was all about how he's learned, uh, to kind of compartmentalize, uh, the anger that he's clearly bubbling up inside and he now has this like inner peace in the golf court. Oh, just, just sub, just sub out the names and that could be the Terrell Hatton wins a major championship.


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[Assistant] That the level of sharpness he currently has is not.


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[Assistant] Uh, instill me with much confidence he can handle.


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[Assistant] A test that's going to require a lot of precision, especially when you think about the weekend, the distance control you're going to have to have.


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[Assistant] On greens that are very cleverly and interestingly shaped. Uhm, there's some whole locations that you're gonna see that are like literally, this is not an exaggeration, six yards wide.


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[Assistant] Like, the level of precision that these players are gonna have to have, I just don't think.


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[Assistant] He has it right now. Could be wrong. Have been wrong before.


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[Assistant] John Rom, Jordan Spieth, I think it sets up really well for players with those particular skillsets. Your winner is, real quick.


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[Assistant] I will take Brooks Koepke for the reasons that are obvious. Before we get out of this podcast, Rex.


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[Assistant] Some exciting news, you turn 56 on Saturday, and with a little bit of a nudge it seems...


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[Assistant] Bunkmate delivered and gotcha what you really wanted, please.


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[Assistant] I seasoned it properly. I did receive a text message.


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[Assistant] And wants this for his B day, uh, to which she responded, you're not the boss of me. Uh, when she sent me a photo the day before your birthday of said Blackstone still in the box, uh, all that was left was a rolling eye emoji.


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[Assistant] Uhm, when I, when I countered and said, doesn't it make it, doesn't it feel good to know that you brought him so much joy? Uh, she sent some sort of, some sort of gif of a lady looking meanly.


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[Assistant] Uh, dipping the tea bag, uh, in, in her cup. Uh, I said you've made Rex happy, which makes me happy. Great job, Bunk. Uh, there will be much more, uh, conversation to be had about the Blackstone, presumably after this major championship.


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[Assistant] Wraps up, we'll both be home for a couple weeks before heading to the Open Championship and so we should have some hashtag good content to share on that front. But thank you guys for listening.


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[Assistant] To this edition of the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lab. Make sure you check us out on Live From on Wednesday. Rex is on Live From Evening Edition.


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[Assistant] Each and every day for the remainder of the US Open, we'll have many pods, just as we've done.


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[Assistant] The first three big events of the Year Player Championship Masters and the PGA Championship after the rounds.


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[Assistant] Uh, on Thursday through Sunday, that could be very interesting with the time change, or excuse me, time zone difference, but we will.


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[Assistant] Do our best to get those up in a timely fashion, uh, until then make sure you go to golfshow.com for all the latest news and notes as well. We'll talk to you guys on Thursday night after hopefully what is a thrilling opening round of this US Open. Shout out to friend of the pod, Scott Simpson.


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[Assistant] Every spring, we marvel at its majesty. A tradition unlike any other. The Masters. This weekend on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.


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[Assistant] Hello and welcome to this edition of the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav. I'm Lav, he's Rex, we are live.


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[Assistant] In our Augusta National Rental House and Recs as predicted.


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[Assistant] On the podcast on Thursday, we did not yet complete the second round of the Masters. Play was called on Friday afternoon.


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[Assistant] Uh, with a nasty little squall coming through, actually toppled three trees in what was a, uh, bizarre and scary sight. I can't believe that no one got injured when those three tall pines, uh, fell over on the 17th tee. Fortunately, uh, no one was injured during that accident. But look, this is where we stand.


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[Assistant] Uh, about halfway through the second round, Brooks Koepke with a three-shot lead. Rounds of 65-67. Right now is a three-shot lead on Jon Rahm, who is currently playing the 10th hole. Amateur Sam.


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[Assistant] Yes, that's Sam Bennett, who I've been promoting endlessly on social media with a feature that ran at golfshow.com. Yes, you have. As well as on TV, on live from his in the house at eight under par in the clubhouse right now.


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[Assistant] In solo third position. What are your thoughts? We're recording this about 7 o'clock eastern time on Friday night. The rain is falling. The temperatures, uh, do have about 25 degrees. What are you thinking?


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[Assistant] I mean, this is one of the biggest, best breaks that I can remember in recent major championship history. The fact that Brooks Koepka is kicking back and might not hit a competitive golf shot.


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[Assistant] On Saturday, it is very much TBD, whether they're even going to play on Saturday, they're expecting somewhere from an inch and a half.


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[Assistant] Uh, quite frankly, there's not a whole lot they can do about it. If that's the case and Brooks Koepka is sitting pretty at 12 under par, John Rahm at nine under par right now, and is going to be playing in much more difficult conditions, whether it's Saturday or Sunday morning for the resumption of his second round. Sunday is not supposed to be.


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[Assistant] Over the past year he actually told a pretty interesting anecdote that a year ago at the masters he was so frustrated he was it was it was i think it was one of the low points of his dispiriting.


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[Assistant] Decline, he was in a caddy parking lot and he tried to punch out the rear window of his Mercedes SUV courtesy car. He tried, not once.


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[Assistant] But twice and was unable to do so and he went back home to South Florida with his pride hurt, with his hand probably hurting.


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[Assistant] As well, it just kind of shows you the position that he was in. It was the second consecutive miscut at the Masters. He was going at it alone without, uh, swing coach Claude Harmon III. He was really frustrated by where his broken body was. He wasn't, he, he'd feel like he wasn't.


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[Assistant] Experiencing the progress that he had hoped with his rebuilt knee and to flash forward a year, like it, it looks like nothing has happened. And obviously we know that everything has changed. Brooks's body has changed. Brooks's swing has changed. His allegiances and the tour that he plays on has changed. When it comes to Brooks Koepka, like major Terminator again, like


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[Assistant] I can't believe, I can't believe we're back here. It's been two years and I can't believe we're back here again.


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[Assistant] Brooks Koepke and John Rahm go head to head. I mean it could be a 36 hole finale on Sunday. They might have to spill over into Monday. I believe the first Monday finish at the Masters since 1983 is also my 36th birthday. That's neither here nor there. Seeing those two battles would be absolutely incredible.


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[Assistant] John, John Rahm had birdied his last two holes before the horn sounded for good to signal the suspension of play on Friday. I think those two, uh, John Rahm clearly at the height of his power is playing the best golf of his career. Brooks Koepke, uh, resurgent. That's about as good as you could possibly get, uh, for storylines this weekend. Weather permitting, of course.


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[Assistant] The answer is yes. That's not the sports word radio way, but alright. Phil Mickelson's victory at Kiwa


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[Assistant] At the 2021 PGA is like one of the all time flukes. He has not done virtually anything on the golf course of note.


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[Assistant] For the past 4 years, with the very notable exception of winning the PGA Championship. It wasn't like...


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[Assistant] A narrow victory. Like that was a, that was a resounding victory. In fact, he stared down Brooks Koepke, uh, who as we, as it turned out was two months removed.


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[Assistant] Uh, from shattering and dislocating his kneecap, stared at him head to head. Brooks kept the Terminator of the majors, stared at him head to head and 51 years old won a major championship. It's like an incredible walk off to his career. Obviously we know.


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[Assistant] That's kind of the legacy altering decisions that he has made since then, but Phil Mickelson has done nothing of note, uh, at the major championship since then. He has done nothing of note even on the 48 man live field. So yes, that is surprising. I would of course caution.


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[Assistant] That it's two rounds of golf. Uh, and then let's see. And I would also argue that was just about the most benign conditions you can possibly play.


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[Assistant] Augusta National. Let's see if Phil Mickelson has complete control of his golf ball, uh, when the fans turn up to 25 to 20 to 25 miles per hour. You mentioned Roy McIlroy. You didn't even, we probably should start the show with this. 77.


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[Assistant] In the second round. I think, I think both of us predicted he would bounce back in a big way.


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[Assistant] He shot even par, 72 in the opening round, 5th consecutive year without breaking par.


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[Assistant] at the Masters to begin the tournament imploded thinking he would shoot 67 today to thrust himself back to the tournament. He shoots 77. He made seven bogeys including bogeys on two of his last three holes. Uh, it is not official. He is not officially


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[Assistant] Setback to me, if you, if you think in the broader context of the way that Roy McRoy played the major championships last year, top 10s, uh, in all four, including runner-up finish at Augusta National, he thought that final round 64 in which he was bogey free holdout, uh, from the greenside bunker on the 72nd hole, he called it cathartic, he called it a breakthrough, uh, he thought


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[Assistant] Uh, they'd really turn the corner with his relationship with Augusta National, proving to himself that he could do it. And in the final three major championships of the year, he shot 67 or better.


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[Assistant] In the opening round, it seemed like he had, to use your phrase, kind of, uh, overcome those obstacles. He cleared that hurdle that was clearly more mental than physical. And as we pointed out in the podcast earlier this week, like,


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[Assistant] He won the press conference on Tuesday. He said all the right things. He made the analogy about how if he's baking a pie, like he has all the ingredients to make a really delicious pie, all that matters is


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[Assistant] You know, turning the temperature, uh, turning the oven to the right temperature and letting that puppy bake. Clearly, he squirts the hell out of it. I mean, the thing was absolutely on fire, smoke alarms are going off, uh, it's, it's even worse if it's on.


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[Assistant] I mean, it's gonna, it's gonna smell, it's gonna smell in the house for, for, for weeks now, if not months. Hopefully it does not linger in the PGA Championship, which is a month away. But you can't be sure. Like, to me, this is, it makes you question, it makes you question everything. Like, is he, is he not as sharp?


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[Assistant] As we thought that he was, uh, at the match play. I don't believe that. You know, is there some sort of mental setback? Did Bob, did Dr. Bob Bertella not strike the right tone earlier this week? Or is it just like an Augusta national thing? We kind of shrug it off, uh, and look forward to Oak Hill where as a, as now, uh, a native Rochesterian, uh, he should be one of the favorites there as well.


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[Assistant] I'll go back to what you just said. What do you think Bob Rotella said to him?


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[Assistant] I mean, maybe it's just a bad two days. I mean, he was clearly untidy in every aspect of his game. Didn't drive it well. His iron play was particularly shoddy. He hit only nine greens in regulation in the second round. Wasn't making any putts. He lost almost two strokes to the field around the greens on Thursday.


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[Assistant] It just, it just was not a great 36 holes of golfer Roy McRoy. Maybe just chalk it up to that. Like, I don't think this is necessarily, uhm,


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[Assistant] Uh, uh, an indication of how he's gonna play the rest of the major championships this year, but, but obviously.


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[Assistant] Like, we were asked on live from earlier this week, like, the longer the Roy McIlroy goes...


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[Assistant] Does it get easier or does it get harder? Like, it does not get easier. The amount of scar tissue that's accumulated, the setbacks that he has now endured, uh, mental, physical, like, it's, there's been a lot of players.


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[Assistant] In the game's long history in which you said, oh, this guy's tailor-made for Augusta National. He has to win a Master Tiger Woods early this week on Tuesday. Quote, it definitely will.


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[Assistant] And if it does, if it does happen now, he would be historically resilient. No player has ever needed this many attempts to complete the Grand Slam.


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[Assistant] How would they reach out to him? He doesn't have social media. He doesn't have Twitter. I don't even think he has like an email address.


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[Assistant] Cry doing it because you have gotten in the habit of crying when you do this. That's okay.


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[Assistant] I'm very in touch with my emotions. When Sam Bennett's father was 45, he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. That is an exceedingly


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[Assistant] Uh, mentally and physically declining, uh, obviously through a huge wrench, uh, in his family's plans. And it coincided with, um, some trials and tribulations for Sam Bennett. Um, he, uh, battled some inner demons while somehow playing the best golf of his career in the whole, uh, point of the feature.


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[Assistant] Is this tattoo that is on his left form don't wait to do something is was dying father told him. Last thing he was able to verbalize to him he has a tattooed.


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[Assistant] Sam Bennett's rise over the past couple of years, from US amateur champ to now, uh, in a historic position.


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[Assistant] Here at this Masters in third place, midway through the second round. Uh, if that holds, you'd be the first player in 65 years to be inside the top two.


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[Assistant] So I encourage you guys to check that out. I'm sure with the weather that is forecasted at Augusta national on Saturday, that the TV features about nine and a half minutes long. Uh, his, his mom Stacey is an absolute rock star. I'm sure that will run several times. Golf the, uh, written feature on golf channel.com.


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[Assistant] Is still running as well. Real quick, just buttoning up some quick things. Scottie Scheffler, utterly shocked that he shot 75.


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[Assistant] Here in the second round at the Masters. He is literally last in the field in putting. That is no bueno. Jordan Spieth sitting seven shots behind at the moment. Do you feel a Spiethian charge over this wet and soggy weekend?


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[Assistant] Uh, from either Scotty or Jordan? Yeaah, I guess you can imagine it. From Spieth in particular, I think Scotty unfortunately shot himself out of the turn. He's 10 shots back to the halfway point.


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[Assistant] This podcast checks in at about 20 minutes long. If they do not hit a single shot on Saturday at the Masters, I can assure you it will be even shorter than that. We have some good stuff, uh, on golfchannel.com right now. Rex, you have an update on the PJ Tour first live case real quick. What does that entail?


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[Assistant] If LivGolf will even be around for when this goes to trial. You have that story up on GolfTale.com. I've got a column on Brooks Koepka, our colleague Brenly Romine. Elbowed me out. Praise Sam Bennett column.


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[Assistant] On Friday here at the Masters. So plenty of stuff to keep you busy. Make sure you check out me and Rex on Live from the Masters Saturday morning on Golf Channel. Let's go do it for this edition. The Golf Channel podcast with Rex and Lav. We'll be back on Saturday evening, hopefully, with some golf having been played.


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[Assistant] Do you see those wolves, uh, wolves facial hair and his tan? Those are two additions.


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[Assistant] He also provided hope to a Southern Cal program that.


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[Assistant] With Clay Helden and then you get Lincoln Riley, but really without Caleb Williams, you kind of.


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[Assistant] You'll peel back the layers to it and you're like, he didn't have great protection. He didn't have any defense.


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[Assistant] It was pretty much Caleb Williams, you know, carrying that team. I'm really curious to see what they'll be without him this year, so.


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[Assistant] Uhm, to me, I would put him up there amongst the kind of Joe Burrows who,


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[Assistant] Came off the greatest season we've ever seen in college football history for a quarterback, in my opinion. Uhm, you know, Trevor Lawrence obviously was one that was up there too.


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[Assistant] But also, you know, he took over at a program at Clemson. It's not like they were struggling before he got there.


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[Assistant] I think it's one of the differences in looking at, to me at least, Caleb, was the way he uplifted.


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[Assistant] Uh, southern cow to be as competitive as they could be considering just how decimated they were, uh, and obviously.


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[Assistant] Uh, what I think they're going to be like, I'm not really sure how they're going to fare transition to the big 10 life after Caleb Williams.


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[Assistant] Okay, so at what point then are they actually predictive and not reactive? Because you're trying to make the claim right now that because the odds are in favor of Jay Daniels, that means nothing because they're reactive.


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[Assistant] You look at Caleb Williams and that's predictive, so.


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[Assistant] I'll put this all into the script because we've veered so far off course as far as our matchmaking for these. Uh, I have Jayden Daniels best fit not with the Washington commanders, even though I do believe he'll kill number two overall as the odds predict. I've got to go to the New York Giants. And for this reason.


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[Assistant] Uh, I mean, you can even look at this short sample size with Tommy DeVito early on went great. Then he started to kind of find a rhythm and he showed out a little bit. I think if you look at that roster too.


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[Assistant] In order for the Giants to be successful, unless they add in a lot of other pass catchers and playmakers, uhm,


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[Assistant] They need a quarterback who can run and he's the one quarterback in this class that I think is a true dual threat threat.


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[Assistant] You can implement in the running game to be a part of that. So to me, Jaden Daniels.


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[Assistant] Would be kind of that high tide that would help elevate the talent around them. They've invested a lot in the offensive line.


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[Assistant] Not so much in the skill players and obviously Saquon's not there anymore, even though they got Devon Singletary. So in my mind,


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[Assistant] I'm like, alright, what guy could help maximize the running game, help maximize or limit what you see defensively a little bit?


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[Assistant] Jay Daniels would be that because of him being a running threat and how that may help simplify some of what defense can, defenses can do against them.


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[Assistant] I also think about what he didn't have, uh, during the first half of the year without Tess Walker and what things looked like where people were pretty critical of his play.


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[Assistant] Um, and so I feel like if you give him Justin Jefferson, if you give Jordan Addison, um, you're going to see the best of him. I also think he's capable of running.


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[Assistant] Some of the boots, some of the move of the pocket passes that Kevin O'Connell wants to do within that offense, so.


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[Assistant] Uh, for me, I think, I think the Minnesota Vikings would be a really good fit scheme-wise, really good fit personnel-wise for Drake May to maximize and see what he's capable of.


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[Assistant] That's how I was thinking. You know, you got a former Michigan quarterback, won a national championship. Why not bring in a J.J. McCarthy to try to not immediately fall in the footsteps of, but the best quarterback who brought you so much glory there. I also think it's going to be a team that if you look at Alex Van Pelt, their offensive coordinator,


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[Assistant] Coming from the Cleveland Browns, they were fourth last year in the NFL and rushing. You know who else was fourth in rushing last year? Michigan in the big.


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[Assistant] So, could make some sense where you've got that sort of offense that isn't going to force him, uh, to have to necessarily carry the team very similar to what he experienced in Michigan, but ask him to make throws when called upon, which he did also at Michigan. So I think from a scheme standpoint, personality, character, all the things they're looking for kind of fits that like New England style, good old Michigan quarterback.


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[Assistant] His tape makes him a top 10 pick. I mean, I've had him since day one. His tape's phenomenal. So, um, I'm not going to speak to the medical portion. I also have the Las Vegas Raiders being a good fit for this reason. Uh, they're going to be thrown a lot to Devonte Adams. Devonte Adams is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and reminds me too of one of the best wide receivers


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[Assistant] Coming out of the draft. That's Romo Dunze. And it's odd how eerily similar they are in size.


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[Assistant] They weighed the exact same at the combine. 212 pounds a piece.


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[Assistant] Yeah, little bit more there. But if you look at them, the way you break them down,


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[Assistant] Uh, very similar skill set, right? Oftentimes, uh, Penex was looking downfield looking for Odunze. That was kind of part of how they operated there in Seattle.


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[Assistant] I think that's gonna be what he's asked to do. Now Graham, Jacoby Myers, you pointed out.


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[Assistant] Dude, he's gonna be a part of it, but I think for that team, that personnel, even that system, I think he'd make a lot of sense.


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[Assistant] Closest thing you could say to Drew Brees as far as planet's accuracy.


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[Assistant] I mean, before I had all these lions fans who were upset that I, uh, had the lions taken a safety and Tyler Newman. I'm like, well, for starters, let's just check some of that. That camp son's no longer the team.


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[Assistant] Branch can go down and put that nickel position, so you would technically in your nickel package need another safety.


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[Assistant] That is one of the funniest things is when it comes down to the draft, there's always going to be curve balls, uh, players that other teams have rated really high and they feel like it's a need for them, as opposed to what we feel like on the outside.


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[Assistant] Yeah, you'll find a great hero, right? So Carl's make a lot of sense. Um, they need it, you know, they need it and he's the, he's the best one. Uh, that's, it's up for it. So makes sense.


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[Assistant] And the reason why I said that is obviously situation circumstances always paramount. So the organization they end up with, the quarterback, you know, all that, the system.


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[Assistant] That all plays a factor, but I also think neighbors, if you look at the tape,


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[Assistant] And what he was asked to do at LSU moves around a little bit more, right? He's going to catch the ball.


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[Assistant] Uh, in the short, wide receiver screens, uh, intermediate passing game downfield. You know, Marvin Harrison is going to have his opportunity too, but I don't know how much you're going to use him too, too much in the screen game and the things that you designed for him just because he's not as small and shifty like neighbors is.


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[Assistant] It was some of that, but it was also Larry's choice. Like he kind of realized like, yeah, I'm not going to be outside running a bunch of deep outs, you know, deep digs, deep comebacks and all that. I mean, that's, that's just what he told me. I don't know. Maybe you talked to him.


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[Assistant] I think the Giants. Cause obviously you're looking at, like, they're in a desperate need of a wide receiver.


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[Assistant] I can probably move around and do a variety of things. I'm assuming Harrison's gone by then. So I'm kind of factoring it in that way. Otherwise I'd say Harrison, uh, they're into the Giants too, but I would say neighbors and the Giants would be a huge, huge win for them.


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[Assistant] Based on his abilities, so I wouldn't categorize it that way. Look, I've got him going to the Bears because I feel like he fits kind of a need for that bigger body. Wide receiver gonna isolate, wide receiver gonna, you know, match up in the red zone. High back five, you know, high point in the football on the back end line.


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[Assistant] That's more of my thought process behind what makes sense, pairing with Caleb Williams at this point in the draft. He is the next receiver that I think will be there. And I also think if you're the Bears, you know, to me, it's these three wide receivers we've talked about.


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[Assistant] And a bit of a drop off, you know, to the next guys, based on what we've seen so far in college. So if that's the case, you gotta grab him before the Jets, cause I know that's where Deuce wants to go with it.


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[Assistant] Uh, I would say they're all kinda lumped together for me after that, honestly.


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[Assistant] Cause I, I think I can lean on them in a variety of ways. You know, Brian Thomas is more of the downfield, you know, speed and.


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[Assistant] Eddie Mitchell, I think of more as the body, shape, size and everything. It's just, he kind of shared that responsibility with Xavier Worthy at Texas.


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[Assistant] That's a Tabian Sanders, a tight end. You know, a lot of macaques in your traditional.


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[Assistant] Slop, but I think it's more than that. I think we're probably underselling his, uh,


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[Assistant] His, his twitch is about to separate. Oh yeaah. Hoesler-Cooper Cup.


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[Assistant] You know, Kiakoma can do a bunch of different things, even for a size, so.


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[Assistant] You know, you're looking at saying, uhm, you know, they're very capable of developing into a one, but I don't think anyone's drafting them and saying they're going to be able to, you know, carry them.


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[Assistant] That way. I mean, one receiver we don't have on here, but I know Will really likes them. I know Pete loves them. It's Troy Franklin.


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[Assistant] Because I just, I want to see that offense with speed again. Like I want every single defense and defensive coordinator to be so scared of Patrick Mahomes and Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy and Travis Kelsey and like, how are we going to match up? Like I am...


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[Assistant] Dying for this to become a reality because I miss the days of watching that offense with Tyreek Hill and, uh, it's sad. Like it was...


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[Assistant] This was- He's a Young and the Restless guy, I mean- Young and the Restless, I'll tell you that. This was heartbreaking for me to watch them separate. I know the Chiefs won back to back Super Bowls and Tyreek's doing great in Miami. I still like have these little like thought bubbles with like, you know, a heart for both those guys, like getting back together and finding a way of getting back together.


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[Assistant] I think people look at him like he's like a Hunter Renfro. It's like, no, no, no. I think it's upsides. Yeah, I wanted to compare him to Calvin Johnson. It's just the measurables really didn't when they weren't there.


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[Assistant] He's a monster. He's a monster. He's physically built to be that guy. Just, it really didn't happen for him at any point where he was solely that guy, but I think he can develop into that for sure.


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[Assistant] Uhm, Malachi Corley, I was kind of more of actually like the floor of where I think that's the latest they'll go.


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[Assistant] You know, Keon Coleman, I think he, if he gets out of the first round, it's probably New England then at 34, that ends up taking him, so.


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[Assistant] Again, just so you understand dudes, I think he is two. I think that's more. Oh, I got you. The highest they'll go in the draft. Like they're not going to fall any more than that.


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[Assistant] I think John's like right there on the border. Jonathan Brooks is a lot better than people give him credit, man.


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[Assistant] Yeah. Yeah. I think when you look at the tape, you watch them and look at a lot of these guys are too, like there's certain intangibles. You just can't coach.


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[Assistant] You know, the vision, the power, the strength, the heart, we got like Blake Corum, Trey Benson too, I think is a lot better back than people give him credit. So I know we haven't hyped up this running back class. Whatever, that's kind of the position as a whole right now, but.


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[Assistant] I think Jonathan Brooks goes in the second round for sure. I've got a match with the Giants. I think it makes a lot of sense. Replacing what they lost in Saquon. He's a different style of back than Devon Singletary too, who they brought in for agency.


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[Assistant] Yeaah, I mean, if he's there, why not? Like they want to run the football, get a guy who he's watched run the football as well as anyone in college football, uh, during the last few years. So it would make a lot of sense.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I'd like to see him stay in the, uh, the state of Florida. I'd like to see him kind of add to that group. Uhm, I don't know. I mean, Rashad White's been, you know, good out of the backfield. They're really good.


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[Assistant] I think nowadays you gotta have a running back by committee. So it makes a lot of sense. You know, Harry's cutting out my guy, Audrick Estimé, but I actually liked that. I'd fit the best cause I hadn't gone to Tennessee.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I mean odds on favorite too. I think he would be a nice little change up for them in the way Rogers would be able to use him down the field. Isolate Garrett Wilson.


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[Assistant] So I have your running backs. And I also, again, I think the Jets can find value, um, to whoever that compliment is to Gary Wilson.


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[Assistant] In the second and third rounds, I think you'd find really good wide receivers still to impact, uhm, this roster, so.


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[Assistant] It was that, it was also like, it would be kind of funny to, to never give Aaron Rodgers a first round drafted wide receiver.


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[Assistant] Uh, yeaah, no, not in the first. I think ours was the only one probably going the first. I wouldn't be shocked if someone didn't view Jatavian Sanders as the second best only because I think he's a legit issue for teams in the passing game. That was run blocking his


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[Assistant] Exactly. They would describe it as, he's a grilling blocker.


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[Assistant] Could be an interesting fit there later on in the draft, uh, but, but I've got him going, I've got him going to New England.


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[Assistant] I just think he fits what they're going to ask him to do, which is a variety of things. I think when you look at what Alex Van Pelt did with some of the tight ends in Cleveland.


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[Assistant] Very similar, I think, what they're going to try to do in New England as well. So I could see him go on the New England Patriots. He'd be a solid fit for that style of play.


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[Assistant] Man, I didn't say that one, but I liked it. I like Cade Stover a lot of places because I think he's just like a football player and he's like the type of guy you need on your team. He's like, George Kittle is kind of the cop, I think, so.


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[Assistant] I've got them going to Cleveland. They don't have really many holes in their roster at all. And you're probably saying like, you know, they've got David Adjoki. Well, David Adjoki flexed out as a wide receiver.


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[Assistant] Dober can do some of that stuff, he's not as dynamic as the joku, but he can be your wide-tide end, put your hand in the dirt, and go fight his tail off for you in the running game, so.


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[Assistant] Like you're a guy who lays out, passes out on the beach in the Cayman Islands. It gets way too tan because he forgets to put on his SPF 50 or whatever you should have on your body. So now you've got your nice base tan for the summertime, but in the meantime,


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[Assistant] You look like you should be in the tank at Red Lobster and people should be pointing at you, picking you, to then throw into the fryer.


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[Assistant] Yeah, I mean, I, I didn't realize you measured at six, nine. I was like, good God.


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[Assistant] Uh, but I think like the more I looked at actually how I did my picks with each team where they matched.


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[Assistant] In this case, it was more of like, alright, this is like...


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[Assistant] You know, and then we could go through the rest of them, but that was kind of how I did this exercise with the Lyman.


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[Assistant] It's a little harder to kind of predict like where they could fit in, but.


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[Assistant] The cool thing I don't understand about that is like, everyone's been saying that, and I've done that too. It's like, how do we know that these guys that are older don't end up being the insurance policy? Like, how do we know that?


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[Assistant] Uhm, like, I think that's where you really start talking about him, uh, being somewhere in that range of 14 to 18.


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[Assistant] I think to me it's Jackson Powers Johnson in Miami.


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[Assistant] I don't know how many guys I would say would be day one ready with the upside ability as Jackson Powers Johnson has.


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[Assistant] So that would be where I think he'd be the best fit for the players that I kind of place in those spots.


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[Assistant] What's up everybody? Welcome to the Pixix Podcast, CVS Sports NFL Podcast. I'm your host.


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[Assistant] And my voice is completely shot. That won't stop us from podcasting. This show is brought to you by Fandool Sportsbook. Make every moment more joining me as I recover from a sliming.


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[Assistant] And just generally being a Vegas, I feel like I get sick every time I travel for the, uh, the, the Superbowl, um, every year ever since COVID really, and maybe even before, um, John Breach, Ryan Wilson. What's up, fellas?


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[Assistant] I gotta tell you, I'm not even lying, I couldn't walk for 24 hours because of that, the fall I took during that sliming.


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[Assistant] I mean, I keep surviving though. So I mean, like, I don't know. Um, let's do a deep dive into the Super Bowl.


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[Assistant] Wild overtime finish. Have we seen a breach by the, by the way, have we seen any overnight numbers for, uh, for the Super Bowl release from our PR overlords?


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[Assistant] Oh yeaah, I don't even think it's about will it break the overtime record. I think it's about how much will it break the overtime record, the all time record by.


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[Assistant] Uh, and that's in large part, Ryan, due to a controversial finish in overtime. Kyle Shanahan took the ball first. Many people were criticizing him for it. He was asked about it after the game, and here's what he said.


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[Assistant] Ryan, I laughed about it, uh, during the game, late during the game, because I, I was, yeah, I think that,


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[Assistant] The new overtime rules are confusing. And I noticed that Michael David Smith, our old colleague from FanHouse, actually wrote a What are the overtime rules? story for Pro Football Talk. Do you think that John Breach had a What are the overtime rules? story for CBSSports.com?


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[Assistant] Of course you did. So Breach, what are the new overtime rules? Because I think people are still confused about them despite seeing them take place in the overtime during Super Bowl 58, Super Bowl 58 last night.


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[Assistant] Wilson, do the, uh, Winsor & Wilson analytics, have they, have they properly calculated how bad Kyle Shanahan's mistake was and whether it was a mistake?


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[Assistant] And Chris Jones, as well as other chiefs told her that, and I think they told other reports, yes, that they have been practicing.


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[Assistant] That they had been practicing these new overtime rules since training camp.


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[Assistant] And that they had been anticipating the possibility of having this situation unfold. And other 49ers players...


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[Assistant] Made it seem like they were a little less clear about the rules. I'm not saying, I don't, like Kyle Shanahan is one of the all-time great coaches. I'm not suggesting that he didn't know the rules. I just think that in the moment, as it's all unfolding the way it did, that the Chiefs definitely


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[Assistant] We're more confident in their game plan and what they were going to do and


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[Assistant] You can go back to the, uh, you know, what, like one, what is Bill Belichick, you know, when Belichick and the Patriots won all these games and also like an old Bill Walsh line about,


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[Assistant] You don't need to like, like elevate your game. You just need to maintain your cool.


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[Assistant] And generally people will lose it around you more often than not in these situations.


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[Assistant] You know, the Seahawks and the, uh, the Patriots, the end of that game being a decent example. And I think you could at least make the case, Wilson, uh, even, even though with your sardonic remarks there, that there are, that there was like a little bit of Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers not being as cool and as prepared as the Chiefs were.


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[Assistant] Here's the quote, we talked through this for two weeks, Jones said, and this is again from TheRinger.com and Lindsey Jones, uh, who's a great writer and editor over there. How he was going to give the ball to the opponent. If they scored, we was going for two at the end of the game. We rehearsed it.


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[Assistant] Multiple San Francisco players said after the game, they were not aware that the overtime rules are different in the playoffs than they are in the regular season and strategy discussions over how to handle the overtime period did not occur as a team.


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[Assistant] I think, uhm, I know Seth Walder of ESPN said he talked to an analytics guy or analytics person from, from an NFL team who said if you polled


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[Assistant] You know, the imaginary third possession does technically come into play, even though I agree with you, Breach, you can't, you know, like hope is not a strategy, as Wilson likes to point out to us frequently. Uhm, having said that, I think most coaches would


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[Assistant] have, have, would prefer to defer because


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[Assistant] This is the closest, we talked about this last night, but it's like the closest comp you can really come up with is the college overtime rule where you start at the 25 and if you get the ball first and you, and you have to, and you get to fourth down, you kick a field goal, the other team walks it off at the touchdown. So, you know, the chiefs, the chiefs knew.


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[Assistant] Once, once they got it held the 49ers for field goal, a touchdown wins it. And I think that that played into their strategy.


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[Assistant] Once, I would not be surprised if there was a discussion on the sidelines with the Chiefs and hopefully inside the NFL or NFL Films or whatever comes up with it, but if there was one, that when the 49ers chose to take the ball,


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[Assistant] Well, into your point breach, if the 49ers score a touchdown, kick the extra point, and then the Chiefs go down to the other side, score a touchdown, go for two, and do not get it, we are having a very, very different


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[Assistant] Did somebody bleep up discussion that involves Andy Reed and going for two, even though I think we all agree that we like the idea of trying to put the ball in Patrick Mahomes hand to win the game versus, you know, kicking an extra point to tie it up and then, you know, trusting your defense to stop Kyle Shanahan's offense.


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[Assistant] Uhm, Mahomes also talked about it. So let's really quickly hear what Patrick Mahomes said about the overtime.


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[Assistant] Well, Wilson, calm and cool was exactly what Patrick Mahomes was at the end when he threw that touchdown to Mikko Hartman, wasn't he?


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[Assistant] Well, remember, I mean, Miko Hardman, just like Kaderi's Tony last year, who made a massive impact in that Super Bowl.


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[Assistant] There's all jokes about whether or not, like him leaving the Jets and coming back to KC and then, and he wasn't an impactful player.


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[Assistant] They sure did. I also want to note, uh, Bill Barnwell sent out the tweet about the, about, um, just like the all 22 of the fourth and one.


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[Assistant] You know what it is, Patrick Mahomes right tackle to KC 42 for 8 yards. That play.


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[Assistant] If you look at the play design on that play, it is outrageous how good it is because I


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[Assistant] Does a fake instep to his left as if he is, as the offensive line is blocking to the left as well. And it looks like Noah Gray is trying to get inside to block. He actually is immediately going right back out to draw a corner back away and allow Mahomes to come up the middle. And it's basically a triple option style play.


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[Assistant] But, Nick Bosa overcompensates, goes over the top because he looks like it's a handoff. Just, I mean, I don't think, I'm not saying Bosa screwed up, I just think it's a really, really, really well designed play, and I just wanted to point that out before we had to break, unless you guys have anything.


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[Assistant] Brock Purdy though, how would you assess Wilson, his performance in his first Super Bowl? Did he have a good game?


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[Assistant] Just two attempts, two rushing attempts from Christian McCaffrey in that third quarter. Uhm, I believe that the.


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[Assistant] What, three drives, three drives in the fourth quarter? Am I reading that right? The game book says 36 yards. It looks like they, I don't know, they had three drives and they couldn't muster anything. No, I mean like Kansas East defense is really, really good. I, to me, I come back to Kyle Shanahan on this one.


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[Assistant] In terms of like, both like, it's a can Brock Purdy win the 49ers or Superbowl? And the answer is yes. Like you were leading by double digits in the Superbowl.


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[Assistant] If you were winning by double digits in the Superbowl, even if you end up losing the Superbowl, in my opinion, that means you can win a Superbowl with whoever got you to the dance.


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[Assistant] I, I know that like, I think it's a little unfair that the, uh, Brady 2028 to three come back.


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[Assistant] Uh, falls on Kyle Shanahan more than it does on Dan Quinn. Like when Washington hires Dan Quinn.


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[Assistant] The talking point is he got the Falcons to a Superbowl when, but it's a Kyle Shanahan lost in the Superbowl. He's not even the head coach. And to me, it's more, it's not about like Kyle's a choker. It's more about.


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[Assistant] You know, Kyle has gotten the most out of quarterbacks like Matt Ryan, who's a really, really much better quarterback. The other two guys have a name, but Jimmy G, Jimmy Garoppolo, and then Brock Purdy, all three of whom he got to a Superbowl and have big lead in the Superbowl with and


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[Assistant] You know, it might just be a case of Patrick Mahomes.


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[Assistant] Yep. And remember this pass off season.


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[Assistant] With Brock Purdy, because Brock Purdy was hurt, even though he played to his way.


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[Assistant] I put it more on Patrick Mahomes for just taking another Super Bowl from another team than I do on Brock Purdy giving, giving the game away personally. And I think Wilson's point about his cost is.


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[Assistant] Extremely important. If you can keep a quarterback for that price, especially when you have


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[Assistant] I agree. Yeah, for sure. And it's also one of those where when it happens, it's like, I mean, do you, we were, we were talking about someone said, do you think he was.


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[Assistant] Like the whole thing messed him up and then that's, I mean, like obviously it's just a freak injury because he's running the field, but it looked like he stopped and started a little bit.


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[Assistant] That's one of those where it's in the moment and it's so tough because you just don't have any time to prepare, like adjusting and preparing and dealing with that in the moment is impossible.


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[Assistant] Yeah, it wasn't, you know, obviously it was returning to the field, not even during, during a play, which is just absolutely brutal.


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[Assistant] All right. Let's take a break. When we come back, special teams, of course, and Taylor Swift. What else? Next.


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[Assistant] It was Moody involved, given all of his struggles, kicking, uh, this, you know, this season in the big spots as a rookie kicker.


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[Assistant] Drafted really high by Kyle Shanahan. I think that added to the pressure of it and the fact that he executed, I mean, you know, like,


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[Assistant] Moving forward with the Kansas City Chiefs, I mean, technically as the coach, uh, moving forward with the Kansas City Chiefs, they now have an opportunity. They just won the Super Bowl and back to back years. The first time, first team to do that since the Patriots in the early 2000s. Ryan, if the Chiefs


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[Assistant] It is, it isn't just insane, I think I've said this a million times this past week, but it's so insane that...


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[Assistant] Patrick Mahomes could have won six Super Bowls or started his career. That, like, that is not an outrageous suggestion. He was basically two plays away from making it to six straight Super Bowls. And then I guess you could say he got blown out by the Buccaneers, but if you, you know, the offensive line's healthier, maybe things are different for this specific season though, Breach.


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[Assistant] I mean, everybody saddles back up? Do we think Travis Kelsey is going to retire? I don't.


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[Assistant] I thought Kevin Clark had a good tweet, Wilson, um, our buddy Kevin Clark of ESPN and this is football podcast. He said that.


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[Assistant] Mahomes reminds him of Michael Jordan because much like Jordan, he


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[Assistant] The, uhm, not the reputation, but sort of like the legacy of other, like really, really good,


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[Assistant] Uh, you know, opponents and peers, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, you know, Kyle Shanahan to a degree and completely.


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[Assistant] Like, changes their legacies as a result of his greatness. Uh, and I think, I mean, like, Kyle Shannon probably has two super roles and Patrick Mahomes doesn't exist. You know?


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[Assistant] Yeah, same similar thing. Alright, what, Wilson, does year two of Taylor Swift and the NFL look like?


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[Assistant] I would agree with that. I think a offseason proposal ratchets up things.


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[Assistant] But if she just comes back and is just, you know, his girlfriend again for another year, which is like that outrageous to suggest. I mean, like they haven't known each other that long.


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[Assistant] Then I think it's entirely plausible that this does become a little bit normalized and I'd give credit to CBS. You know, I mean, it's our employer. I understand that it sounds like I'm kissing butt. I'm good at something that I do frequently, but I do think that


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[Assistant] When you take the way and we talked about this after the AFC championship game, she was certain for like 44 seconds in the AFC championship game and breach you correctly pointed out. We will probably see more Taylor Swift at the Superbowl, but.


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[Assistant] That's also because more people were watching the Super Bowl because of Taylor Swift. Um, and I, and I think that, uh, I thought that we did a good job with it, especially considering everything that was at stake and how Kelsey was struggling early on.


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[Assistant] And how she was even acting, like she chugged a beer.


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[Assistant] She chugged a beer and slammed the cup like a rally beer. She's chewing her nails. I mean, I thought, I think I'm a fan of Taylor Swift at football games. It doesn't bother me at all. I think anybody who does get bothered needs to get a grip in reality. Uh, but I think we see.


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[Assistant] It normalized a bit, as Breach said, unless they're engaged, in which case, boom.


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[Assistant] Overlord, yeaah. I need to, uh, find some massages. Uh, we will be back on Wednesday with a Tuesdays with Brady show.


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[Assistant] Although I have to schedule some situation thing and we'll figure it out. But for now, that would do it for us. Thanks for watching. Thanks for listening. We'll talk to you guys later.


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[Assistant] I think it's funny, we go over these rules every single week, uhm, and they prepare us for these moments and when we're in the meetings, I'm like, man, I cannot, I cannot keep hearing these exact same things, but they prepared us for the overtime rules, knew all the different scenarios and, uh, it keeps us calm and, uh, cool during those big moments.


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[Assistant] Well, we know it's a quarterback award, right? If the quarterback is doing well on a team, especially the number one overall pick is kind of biased in that way. And I love the fact that they've added a run game. Uh, Deandre Swift is a fantastic back.


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[Assistant] They were trending in the right direction last year toward the back end of the season, which is why I was like they shouldn't have gotten rid of.


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[Assistant] Justin Fields, but now you add even more talent and a pretty talented quarterback. So I can understand why he's a favorite.


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[Assistant] And if you want to lay something on him right now, why it's plus money for sure. However, we know it's a splash kind of award as well, because if you think about what we saw last year, we saw a lot of wild plays from CJ Stroud, which subsequently led him to bringing his team to the playoffs.


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[Assistant] So Jayden Daniels, if he goes to Washington, I think there's a very good setup.


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[Assistant] For him to have success. So that would be a better value in my opinion, but I just feel like it's going to go to either one of these QBs, but both if potentially go one and two are going into really good situations in my opinion. Proppy, do you jive with that?


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[Assistant] Or if they go edge rusher, because again, we know more defense, better defense equals more offense, right? It kind of can go either way. Uh, the, the number that really stands out is 17.


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[Assistant] Because that extra game and we're talking about just under 200 yards.


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[Assistant] Passing a game in our Lord's year of the 2024, like, I feel like he could hit that number.


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[Assistant] Yeah, he's a scrambler, but he's not necessarily a guy that's going to average, you know, or grab 600 yards rushing on the ground. Um, he's scrambling kind of like Patrick Holmes to throw deep down the field. And when you added the weapons around there, and like you said, if they add another receiver.


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[Assistant] Or if they go pass pressure, it gets better defense and gets more possessions. I feel like this is a very low number, so I would definitely go over.


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[Assistant] I would lean more strongly to Williams, Daniels and May.


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[Assistant] And really rob the Arizona Cardinals so I can see this.


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[Assistant] And you know, there was not, you know, Williams Daniels in trade as an option, but I can see, I can make a case for Williams Daniels and Marvin Harrison.


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[Assistant] Uh, for, you know, the bridge quarterback, Jacoby Brissette, because maybe they don't feel like May or McCarthy are that much of a difference than a,


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[Assistant] Brissette, right? Or maybe they have those two grouped with the Spencer Rattler, but why pay the premium for that guy?


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[Assistant] Well, it's interesting because I would love to call Jim Harbaugh's bluff. You said all this about JG McCarthy, the best quarterback in the draft. Take him at five. I dare you to take him, right? Uh, but in all seriousness, I'm shocked that we don't see an option where neighbors goes ahead of Harrison Jr. Uh, because here's the thing.


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[Assistant] We've seen this before. Remember the year where you had Jameson Williams, Henry Ruggs and Jalen Waddle come out? We just assumed Jameson Williams was the best one and Waddle and Ruggs ended up going first out the trio. So what if a team like Arizona.


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[Assistant] Feels as though neighbors is the better receiver and he goes for.


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[Assistant] Uhm, and pairs up with Michael Wilson who they have already in, in, in, in tow. So I, I find that fascinating. Uhm, so this was a tougher one for me because the Chargers could also, this, that's the ultimate wild card because I could even see them taking Brock Bowers, right? Hardball would like, hey man, we need a point of attack player.


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[Assistant] It fits. We need a pass catcher. It fits. Uhm, so this one was a little bit tougher for me because of the Harrison.


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[Assistant] Married at four and are married as the number one receiver.


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[Assistant] So if I had to lean one way, it would probably be the chalky one of Williams, Daniels, May, Harris and neighbors.


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[Assistant] He's not listed, but Troy Fatano, the tackle of Washington, you know.


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[Assistant] When he checked out with the length of arms that everyone so covet, uh, and you combine that box being checked with his on-field tape, it's like, wow, maybe he's the best offensive lineman. Alt has the lineage and has the requisite size.


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[Assistant] Uh, but you know, when you think about how well someone can move and be athletic and deal with the twitchier.


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[Assistant] You know, edge rushers, some people still say it's a, it's a big man's game. Uh, but Fataunu would be one that I would probably sprinkle a little bit on, but I mean, it's hard not to go, uh, with RJ's logic cause that makes so much sense. The value is just better if you think he goes five, just


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[Assistant] Take the higher, uh, odds there or the better odds there as opposed to the minimal odds you get here at plus 270.