Austin Gayle

And it forces you down the list now with these teams where getting McDermott, if you miss out on the hot young guru, is a way better consolation prize than maybe where some of these teams are going to end up with a Matt Nagy, a Robert Sala, Vance Joseph.

I think that there's some of these candidates where you're ultimately like, we're going to see if we can do this again and kind of forget about what happened when they were head coaches before.

I think that the Dolphins and the Cardinals, and honestly the Browns, are all similar in that they have quarterback problems on the roster right now.

What do the Dolphins do with Tua Tungvalu in that contract?

The Browns are paying Deshaun Watson this year no matter what.

And then the Cardinals, all signs point to that they're moving on from Kyler Murray and they're going to have to figure out the quarterback position without a top pick and a free agency class where the bell of the ball is going to be Malik Willis.

Yeah.

Those three teams, whereas with the Raiders, probably going to be selecting Fernando Mendoza, the Indiana quarterback at number one overall.

And the Titans have Cam Ward.

Like those are two situations where if you're looking to develop a young guy and at least have stability at that quarterback position, you can buy yourself.

I think you can talk yourself into it a little bit easier than those other teams where it's like your number one problem coming in is figure out quarterback.

And that's going to be ultimately what determines the success you have in this stint.

And it's so much, I think, reminiscent with what Harbaugh did picking the Giants.

It's like, hey, I need to know who the quarterback is going to be because at the end of the day, that's going to be what the tenure is tied to.

I went for a movie title theme with a lot of my headlines.

I also, I think one of them is not technically a movie title, but it could have been this first one.

Cowboys vs. Alien.

There was a movie that came out a while ago, Cowboys vs. Aliens.

I don't know if anyone saw that, but I do think that this is a bunch of rough and rowdy Cowboys, the healthier team.

I think on paper, both sides of the ball is healthier, more talented, and I think there is a coaching advantage I do give to Sean Payton, especially coming off of the bye week.