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Diante Lee

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2910 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

And we were just kind of trying to bridge this thing over anyways.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

I think that it's not like Kevin Stefanski has to walk in the door and immediately make good on what this situation is.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

Because we understand that this is a roster that was not built with balance in mind under the former regime.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

And I think that just trying to get something dependable in the building would definitely go a long way.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

And I think that Tua, when he's healthy, can give you something dependable.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

The ceiling is not as high as what we would like.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

But you know he's going to make certain throws no matter what.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

You know he's going to have certain issues no matter what.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

And I think that if you're Kevin Stefanski, you probably feel like, this is the best quarterback I've worked with since Baker Mayfield.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

So, hey, man, I'll give this a shot and just see what we can get out of it.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

And I think if you're Atlanta, you probably feel pretty similar as well, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

This is something that he can be the style of quarterback that you hoped you were going to get out of Desmond Ritter when you drafted him, that you hoped you were going to get out of Kirk Cousins when you signed him to all that money, and definitely what you thought you might get out of Michael Fenix when you drafted him in the top 10.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

So...

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

For that reason alone, I'm willing to give it a shot, especially since there's not much financial commitment here.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

If it doesn't work, shoo, shoo, too.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

You're right back out on the market.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

So I think that there are a lot of ways in which this can work out, even if it does not necessarily mean that Atlanta now catapults to the top of the NFC South.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

$45 million per year tied up in those two players feels a little precarious to me, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

It doesn't mean that I dislike it, though.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mike Evans? Kenneth Walker? Likes and Dislikes From the First Day of Free Agency!

I think that this is really them trying to continue to build on positive momentum.