James Palmer

Essentially, when you use the term general manager in your description of it, it makes it, I think, completely insane.

But...

That's why when you draft that way, again, the salary cap infringes on your ability to keep everybody.

Seattle's going through this because John Snyder drafts really, really well, and everybody wants your players after you win a Super Bowl.

I remember that happened in 2015 in Denver with an unbelievable defense that got torn apart because of salary cap constraints, and you draft all these guys really, really well.

The player that I look at, and a direct example of what this is, is like Rasheed Walker, still available out there as a left tackle, who's a serviceable left tackle.

Is he a great left tackle?

No.

But they drafted him in the seventh round.

He's probably going to get paid in the next 48 hours here, and then they're going to get probably a third round pick in return.

You've got to keep flipping it in that sense when you hit on certain guys and they walk in free agency.

But it's also why I think you have to do deals early.

I had a great conversation with George Payton at the Combine, and one of the things Denver has done, and you just saw them bring in zero players, only re-sign their own players on the first day of free agency, was that he does deals really, really early.

And when you draft well, you have to do deals early.

Now, Nick Benito is an

absolute steal as a pass rusher and so is Jonathan Cooper and Pat Sertan's deal is like he's like the fifth highest paid corner in football now and that's a steal and so doing deals early when you draft well I think is really the key but oftentimes people try to kick the can down the line and they get themselves in trouble James I just before we let you go I did want to say please give my best to your dad who I worked with a long time in Philadelphia Scott that's why I dropped the family yes yes and then also tell your sister I said what's up too

Guess what?

Today's her birthday.

Oh!

Today is my sister's birthday.