Best of NFL News Part 2: Ernest Jones IV Wants the SMOKE, Maxx Crosby's convo with Tom Brady
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What drama surrounds Maxx Crosby's future with the Raiders?
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Last week, Jay Glazer made it clear that Max Crosby is done with the Raiders. Now, Jason Lake and four reports that an unnamed general manager claims that Crosby has directly communicated his wishes to minority owner Tom Brady. He told Tom Brady he will never play for the Raiders again. The unnamed GM said that's a fact. He told him he'll retire before he ever plays for them again. But I'm not sure they're actually going to trade him. Miles Garrett said the same thing last year, and we know how that ended up. Ocho, how do you see this situation unfolding?
Oh, man, understanding what Matt Crosby means to the Las Vegas Raiders, I'm not sure if things can be rectified at this point. Most of the time when the players get to this point like this where he feels, I really can't do it anymore, there might be some things going on behind the scenes internally that we don't know about, especially for Matt Crosby to get to the point to where he is now, to even let someone outside that building know that I will never play here again, especially if those words have been echoed to that of, the greatest of all time, Tom Brady. He's not really playing, especially someone like Max Crosby, who wants an opportunity to win and understanding that being at the Las Vegas Raiders, he's not going to have an opportunity to win.
Hoping for a move similar to that of Dexter Lawrence in general, where he can go to a contender and hope that things turn out or pan out the way they should, where he can contribute on his side of the ball on defense. He can be an asset to so many different teams that are a piece or two away from actually contending individually. and have a chance of reaching that end goal out there in LA.
Well, the difference is that D-Law was an unrestricted free agent. So he chose where he wanted to go.
What was the significance of the Seahawks Parade?
Max Crosby, unfortunately, is under contract for another three, four years. I'm not sure how long, Chad, his contract is for. But... He's not in that situation. And so probably we're going to want to get him out. If they are to trade him, the conversation that they're having, Ocho, is that we want to get him out of the AFC and we want to get the most bang for our buck. Now, who's going to give us the most compensation? Now, I understand that sometimes when you have a relationship, a good relationship with a team, they'll work to send you to a place maybe to your heart desire. But I'm not so sure that's going to be the case with this situation. He's one of your better players. I work with Jason at CBS also.
If that's true, and Jay Glazer came on our show last week and said Max was done with the Raiders. Two guys I know pretty well. I know Jason a little better because I worked with him for a number of years. If that's the case, the likelihood of them working with him to send him to his ideal setting probably not going to happen, Ocho. But I do see a scenario if they're going to trade him, they're going to put him in the NFC because I ain't really trying to see this man in the AFC and I damn sure not going to trade him within my division.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What drama surrounds Maxx Crosby's future with the Raiders?
0:00–0:46
2
How does George Pickens' franchise tag impact the Cowboys?
0:46–2:46
3
What was the significance of the Seahawks Parade?
2:46–4:06
4
What insights does Ernest Jones IV share about the Super Bowl?
4:06–5:43
5
How does the conversation shift towards Kirk Cousins' potential return?
5:43–6:48
6
What are the implications of Maxx Crosby's contract situation?
6:48–7:35
7
How do the hosts evaluate the Seahawks' chances moving forward?
7:35–8:49
8
What lessons does Ernest Jones IV learn from his Super Bowl experience?
8:49–1:07:19
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