Mike Florio: It makes sense for Bears to 'monitor' Maxx Crosby situation
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What led to the Ravens backing out of the Maxx Crosby trade?
Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.
Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late, I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk.
I got a lot of problems with you people. No, you're going to hear about it.
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Well, it turns out that there's a lot of problems with a lot of people right now, and we know just the guy to talk about it, Mike Florio. He is the creator and editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk. He joins us every week at this time, Wednesdays at 11. Today is no different. He is at Pro Football Talk on Twitter, and he is on Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescorechicago. Mike, thanks for joining us on this wildly busy day.
Yeah, you know, free agency was actually kind of boring at first. I know that there are transactions that Bears fans are interested in, but there really wasn't a whole lot of sizzle when the biggest quarterback on the market is a guy with six career starts and the most discussed and highest paid relative to the market signing is a center. We needed a little B-12 shot, and we got one last night, and it continues today.
Mike, what's your reaction to this and your understanding of when people talk about a failed physical? It seems to be very vague and very much at the behest of whoever or whichever organization is doing the evaluating here.
And that is a reality for every trade that happens, every signing that happens. I remember a few years ago, Jimmy Garoppolo signed with the Raiders, and the reporters were in the press room waiting for the press conference, and it was delayed, and they basically said, Allah, the Wizard of Oz, go home and come back tomorrow, because they found something in the physical that required the deal to be reworked. So none of these deals that have been negotiated since 2008 Noon Eastern, 11 Central on Monday are done until they're done and they can't be done until the teams get a chance to look at the guys. These deals are done sight unseen for the most part. You got to bring the guy in and make sure that everything's fine.
For trades, it's the same thing. Before the Ravens, we're going to commit a couple of first round picks and presumably adjust max crosby's contract because his average of 35.5 million per year was well below the going rate at the high end of the market of 46.5 million for michael parsons you want to make sure that you're comfortable and you know in hindsight now we raised the flag that hey hey none of these deals are done until they're done both teams have to communicate the terms independently and identically to the league office anyone can back out for any reason and it violates no rules I wish I had been more clear on the reality that you've got a guy who just had a meniscus repair in January.
So you're not assessing whether or not he can pass a physical and play today. You're making a projection that he's going to be able to pass and play later. So it's a big gray area. And for the Ravens, who had never before traded a first round pick for a player in franchise history, They got to be damn sure that they're making the right move here and it's not going to blow up in their faces. And Adam Schefter reported last night this wasn't just one doctor going rogue or getting a wink and a nod from somebody in the front office who had cold feet about this transaction. They consulted with multiple doctors and they decided they weren't comfortable moving forward.
Mike, that's it. I feel like there's been a general understanding of where Max Crosby was going to be physically at this point in time, but that the price of the two first-round picks was the real concern for multiple NFL teams. We've seen multiple reports. I believe it was an issue of perhaps they just didn't feel like that first-round pick asking price made sense anymore for them to the tune of two of them.
Yeah, you're taking on a significant risk that you're not going to get a return on your investment of two first-round picks.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What led to the Ravens backing out of the Maxx Crosby trade?
0:00–7:15
2
How do failed physicals impact NFL trades?
7:15–12:30
3
What are the implications of Maxx Crosby's contract situation?
12:30–17:03
4
How do multiple doctors influence trade decisions in the NFL?
17:03–21:30
5
What factors contribute to the value of a player in trade negotiations?
21:30–21:50
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