Dolphins release Tyreek Hill; Better career - Dave Parker or Andrew McCutchen?
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Why are the Dolphins releasing Tyreek Hill?
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And we're sitting here again. We're sitting here again talking about the same thing. Now you're insulting my intelligence.
Now I'm insulting your integrity. That's incringulant. Yes, we've reached that point in the show, Bob. It's time for the Limitless Express. Why don't you put out a shout and tell all aboard. Imagine this at Penn Station. You could have done this, Bob. You could have been the voice at a train station.
All aboard. Let's go with the Limitless Express.
That will definitely be added into the introduction. Thank you, Bob. What do we got? Bob, could I interest you in a wide receiver that is available on the market now? According to Adam Schefter, Miami is releasing eight-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill. He will turn 32 at the start of next month, recovering from a dislocated knee and a torn ACL. But he's going to be a free agent. If you're the Steelers, do you sign him?
For me, it would be a no. I would prefer getting somebody in the draft who could be young, aggressive, come in and play, and also there are other free agents out there. So I would probably say no to that, Joe. Hard no.
Hard no to this. A dislocated knee and a torn ACL? And he's going to be 32. I mean, some of the off the field stuff with him has been pretty bad. But listen, if I think it's OK that the Pirates have Ozuna, then that part of it, I guess if he was still Tyreek Hill, I'd have to overlook and say, listen, if he's available to work, then I guess given their dire straits, I'd sign him. This is more about football. I want to go young here and draft a receiver and develop a guy and look elsewhere. This is a hard no limits. You? I would be interested in what it's going to cost. If it's a one-year deal because Miami is still going to be on the books for a decent amount of his contract, I believe. If it's only going to be a minimum deal or a $5 million deal for Hill, maybe even $10 million, I would consider it, but only as my wide receiver three.
He should not answer the wide receiver two problems for the Steelers.
I just think it's, as Joe said, there are too many things that I don't like about how his career has unfolded. Certainly he was terrific during his prime. When you make eight-time Pro Bowler and we put up the kind of numbers and speed he put up, especially with Patrick Mahomes, which got him to Miami, That's fine, but I don't think you're getting this version of him. Especially with all these injuries piling up, I think I would rather go younger and try to figure out in a very deep draft for wide receivers where my next move would be. And there are also other free agent guys out there who I think could be more productive than him.
Should the Steelers consider signing Tyreek Hill?
Next. All right. Next up on the docket, Bob Smyzik, your former colleague, Joe. Were you at the Post-Gazette at the same time as Mr. Smyzik? I don't think so. I think Bob was already done, but I certainly got to know Bob quite well over the years, covering many different events at the same time he was. So he put this out there on Twitter. Is the Baseball Hall of Fame in Andrew McCutcheon's future? He should be. And he compared his numbers, McCutcheon's, to Dave Parker's. where McCutcheon has a better overall war, wins above replacement, 49-40. McCutcheon has a higher career OPS, OPS+, and is seven home runs shy of matching Parker's total. Joe, I know you've thought McCutcheon is probably not a Hall of Famer.
Am I starting to sway you with the power of Smizek's rhetoric? I mean, certainly when Bob, who is the ultimate logician, Bob, is that someone who engages in logic all the time? Yes, he is very good at this, too. If you would have asked me before those numbers were presented what I thought of, and they're both great players, McCutcheon for a very short time, Parker for, I think, a longer time. I mean, the guy was 39 getting MVP votes with with Milwaukee, I believe, or Oakland at the age of 39.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are the Dolphins releasing Tyreek Hill?
0:01–3:05
2
Should the Steelers consider signing Tyreek Hill?
3:05–4:58
3
What are the implications of Tyreek Hill's injuries?
4:58–10:31
4
Is Andrew McCutchen a Hall of Famer?
10:31–11:16
5
How do McCutchen's stats compare to Dave Parker's?
11:16–13:57
6
What arguments support Dave Parker over Andrew McCutchen?
13:57–17:48
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