 There's a reason that a lot of NFL players do not like the franchise tag Wow, normally when a player is getting franchise tag that means they've come to the end of what's normally their first contract and It's expired But the team doesn't want to lose that player because that player has become a franchise player for that team So they will apply to franchise tag on them and what does that franchise tag do? It gives that player the average number of the top five salaries at that player's position So if instance if a quarterback if a quarterback's get franchise tag Then when their team applies the franchise tag to them They get paid the average of the top five salaries of the top five highest paid quarterbacks So it works out for that player initially because they make all this money for one year but They want the long-term solution That's why a lot of players don't like playing under it Because it's just something for the short term now with less need. We remember a couple years ago Oh boy, he went crazy in free agency. He was making all these trades. He was doing all these deals It was like oh my good And he didn't even get to do all of the deals that he wanted to because he had still wanted an O'Dell Beckham Junior to join the squad to it was just so much that he wanted to happen and he did accomplish a lot But the way that he handled it He only set his team up for the short term and and I guess he wasn't thinking the long term Because now that's why things like this happened Todd Gurley release now Clay Matthews release now Jalen Ramsey sitting there He wants to get paid Can you pay him? I'm sure they can come up with a way and I'm sure they will come up with a way I believe he still has one year left on his deal But man, these dudes don't have any first round draft picks. I think for the next two years I believe because they gave it up to a choir Jalen Ramsey They just left and right They they they are tied up to I mean they just re-signed Andrew Whitworth. So They can they got a little bit of flexibility, but they are tied down to a Jared golf and They they just They made some pretty bad decisions and Todd Gurley was one that they're looking at will regret now And when Todd Gurley first came on the scene It was looking like oh man, this dude's about to be the truth. He is real deal. Okay, Todd. We see you, baby But then it came out about his injuries and just after that things were never really the same now Do I think Todd Gurley's career is over? Of course not not at all not at all, but I think he would do very well In a limited row. I think he would do very well to where he doesn't have to be The guy I think he would do very well if he could be a supplemental running back Somebody that can come in and give your main guy a little rest here and there Somebody that can come in and make a couple plays and come out if you keep him on sort of a pitch count And I'm not sure what the status of his leg is and all that arthritis and all that blah blah blah But if he can't be the guy anymore, he can still be a guy So Todd Gurley, he won't be out of work for very long So this oh man, that's it's it's crazy man. I was just texting my homeboy who's a Rams fan I was just texting them and he was telling me man. He said oh man. We got we got to trade them before four o'clock We got to trade them before four o'clock. I said, oh, let me get ready. Let me get ready cuz something's gonna go down I Just I mean we had heard about the rumors about him possibly being traded to the Bucks. Obviously nothing happened But hey, it's about five minutes ago right now. It's 352 p.m The news came out five minutes ago that they released them. I guess they figured, you know what Bucks ain't biting. So you're out Todd Gurley So now this actually gives Todd Gurley. This puts him sort of in a better situation than he might have been in before not money-wise but Just him being able to choose his destination Because if he was to be traded it would it be would be where the Rams wanted to trade him to Maybe he might have had so little bit of say so but not as much nearly as much say so as he has now Because he can choose whatever team he wants to go to and of course that team has to want to choose him to They have to want him to come to their organization So we'll see what happens with that But if he would have been traded he could have he still would have been on his deal That's the only downside of everything if he would have got traded He still would have been on his big deal that he was on Now I'm not sure how much Rams owe him. I know they're on the hook for some of it, but He I doubt he's gonna get even Even half of what he had when he was with the Rams And I simply because the the running back market is just different now Of course, you got your Ezekiel Elias who just got their big deal Devontae Freeman a couple years ago He just got his big deal record breaking deal to him. Boom. Now. He's a free agent I said it in a video earlier NFL Stands for not for long Because you just never know Things can change overnight like that like that and Running backs getting these high crazy deals They ain't getting them like that like they used to Derek Henry, we'll see what happens with him right now. He's on the franchise tag We'll see if he remains on the franchise tag or if somebody ends up I'm signing them if the Titans end up signing them if they trade it. We'll see what happens with that I don't expect him to go anywhere though So whether he plays one of you under that tag or whether they get something done. Yeah, I don't expect him to be anywhere But Tennessee But is that's just what it is now man That's just what it is now and the reason that that is like that in the NFL now because NFL wants points points points points So they make it a passing league. That's why so much Penalties benefit the quarterbacks and the wide receivers. They benefit they benefit the offenses because they say passing league and They want to diminish the running backs. That's why a lot of teams don't even carry full backs anymore Lot of teams don't even carry full backs anymore. Why because it's not a running league like that So Todd Gurley, I mean hey you you already know where you from I know where you from you know where you from and the team that plays where you're from They are a running team they get that passing in to now But they are running team and if you want to come through and share the wealth. Hey be my guest welcome home Be my guest But we'll see Clay Matthews too Clay Matthews Eric Weddle he retired cuz he said I ain't about to be no backup here Probably no backup clay Matthews. They just released him Rams are they going through it right now, man They going through it right now I would love to see the dead money that they have on their salary cap this year I would love to even know how much salary cap space they have at the moment right now because things are it this is just wild Wow. Oh, yeah, my homeboy who's with the Rams fan. He said well, let's go Daryl Henderson. I Mean got no choice now. Now. He's the guy I know he got a lot of workload last year too and he was forced to get a lot of workload last year too So we'll see how it all works out but Todd Gurley He won't be out of work for too long, but just know that the running back market is not what it once was It's not what it once was To the teams that did of that where Todd Gurley is from that did do a lot of running last year I don't got a name. No names y'all know who I'm talking about But they signed the mark Ingram last year They're leading. Well, yeah, they're leading running back Russia He ran for a thousand yards. What do you have like 11 touchdowns? I forgot how many touchdowns he had But he helped in the running game the passing game he helped in the motivational game to the leadership game They signed him to a three year five million uh 15 million dollar deal five million per Five million per So with them signing him to that low deal but getting max production out of him Is a lot of running backs not making all that money like they used to no more Again Ezekiel Elliott He's the anomaly in this So Todd Gurley, man. I hate it had to be you my friend But if you decide to come home, I won't hate it so much Anyway, team keep it clean just like Todd Gurley is with the Rams I'm out