 Baker Mayfield Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Sam Donald Josh Rosen Now in common all five of those quarterbacks were picked in the first round of the 2018 draft But then you saw that list kind of differentiated So when this news came across my screen It didn't really hit me at first and I kind of glanced it over and I was like, oh, okay But yeah, I gotta sort of really take it all in because the Jets are trading Trading their former first-round pick at quarterback Sam Donald to the Carolina Panthers now Let's look at the conversation So the Carolina Panthers are sending a 2021 six-round pick so a six-round pick from this year now initially when I first read this I was like, oh my goodness. They just they really trying to get rid of Sam Donald They are willing to accept a six-round pick and that's it But then I had to keep reading anyway a six-round pick from this year and then next year a second round and fourth round pick so not bad Not bad, especially if it's somebody that they wanted to get rid of but according to a Diane Rossini, I know I said her last name wrong like my apologies Diane But she said that there were some people in the Jets building that wanted to keep Sam Donald And there were some that wanted to get rid of him now Yeah, kind of doesn't matter anymore. So that's that but Sam Donald is gone And this continues to give you a reminder that the NFL stands for not for long If teams feel like you are not the guy if teams feel like you want the answer for them Whether be whether it be at the quarterback position or any other position They will get you shipped out. You'll get you shipped out and a lot of times nowadays They're not waiting till your deal expires. They're not just gonna bench you and have you sitting around No, they'll be willing to eat whatever dead kept and especially nowadays to with how the with the the rookie wage scale Because that has helped teams a whole lot because y'all remember I know y'all remember the money that these Not even just QB's but the money that these players these especially these first round picks that they were getting paid back in a day Oh, man, it was nasty like nasty in a good way for them But for teams, especially when it didn't work out. Oh, they couldn't do anything but just sit on it They could not do anything but now with first round picks you got the four years It's a four-year deal with a fifth year option and the salary is a lot lower than what it used to be So just in case it doesn't work out. You say, okay. Well, thanks for no thanks but now dudes are getting dealt quicker than ever and Even at the quarterback position so you could be this first round pick at quarterback Even a high overall pick at quarterback and if your team don't want you they will move you look at Josh Rosen and now he went from first round pick of the Cardinals to what he went to back up with I think the Dolphins and then he went to like the 49ers of the Bucks one of those two maybe both I forget but He's he's turned into a journeyman in just what three years and Now Sam Donald is moving on to the Panthers not a Panthers They were a rumor to have been very very interested in the Sean Watson Now, of course with everything going on with the Sean Watson We'll see how everything ends up, but they obviously backed off from that and they were like Never mind So they took their talents to the New York Jets And they brought the New York challenge the New York Jets talents to them via trade by acquiring Sam Donald now Sam Donald it hasn't been the prettiest for him with the Jets But one thing that we need to think about and one thing that we really need to keep in the back of our minds And this is not a shot at the New York Jets at all, but can we really judge a player? Especially recently too, can we really judge a player based off of his time with the New York Jets? Is that the best franchise to really be like hmm, you know, they didn't succeed there So they must not be that good of a player. They really must not be Because the Jets that the way that the organization is ran it hasn't been the best recently Now you of course hope that things improve and whatnot and now you definitely expect them to get a quarterback And I mean when when they were losing and when they were tanking too We all were just like expecting. Okay. Yeah, it's game after game. They just keep losing But they're draft stock it keeps getting higher and then they won. I forgot what game it was that they won Maybe was it against the not the Steelers or was it the Browns against the Browns? I believe who in Jaguars fans. They were celebrating. They were having a time of their life. It was like, let's go Cuz that gave them that pick and all they had to do was coast and lose on out and they secure the number one pick But now the Jets that it let you know like hey, okay, they're gonna be in the market for a quarterback The Sam Donald experience It was over and then once you start hearing rumors about Sam Donald being on a trade blog He saw hearing rumors about the Jets possibly getting rid of him. You know, you know and today's NFL You knew you had to have no Because it was just so obvious But now the Jets they'll go young again at the quarterback position and Let's see who they select with a top pick. Well, not the top pick but a top pick So that that's gonna be very interesting as to how they go about things and now as far as Sam Donald with the Panthers Now we'll get to get a bit better of an evaluation of him How good or bad are you? We're about to see We're about to see because now he gets his shot with another organ now the Panthers organization now They don't have their big yikes, too They haven't handled things the best and like one thing that really just kind of bugged me about the Panthers organization Was the way that they ended things with Cam Newton now know a lot of people and That a Carolina Panthers fans. They are very Passionate about Cam Newton whether they really love them or they really don't like them But either way you got to admit whatever side of the fence you want with Cam the way that they handled that was terrible It was all kinds of bad Because what they did with him they knew that they were done with Cam Newton and this was obviously with last year They knew that they were done with Cam Newton. They're like, oh, yeah, we've done somebody want to trade for him Hey, give us a call But we knew they were done but free agency came and They waited and waited and waited and waited and waited and waited all these QB needy teams They were like, okay, they not letting go of Cam. We'll take this guy instead. Oh, okay, I'm still in Carolina Okay, we'll get this guy instead So they they limited his opportunity With his potential next team by holding on to him even though they knew that he wasn't part of the plans moving forward and Then when they released him, it was like, oh, okay It was slim pickings now he did go to the Patriots and you know, they they do a pretty good job of winning over there And things started off. They started off good, but then he got the whole The whole pandemic got to see 19 and that set him back and he I love how he explained it on I am athlete From an episode from a couple weeks back one of the best I am athlete episodes ever love that podcast But the way that they handle that it was just it's just bad. It's really bad So Carolina, they they got some work to do as far as being a franchise and being a more of a respectable franchise Now that of course is in the past now So it's over with but it's something that people remember and if I remember and I got a bad memory Then I know a lot of y'all remember it too So Sam Donald gets a fresh opportunity He gets to be with a teddy bridge water So they will compete for that starting spot But you almost got to feel now they did pay teddy bridge water last year when they signed them but at the same time With them giving up a six-round pick from this year And a second and a fourth from next year You got to feel like Sam Donald does have a legitimate shot at winning that starting job We really do because not that they gave up anything like crazy or anything like that, but they did give up some significant draft capital and What if they're terrible next year? Then that draft pick will be even higher for the Jets But Sam Donald does get a shot at a sort of resurrecting his career And seeing if he can get things back on track Well, we'll see what this means for for Teddy B for Teddy Bridgewater Because he's still over there in Carolina too. So things are about to get a bit awkward. Anyway Team keep it clean. I love y'all. I appreciate y'all and just like Sam Donald is when it comes to the Jets I'm out