Truly one of my favorite pods, love seeing anytime you guys upload - loving the Fix Your Franchise series! If I could make a suggestion, I think it'd be dope to also have a similar but different offseason series where it's something like "Getting Over the Hump" - teams that are competitive and in the hunt but maybe 2 or 3 moves away from being Championship Contenders. Could be a cool way to dive into the deeper layers of free agency and the draft and shift focus to some teams that may be harder to give time to on the channel. Either way I'll be tuned in! Thanks fellas
Poona Ford is slowly becoming the mascot of the pod. One of my favorite career arcs out there. Big 12 defensive lineman of the year, but undrafted because he's seen as too short to play. Manages to play his way into a starting role with the Seahawks and an extension. 7 years is a long career for a UDFA, and it isn't over yet.
Another great video! Would love to see episodes on some stuck-in-the-middle teams like the seahawks, rams, dolphins, who feel like they are destined to fight for 8-9 the next season or two.
Great job fellas. The only benefit of having a tragic season like the Cowboys currently are is it makes for a way more fun DRAFT SZN. Looking forward to 2025!
Bears fan here... I thought I wouldn't be asking for a Fix your franchise this year... I was wrong. To the draft I go. Please fix this dreaded team once again
Im afraid its bleak, this stink goes all the way to the owner and the nepo children who dont want to spend money. Thats why they didnt fire the coaches last year.
lol same but it seems like they are stuck in misery till Watsons contract is up. Really limits them on what they can do. Like how do you pay a guy that much then turn around and what draft a rookie QB and have a what 50-60 million a year backup? Pre June 1 200m dollar dead cap hit, Post June 1 120m dollar dead cap hit with 80m dead cap hit in 2025 then again in 2025 172m & 118m and in 2026 99m and 72m like idk how you eat that. Unless you embrace the tank early and shoot for Arch down the road and take your loss with Watson. Idk tough situation, Browns will Brown
Another great episode guys. As a Cowboys fan I’m surprised Rico Dowdle didn’t get more love. I remember Connor being a fan of him as a sleeper out of South Carolina. I’d be more than comfortable spending that 3-5M on him as the veteran and then bringing in some young guys from the draft
This was an excellent video fellas! I love your stuff and have either of you watched tape of Avery Morrow from CSU. His stats don’t pop off the page but he seems to lead the offense in every single game. I would love to hear your thoughts on him if you get the chance. Keep up the good work!
Love the draft, I'm a huge fan of each of those players! One thing I was curious about, not necessarily for a specific team, but what would you think about pairing up TreVeyon Henderson and Kyle Monangai in a backfield together? I feel like that would be an awesome combination of players.
I talked about him a little bit on one of the earlier stock up/stock down episodes! He’s a really fun college back and runs about as hard as anyone. He’ll get a shot in the league simply because of his determined style, but I worry about the athletic ceiling. I like taking fliers on pissed off runners tho
Great show boys. Just love what you do. Now, as a NFL full mock draft is hard to do as each week teams move up and down, how about one for us NFL Fantasy Sex Addicts. Rank the college QB's, RB's, WR's and TE's as football and possible fantasy players. The Draft nuts also usually are Fantasy junkies. :)
Yea I've never heard that one before. I'm not even sure what pounding sand looks like. Just sitting on the beach punching the absolute 🐶 💩 out of the sand?
I think you hit the nail on the head with Jones wanting to stay relevant and a talking point in the media. Makes all the more sense to go after Belichick with him going for the all time win record. That alone gets eyes on the franchise and product and keeps you relevant.
Dowdle has improved as the season went on. He has a top 10 success rate. They need to play him more and pair him up with a mid round pick RB next season
I don’t like the Cowboys at all, Steeler fan, but Rico impressed me when the Steelers played them. Also a Hawkeye fan but Rico and Kaleb Johnson would be a great duo
We really need the updated draft rankings on the MDS some time soon because especially for exercises like this, as it stands the fact that teams will still auto-pick Jalen Milroe in the top 5 and especially when it comes to the ED players there's just no way to reconcile how some of them are currently ranked with how they are performing or even just what their PFF grade for the current season looks like and how it compares within the class, even accounting for strength of schedule, there have been some major rises and falls that I always need to manually consider when drafting (also why is that one small school corner who only played 3 games still in the top 30?)
Did you hear Eberflus get burnt by Kaplan today on the coaches show? Your Phone works as well as your offense 😅 Bro!!!! How the Bears aren't next I have no clue.
I think doing the Commies or Cardinals would be fun. Compare last year to this year. Both teams playing well going into the back half. Complete turnarounds pretty impressive with fun QBs
Can't help but feel like Robert Spillane would be a great option for the Cowboys. Also, please, please fix the Rams. They are, I think, very much coming to the end of this cycle and need to eat their vegetables, a lot like the Saints. Would be interested to hear what you guys would do with veterans across the roster like Stafford, Kupp, Havenstein etc
Update: Micah did in fact respond on the statements made about McCarthy and Connor I believe was the one who was on the nose with parsons clearing the air on his podcast.
Really think the Parsons quote is just a classic player not understanding how much time a coach puts in outside of the specific things the players are seeing. Feel like it was more Parsons thinking players in general put in more time than coache
Malaki Starks in round 1 or Xavier Watts in round 2 are legit options for them I think. I personally like how we went trenches with those picks, but could see those two as potential cowboys
I’m from Pittsburgh not far from where McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood. I do analytics for a D3 NCAA lacrosse team and can assure you; he does NOT know analytics 😂 great dialogue boys
Disagree on saying goodbye to Rico. His success rate is really good but the coaches insist on RBBC because Jerry wants Zeke on the field so Rico isn’t being used enough. Pair Rico with a Day 2 pick and prosper.
@ fair enough 👍 these are easily one of the best pieces of NFL/college content out there, just want to make sure the standard remains the standard. Appreciate you brother 🫡
Really surprised when you called out Dan Mullen for OC you didn’t mention that he was Dak Prescott’s HC in college. Think that makes him a really intriguing choice for the role
Love the show but I don't think RB devaluation is fully or even mostly to do with offenses switching to becoming more pass heavy It has way more to do with: - Teams and everyone realized that run blocking is way more important than the actual RBs for the run game Not for drafting but for not paying, most RBs fall off a cliff in their mid to late 20s so that scared teams from signing RBs to big contracts (all started with Todd Gurley)
The logic of the draft simulator to make the Patriots draft 2 safeties in the first two rounds when it isn't a top need nor a good value. To grab both astounds me xD, but you never know crazy stuff happens in the draft.
Sleeper HC for Dallas, and it strays from what theyve done in the past. Oregon goes undefeated and wins the National Championship, Jerry is on the field and hands Lanning a blank check to be the next head coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
Rivers would be fun but I don't know about that. He's coaching his son who's one of the best quarterbacks in the state of Alabama in high school right now. Doubt he leaves until his son graduates in a few years.
1. Trade Prescott. Is it unreasonable to think that they could get a first from Cleveland for Dak? What are their alternatives? Pick one of these underwhelming QBs in this class? 2. Get Shedeur & Deion. Honestly, I think Deion is the value here. And I think they could reasonably get Shedeur at 11 (really would rather have Jeanty as a prospect, but if it addresses a coaching need as well then I'd do it), if not with a pick-trade for Dak. 3. I tried the PFF sim since it has player trades, but why is Walter Nolen rank 196?? He's consensus 28 on MDB. And getting mocked in the top-10 elsewhere. Honestly thought Allar, Dart, Gabriel, and Cook were a bit low. I mean, if I'm looking for a QB - I'm targeting them as prospects who can grow. And using my premium picks on building a team to support them. Does it really make sense for teams to use a lot of capital on these project QBs at the top?
Guys, I love your free agency plan. It sounds amazing. But I’m here to tell you that the Cowboys will NOT do anything remotely close to this. They don’t believe in spending more than $5 on free agents. They will use players like Osa, Micah, Tyler Smith & Daron Bland who are in the final year of their contract or will be in a year or 2 as an excuse as to why they can’t add any quality players in free agency (only to turn around and play hard ball and get into a long negotiation with said players when it’s time to pay them). They don’t get involved in free agency until like the 3rd week when all the players that would actually improve the roster are gone. They are bargain shoppers. They sign dudes who were busts that they had high on their draft board that they think they can fix because of course they can, they’re the Cowboys 😂 they also sign replacement level players at positions they intend to draft and have them as placeholders in case they can’t address that position in the draft. Their team building process is exclusively “draft and develop.” That’s why year after year 95% of the players on the team are homegrown (drafted or UDFAs). The team being all homegrown talent is 1 reason why nothing changes. There aren’t any players on the Cowboys who’ve been in other locker rooms/successful teams telling them what it takes to win. All Cowboys players know is the Cowboys (Jerry) way. Unserious team.
Jerry don't listen to them. They don't know what they're talking about. We support all of your decisions here in DC. Keep it up champ!
😂
Lmaoooooo
Exactly keep doing wat ur doing...philly supports you as well!
@@hawkeyesblue9254 your just lucky your owner Dak Prescott got hurt this year
@alextassos9221 okay...
literally just got done making food and this pops up in my feed. thank you im eating good
Truly one of my favorite pods, love seeing anytime you guys upload - loving the Fix Your Franchise series!
If I could make a suggestion, I think it'd be dope to also have a similar but different offseason series where it's something like "Getting Over the Hump" - teams that are competitive and in the hunt but maybe 2 or 3 moves away from being Championship Contenders. Could be a cool way to dive into the deeper layers of free agency and the draft and shift focus to some teams that may be harder to give time to on the channel.
Either way I'll be tuned in! Thanks fellas
We have heard this request a few times! Y’all seem to love when we do deep dives. Will try to do more of them with different topics
Gave a like just for the "HERE WE GO" before the intro. Well done boys
Poona Ford is slowly becoming the mascot of the pod. One of my favorite career arcs out there. Big 12 defensive lineman of the year, but undrafted because he's seen as too short to play. Manages to play his way into a starting role with the Seahawks and an extension. 7 years is a long career for a UDFA, and it isn't over yet.
So true. And a player I would prioritize as a very nice roster piece this FA
I was not expecting the "Here we go" at the end of the cold open and it absolutely sent me.
Trevor's face when he heard the words "box lacrosse" was priceless.
That 4th rounder comment going unnoticed lol.
Connor smiling at the camera as it goes right over Trevor’s head 😂
Need the time stamp I don’t even know what I missed lol
@@TampaBayTre1:23:19
@ 1:23:13
I was so locked in I missed it 😂
The fix your franchise pods are gold. Happy belated Connor!!! NFLSE is one of the best football/sports pods out there.
This means a ton! Thank you!
These videos are criminally underrated and under appreciated. Peak NFL content 🤌
Trevor swinging his arm around like a cartoon had me rolling
Another great video! Would love to see episodes on some stuck-in-the-middle teams like the seahawks, rams, dolphins, who feel like they are destined to fight for 8-9 the next season or two.
We purposefully started fix your franchise earlier this year to hopefully get to more teams like that. We will try!
Audio only here watching and commenting for the algorithm. Love the pod fellas!
I wish I found you guys sooner this has been hilarious and really insightful, can’t wait to see the rest of
The “hear we go” was gold 😂😂😂😂😂
Producer Ryan never disappoints lol
Great job fellas. The only benefit of having a tragic season like the Cowboys currently are is it makes for a way more fun DRAFT SZN. Looking forward to 2025!
IP addresses to the MDS about to be working overtime in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
Connor is all of us sitting thru that betterhelp ad read
As a Niners fan this is beautiful stuff. Thanks guys, appreciate all the hard work!
Appreciate you tuning in!
Seahawks fan here. Can't wait for content to make me feel better!
Bears fan here... I thought I wouldn't be asking for a Fix your franchise this year... I was wrong. To the draft I go. Please fix this dreaded team once again
What do you think best case scenario we win 2-3 games more this year lol
Im afraid its bleak, this stink goes all the way to the owner and the nepo children who dont want to spend money. Thats why they didnt fire the coaches last year.
:(
Step one: Sell the team
step 1 new owner step 2 new coach step 3 center boom fixed
Y'all the goats for even taking this task on.
This was a pretty fun one
This is a Mike Vrabel team. You get the Belichick discipline with less gravitational pull to a HC/GM position.
Vrabel is good fit for any struggling team tbh. If Eberflus gets fired I could get behind that, heck the Saints having Vrable would be awesome too.
The "Here we goooo" in tghe intro was so clean
Love you guys. You rock!
As a Steelers fan, I’m eagerly waiting to see how you get the browns out of the mess that they seem to be in every year.
lol same but it seems like they are stuck in misery till Watsons contract is up. Really limits them on what they can do. Like how do you pay a guy that much then turn around and what draft a rookie QB and have a what 50-60 million a year backup? Pre June 1 200m dollar dead cap hit, Post June 1 120m dollar dead cap hit with 80m dead cap hit in 2025 then again in 2025 172m & 118m and in 2026 99m and 72m like idk how you eat that. Unless you embrace the tank early and shoot for Arch down the road and take your loss with Watson. Idk tough situation, Browns will Brown
Instant click. Thanks for this fellas!
LFGGGG
Love the Anchorman references! Greatest comedy of all time. Wouldn’t have passed on Xavier Watts in round 2!
Milum was too good to pass up, but when I saw Watts I honestly thought about it. He’d be perfect
Another great episode guys. As a Cowboys fan I’m surprised Rico Dowdle didn’t get more love. I remember Connor being a fan of him as a sleeper out of South Carolina. I’d be more than comfortable spending that 3-5M on him as the veteran and then bringing in some young guys from the draft
Ayy letss gooo we finally suck enough to be on this
This was an excellent video fellas! I love your stuff and have either of you watched tape of Avery Morrow from CSU. His stats don’t pop off the page but he seems to lead the offense in every single game. I would love to hear your thoughts on him if you get the chance. Keep up the good work!
Looks like Christmas came early boys! May the Cowboys futility be the gift that keeps on giving. #yachtmoney
It’s simple, we fix the team, Jerry gives us a yacht
I watched the whole video and as a cowboy's fan I think there going to keep Dowdle and draft a Rb in the first 3 round's to pair with him.
fire video per usual
Love the draft, I'm a huge fan of each of those players! One thing I was curious about, not necessarily for a specific team, but what would you think about pairing up TreVeyon Henderson and Kyle Monangai in a backfield together? I feel like that would be an awesome combination of players.
Also, please fix the Jaguars because we all know they can't.
Love the little Dak yeaah, Here we gooo, befor the Intro Music, lmao
Still waiting for Skattebo's first NFLSE mention
I talked about him a little bit on one of the earlier stock up/stock down episodes!
He’s a really fun college back and runs about as hard as anyone. He’ll get a shot in the league simply because of his determined style, but I worry about the athletic ceiling. I like taking fliers on pissed off runners tho
@@TampaBayTre I don't know how I missed it, ill have to go back and try to find it. Thanks, love the analysis on the not so known guys
Never clicked on a video more quickly
Great show boys. Just love what you do. Now, as a NFL full mock draft is hard to do as each week teams move up and down, how about one for us NFL Fantasy Sex Addicts. Rank the college QB's, RB's, WR's and TE's as football and possible fantasy players. The Draft nuts also usually are Fantasy junkies. :)
“He basically tells him to go pound sand” Trevor is too wholesome for this world
Yea I've never heard that one before. I'm not even sure what pounding sand looks like. Just sitting on the beach punching the absolute 🐶 💩 out of the sand?
I think you hit the nail on the head with Jones wanting to stay relevant and a talking point in the media. Makes all the more sense to go after Belichick with him going for the all time win record. That alone gets eyes on the franchise and product and keeps you relevant.
Dowdle has improved as the season went on. He has a top 10 success rate. They need to play him more and pair him up with a mid round pick RB next season
I don’t like the Cowboys at all, Steeler fan, but Rico impressed me when the Steelers played them. Also a Hawkeye fan but Rico and Kaleb Johnson would be a great duo
I feel like if I ever had a conversation with Connor it would be 10% football, 90% complaining about how Game of Thrones went
Shout out Connor representing the NLL
The “Here We Go” 😂
We really need the updated draft rankings on the MDS some time soon because especially for exercises like this, as it stands the fact that teams will still auto-pick Jalen Milroe in the top 5 and especially when it comes to the ED players there's just no way to reconcile how some of them are currently ranked with how they are performing or even just what their PFF grade for the current season looks like and how it compares within the class, even accounting for strength of schedule, there have been some major rises and falls that I always need to manually consider when drafting (also why is that one small school corner who only played 3 games still in the top 30?)
This reminds me of the last year chargers and players quitting on Staley
Did you hear Eberflus get burnt by Kaplan today on the coaches show? Your Phone works as well as your offense 😅 Bro!!!! How the Bears aren't next I have no clue.
Didn’t know I was gonna get a box lacrosse shoutout on nflse, can I subscribe twice?
I think doing the Commies or Cardinals would be fun. Compare last year to this year. Both teams playing well going into the back half. Complete turnarounds pretty impressive with fun QBs
Can't help but feel like Robert Spillane would be a great option for the Cowboys.
Also, please, please fix the Rams. They are, I think, very much coming to the end of this cycle and need to eat their vegetables, a lot like the Saints. Would be interested to hear what you guys would do with veterans across the roster like Stafford, Kupp, Havenstein etc
Update: Micah did in fact respond on the statements made about McCarthy and Connor I believe was the one who was on the nose with parsons clearing the air on his podcast.
I need the link to the Jeff Cavanaugh guest mock draft
Can we get a bears fix your franchise? We could really use it 😅
*begrudgingly sighs *
We’re so back
oui, hire bobby slowik, and get some tackle depth *fixed!*
I want one but also want to wait so it's more accurate. I remember how Shane Waldron was a great hire☠
I'm here for the NLL talk
I do hope we get back to the market watch soon, though. For the Cowboys though... Nazir Stackhouse: YOU ARE A DALLAS COWBOY
becoming an adult is realizing DT is more important than edge.
Really think the Parsons quote is just a classic player not understanding how much time a coach puts in outside of the specific things the players are seeing. Feel like it was more Parsons thinking players in general put in more time than coache
I think you guys did a really good job. But as a cowboys fan, we NEED to address safety really badly. It’s time for an investment without DQs scheme
Malaki Starks in round 1 or Xavier Watts in round 2 are legit options for them I think. I personally like how we went trenches with those picks, but could see those two as potential cowboys
As a panthers fan I’d fw the Jeanty experiment 😂 just run back to back to back w Chuba Brooks and Jeanty. See if you can stop them behind that iOL
I need the jags next boys
I’m from Pittsburgh not far from where McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood. I do analytics for a D3 NCAA lacrosse team and can assure you; he does NOT know analytics 😂 great dialogue boys
Cleveland would be a good. I would y’all’s insight on how they get out of the albatross Waston contract. Which QB yall would draft this year for them.
Bears next please
Disagree on saying goodbye to Rico. His success rate is really good but the coaches insist on RBBC because Jerry wants Zeke on the field so Rico isn’t being used enough.
Pair Rico with a Day 2 pick and prosper.
Banks would make to much sense but the mock was good
i think we may be due for a draft order update episode.. or No Notes!
I almost threw up when I heard Chip Kelly’s name lol 57:00
1:23:04 Connor spitting facts for 30 seconds straight
The people may not want a jags fyf, but the people need a jags fyf!
If I’m an idiot please call me out. But did we miss factoring in a Micah extension as part of FA?
I mentioned it briefly but bc he’s an extension you can be pretty flexible with how the cap hit
@ fair enough 👍 these are easily one of the best pieces of NFL/college content out there, just want to make sure the standard remains the standard. Appreciate you brother 🫡
Really surprised when you called out Dan Mullen for OC you didn’t mention that he was Dak Prescott’s HC in college. Think that makes him a really intriguing choice for the role
remember the days when everybody thought lincoln riley was holding out for the dallas head coaching job? throwback
Panthers not being fixed yet is such a blessing
I kinda thought that parsons meant that martin had more time on the cowboys but thats me being veeeery gracious.
That’s what I thought too, he’s been there over a decade
Love the show but I don't think RB devaluation is fully or even mostly to do with offenses switching to becoming more pass heavy
It has way more to do with:
- Teams and everyone realized that run blocking is way more important than the actual RBs for the run game
Not for drafting but for not paying, most RBs fall off a cliff in their mid to late 20s so that scared teams from signing RBs to big contracts (all started with Todd Gurley)
Could have just said to install curtains and saved us 90 mins💔💔💔
Might be the most unrealistic part of the show if we suggested that 😂
Jerry gonna listen to this and do the reverse. How to break your franchise.
Lmaooo
Whats funny about Carolina picking Jeanty is that they traded above Dallas to get Brooks last year 😂
The logic of the draft simulator to make the Patriots draft 2 safeties in the first two rounds when it isn't a top need nor a good value. To grab both astounds me xD, but you never know crazy stuff happens in the draft.
This is slightly unrelated but would brady be allowed to coach the raiders?
Sleeper HC for Dallas, and it strays from what theyve done in the past. Oregon goes undefeated and wins the National Championship, Jerry is on the field and hands Lanning a blank check to be the next head coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
Better yet, Lanning hoists the trophy. *stone cold theme song*, Jerry comes marching on the field then gives Lanning a blank check
Connor just completely ignored Trevor’s Jerry Jones caller ID joke
39:38 Did Tyler the Creator steal Tre’s lines on “Take Your Mask Off”? 😂😂😂😂
Da bois!!
LETS GO ADDICTS
McCarthy said in his opening press conference he lied about his PFF experience
Bills need to be paid Wednesday!! Let us get a mock draft!
As a recent nfl fan from the uk , why are the cowboys “americas team”? And why do they have such a big fan base?
Woah now, James Pearce vs. Abdul Carter is still definitely a conversation 😐
I'd love to see a mike Vrabel led Dallas team
Getting fired after going 45-31 is the most cowboys thing ever! Lol
Great job on fixing my Boyz but you mighrt as well just do a 7 round mock cause Jerry ain't spending no free agent $$$ !!!
What money? Cowboys are broke.
Jaguars next please, we currently hold the number 1 pick :(
Rivers would be fun but I don't know about that. He's coaching his son who's one of the best quarterbacks in the state of Alabama in high school right now. Doubt he leaves until his son graduates in a few years.
Connor being into lacross is an incredibly unsurprising.
1. Trade Prescott. Is it unreasonable to think that they could get a first from Cleveland for Dak? What are their alternatives? Pick one of these underwhelming QBs in this class?
2. Get Shedeur & Deion. Honestly, I think Deion is the value here. And I think they could reasonably get Shedeur at 11 (really would rather have Jeanty as a prospect, but if it addresses a coaching need as well then I'd do it), if not with a pick-trade for Dak.
3. I tried the PFF sim since it has player trades, but why is Walter Nolen rank 196?? He's consensus 28 on MDB. And getting mocked in the top-10 elsewhere. Honestly thought Allar, Dart, Gabriel, and Cook were a bit low. I mean, if I'm looking for a QB - I'm targeting them as prospects who can grow. And using my premium picks on building a team to support them. Does it really make sense for teams to use a lot of capital on these project QBs at the top?
Guys, I love your free agency plan. It sounds amazing. But I’m here to tell you that the Cowboys will NOT do anything remotely close to this. They don’t believe in spending more than $5 on free agents. They will use players like Osa, Micah, Tyler Smith & Daron Bland who are in the final year of their contract or will be in a year or 2 as an excuse as to why they can’t add any quality players in free agency (only to turn around and play hard ball and get into a long negotiation with said players when it’s time to pay them).
They don’t get involved in free agency until like the 3rd week when all the players that would actually improve the roster are gone. They are bargain shoppers. They sign dudes who were busts that they had high on their draft board that they think they can fix because of course they can, they’re the Cowboys 😂 they also sign replacement level players at positions they intend to draft and have them as placeholders in case they can’t address that position in the draft. Their team building process is exclusively “draft and develop.” That’s why year after year 95% of the players on the team are homegrown (drafted or UDFAs). The team being all homegrown talent is 1 reason why nothing changes. There aren’t any players on the Cowboys who’ve been in other locker rooms/successful teams telling them what it takes to win. All Cowboys players know is the Cowboys (Jerry) way. Unserious team.
First thing to fix the franchise is for Jerry to fire himself..
Hell will freeze over first
Only way it’s gone work 😂😂
With enough views on this video, we will buy the team
Donovan Wilson is another post June 1 cut that will give 6 mil and he hasnt played well all year
Bros it's Rainn Dakota Prescott 😂😂😂
starts with jerry jones, unless you remove him nothing will change 😂