Washington's Key Trade Moves and NFL Free Agency Update

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00:00All right, let's talk about Tunsell and all the other moves that have been evolving all

00:04day.

00:05It's crazy.

00:06It is.

00:07It's been amazing.

00:08So, Laramie Tunsell, here's why Washington made the trade with the Texans.

00:11Yes, they gave up four draft picks, but they're not giving up a first rounder.

00:15That was key to this trade.

00:16Now, Washington, what was happening, Scott?

00:19They're playing Brandon Coleman, who was a fourth round pick last year.

00:21He was a draft pick last year.

00:24And they knew he was not a left tackle, so I understood it.

00:27Their choices were right tackle to move him to a guard.

00:30More likely guard, but as I'm told, within the last hour, that's not been fully decided.

00:35They'll decide that in their offseason.

00:37But they now have a legit left tackle to protect Daniels, their franchise quarterback.

00:42That's why they did this.

00:43They added Deebo Samuels, since you and I have talked last.

00:46He's more of a gadget receiver.

00:47He's not a deep threat, folks.

00:49That's not what he is.

00:50He's a runner for the catch, get the ball in his hands, he could also play a running

00:53back.

00:55The Washington offensive coordinator is terrific.

00:57He'll get him the football.

00:58I have no doubt about that.

01:00But the Washington still needs speed at receiver.

01:02That's something to watch here, the rest of the free agency at the draft.

01:06All right.

01:07It's crazy, the quarterback situation.

01:10How about fields to the Jets and Darnold ends up with the Seahawks in Seattle?

01:16The Domino's unbelievable.

01:18Let's start with Seattle and trading Gino Smith, Scott.

01:22That one.

01:23Yeah.

01:24And this will be official again.

01:25This will be official to the Raiders, right?

01:27So the Seahawks were trying to get Gino Smith to agree to extension.

01:32When he did not do that, they felt he had no future there.

01:35So the Raiders jumped in.

01:38That trade will be official on Wednesday.

01:41And then the Seahawks, because they had to have a backup plan, they had one backup plan.

01:45That was Sam Darnold.

01:46Yes, Sam Howell is their backup, but Sam Darnold will be that guy for just over 33 million

01:50a season.

01:52Darnold.

01:53Here's why they did it.

01:54It's the same terminology West Coast.

01:56It's the same scheme that he's done very well on it with Kevin O'Connell with the Vikings

02:01last season.

02:02And by the way, it was with Kyle Shanahan where they really learned to hone his skills

02:05in that scheme two years ago with a 49er.

02:07So this makes a lot of sense now.

02:09Gino Smith is reunited, of course, with Pete Carroll.

02:13But here's a side story.

02:15Back in 2013, when Chip Kelly was the head coach of the Eagles, Gino Smith, I'm told,

02:20was his guy out of West Virginia until their pro day where the meeting wasn't great.

02:25The pre-draft meeting with the Eagles brought Jeffrey Lurie, the owner there, Howie Roseman,

02:29members of their front office and coaching staff.

02:31It didn't go great, so they moved off of him.

02:34But Chip's always liked him because he likes having a mobile quarterback with the Raiders.

02:39Gino Smith will fit in very well there.

02:41But the Raiders, by the way, they've got a lot of work to do.

02:43They still don't have a very good roster.

02:45Yeah, I'll believe that when I see it.

02:47I feel like it's been there, done that.

02:51It was either what I had heard, maybe Russ, maybe Gino, he gets Gino.

02:56We've already seen this, haven't we, this story, this movie?

03:00I'm not buying it.

03:02I'll believe it when it's successful and I see it.

03:04I won't deny that people get excited.

03:08Max Crosby got his big fat deal.

03:10But are you buying that, that that's going to work, that Gino Smith's going to carry

03:14the Raiders?

03:16Well, here's the thing.

03:17They are supremely committed to the running game with Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly.

03:21Pete Carroll wants a run game.

03:23That's why Chip Kelly has been brought in.

03:25With Chip Kelly, it starts with a run game.

03:26He wants that mobile quarterback.

03:28He's got that.

03:29But the Raiders have a receiver issue.

03:31Yes, they extended Max Crosby's contract, but that's secondary to everything.

03:37They took care of him and I'm sure he loves that and they love him.

03:40But the bottom line is they need more pass rushers.

03:43They just lost Nate Hobbs, their best quarterback today.

03:46They're still on paper.

03:47They're not going to be very good.

03:49And they don't have a state.

03:50They need to get it started running back.

03:51They need a lot of work.

03:52They've got a new front office.

03:54But Seattle now has got their quarterback and they're going to have him for a couple

03:57seasons here.

03:58And that was the thing that the Seahawks wanted.

04:01They wanted certainty.

04:02They want to go year to year here and they're not going to do that with Sam Darnall.

04:05Listen, I won't deny that that, you know, plug that hole for them.

04:11They got that figured out.

04:14That's where they're going.

04:15I'm fine with that.

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