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More than 20 players have opted out of the 2020 season so far, including three Pats starters, and Brady Quinn joins me to break down the impact. Brady has a theory about how the Pats will replace all three (he says Dont'a Hightower will be the hardest), and we also size up which opt-out's absence among all teams will be felt the most, talk Alex Smith and more.
This much is certain: The NFL is going to lose revenue because of COVID-19. That loss will be spread over the next three years, but the 2021 salary cap is going to be rolled back, and Joel Corry says there will be consequences. Joel says we can expect a glut of free agents, and also points out who'll be hurt the most, including these three teams.
Jason La Canfora doesn't expect that every team will have a half dozen or more players opt out, like the Patriots did, but it's hardly out of the question that others could. JLC breaks down what it says that players are opting out now (and why they don't owe us an explanation), and he also has notes about the Aaron Rodgers drama and why the Browns beat the market.
 
 
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How good is the 49ers' all-time roster? For starters, how does Joe Montana throwing to Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens sound? The question is, could those legends complete many balls on Ronnie Lott and Deion Sanders? When you've had as much success as the Niners have, there are G.O.A.T.s galore; Bryan DeArdo even had to leave a few big names off the list.
Patrick Mahomes may have a lot more money entering the 2020 season, but he'll be without at least two of his fellow offensive starters from the Chiefs' Super Bowl run. Damien Williams, the leading rusher in Super Bowl LIV, joined Laurent Duvernay-Tardif in opting out; check out all the players who've opted out so far right here.
Maybe you've heard: the Packers passed on drafting a WR to help Aaron Rodgers despite a deep draft class. Cody Benjamin says it's so bad we STILL might be understating the uncertainty there. Davante Adams is great, but Green Bay has basically zero other proven WRs. Cody broke down all the biggest position battles, and there may be more bad news for A-Rod.
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