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First Take

Hour 2: Take The Money and Run

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. and Marcus Spears debate which teams should be pursuing Lamar Jackson. Plus, if the Zeke era is over in Dallas, would it be considered a failure for the Cowboys? JJ Redick joins the show to discuss the Western Conference and which lower seed he believes could make a big run into the playoffs. We also get his take on the NBA's load management problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Quick takes let's get it swaggered my G-men tough decisions to make their quarterback Daniel Jones or their super star running back

0:07.2

Saquon Barclay they can only tag one if they want to keep both they'll have to sign at least one to an extension

0:14.4

Marcus should the Giants prioritize Saquon or Jones please be very thoughtful in this answer

0:23.9

It's got to be Daniel Jones

0:25.9

by the Q and it's got to be under a situation where they Jones is not under a quote unquote moral term deal meaning

0:32.4

Six or seven years. I say given my two-year deal letting blues when he built with Brian DeVo last year was real and a reality

0:40.4

And you try to figure out if you can get something done with

0:44.3

Saquon but we know that you be positioned and the importance of it

0:47.8

And if you got one that you think you can win with you need to prioritize that over in the other spot

0:52.7

Would you prioritize Lamar Jackson? That's where we go next so speaking of that franchise tag a big name that could be tag today

0:59.7

Is the former MVP now Jackson gets tag many teams will be interested in which tag they'll use here's our Jeff darlin

1:06.4

Can with more on that situation Jeff

1:10.4

We should expect them to place one of these tags on Lamar keeping in mind though that it's not necessarily

1:16.0

foreshadowing that he'll play on the tag but rather this is just a stop gap

1:20.5

This is a way to reach a long-term extension with old Mar Jackson before he hits free agency or

1:26.2

Ultimately tagging and trading him to another team and that's why we look at the exclusive and non-exclusive tags

1:32.4

If they were to put that non-exclusive tag on him you could see a team potentially coming in trying to offer up two first round picks

1:39.3

And giving him the offer that maybe gets him

1:42.1

Lures him out of Baltimore the exclusive tag would allow Baltimore to essentially negotiate with him with full exclusivity

1:49.2

And maybe even trade him for more than two first round picks

1:54.3

Jeff and the palm trees so I go did you notice that Stephen A background changed mid show?

1:59.8

I'm just I think it's gorgeous

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