OVERPAID: Why NFL QB Contracts SPARK Controversy | The WORST Defensive Contracts in the NFL

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4.6 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Are overpaid quarterbacks hurting NFL team-building? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs debate if the NFL faces a QB pay problem, spotlighting massive contracts for Tua Tagovailoa, Kyler Murray, Kirk Cousins, and Deshaun Watson and what these deals mean for franchises like the Jaguars and 49ers. The hosts break down the high-stakes quarterback carousel, Dak Prescott’s $60 million leverage over the Dallas Cowboys, and how teams navigate late first-round picks and Albatross contracts like Chris Jones’ deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. Standout segments include analysis of NFC North playoff scenarios, whether Matt LaFleur’s legacy with the Green Bay Packers is being artificially inflated by the seventh seed, and a spirited defense of Christian McCaffrey’s Hall of Fame résumé. Lightning-round takes hit coaching hires, the single worst offense entering the playoffs, and whether lightsabers count as swords. Tune in for NFL insights, quirky debates, and plenty of takes on today’s hottest team-building questions.

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0:00.0	Does the NFL have a QB pay problem?
0:03.7	We're going to explore that and a whole lot more today on the Locked on NFL scouting
0:07.8	podcast.
0:13.4	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and
0:20.5	college football scouting, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.3	What is better than this?
0:28.9	It's guys being dudes here on the Lockdown NFL Scouting podcast.
0:33.2	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:35.2	Now the number one sports podcast network for the Draft dudes. I'm Joeino from Locked on Bills. He's Kyle Craves from Lockedon Dolphins. And we are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the league. I'm a locked on NFL scouting podcast with the draft dudes. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. One issue, a big thank you.
0:54.4	Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
0:56.5	Those of you who never miss a single episode,
0:59.0	we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
1:02.1	Joe, we did it.
1:04.3	We went two and one on the pickum for the Thursday games,
1:08.9	and we're off the Schneide with Thursday games.
1:13.5	A 10-game skid into an entire off-season would be tough.
1:17.7	We didn't do it.
1:18.7	We had a seven-game skid, and then we won two out of our last three.
1:21.7	We're like the Minnesota Vikings right now.
1:23.8	Yes.
1:25.4	Good take.
1:26.3	Obviously, one.
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