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00:00Okay, all right, so let's go to Debo Samuel, who I probably would think, I think it was
00:08it two years ago, or was it three, that he was easily the fantasy football MVP of the
00:12league.
00:13I think it was, was it two or three years ago?
00:15I forget how long it was, but had that breakout season, got the contract, and then, you know,
00:22from there, nothing happened.
00:23I don't know, like it sort of felt like he wasn't really as big a part of the game plan.
00:27I still kind of feel like he's the same player, but the 49ers just had their issues offensively
00:32over the last couple of years.
00:34Maybe it was a matter of him being able to play alongside McCaffrey.
00:36I'm not really sure, but look, if I'm another team, I guess the contract situation's a little
00:42bit formidable, but I think he's going to be fine at him.
00:45I think he ends up somewhere as a number one or number two wide receiver.
00:48Okay, we have to understand, Craig, with Debo Samuel, he's especially the receiver.
00:53You have to understand how to use this player.
00:55Kyle Shanahan coached him in 2019 at the Senior Bowl, and he knew exactly what he
00:59wanted to do with Samuel, because he saw some mistake with South Carolina, and he was like,
01:01all right, I can take this guy to the next level, and he did, certainly a part of their
01:05great Super Bowl runs, but for some reason, it was very strange, he was not the part of
01:11the offense like he should have been.
01:12It was bizarre to me.
01:13I don't know why he didn't get the ball more, because, you know, they'll use him as a runner.
01:16That was part of why they wanted him back when they sent him to that extension.
01:20Now moving forward here, he's on the last year of his deal.
01:24There's really very little guaranteed money left.
01:27So it's a tradable contract, but again, he's not going to be for everybody.
01:31We have to understand that.
01:33He's a guy who can play in the backfield.
01:35He's more of a slot receiver or move receiver.
01:38He would get the ball in his hands.
01:39He's not a defense.
01:40He's a running for the catch guy.
01:41He's not going to be for an offense coordinator who's not creative.
01:44That don't work.
01:45So you're going to eliminate some guys who are just not creative.
01:48He's not going to be for everybody.
01:49And by the way, he's 29 years old here.
01:50So he's certainly in the back nine of his career.
01:53So there's still a lot of options.
01:55And I would think that any team could end up with them.
01:58Any offensive option, by the way, in the NFL, the first graphic that we show always has
02:03Pittsburgh at the top.
02:04It feels like the Steelers are on top.
02:07Every player, every quarterback, every wide receiver, every offensive line, but it's always
02:10the Steelers.
02:11Denver, the Chargers, the Patriots, you know, I could see him with the Raiders too.
02:16It definitely feels like a Raiders type player.
02:19Pete Carroll knows all about Debo Samuel playing in the same division.
02:23You do bring up some really good points, because like if you close your eyes and you dream
02:26about Debo Samuel, you don't see him streaking toward the goal line and somebody throwing
02:30up a bomb.
02:31It's more of him catching something over the middle and breaking a couple tackles and go.
02:35By the way, you know, what's ironic is the Steelers were, they tried to get Brandon Iyuk
02:41from the Niners before Iyuk signed his extension.
02:43In fact, talking to them, they really felt they had a good shot to get him.
02:46They didn't.
02:47They got Mike Williams.
02:48It didn't work out like they had hoped, but the Steelers, I don't know how they keep making
02:51it to the playoffs, but they need major help on offense.
02:54They need a quarterback.
02:55I highly doubt Russell Wilson will be back.
02:57It's not a done deal yet, but the expectation around the league is he won't be back.
03:00They need a quarterback.
03:01They need two receivers.
03:02George Pickens, the word around there is, they know they're going to have to extend
03:07his contract.
03:08If not, it could get ugly.
03:10He's going to need a new deal.
03:12They're a team that, I'll say this much, their offense lines could be better.
03:16They're going to get a couple injured guys back.
03:18They need a quarterback and receivers.
03:20That's how they get to the next level.