Cam Jurgens Trade, Lane Johnson Retirement, Eagles-Jags, And Mailbag

BermanAnd in the past, you know, in my 15 years around the team and your 15 years around the team, you always heard that we're going to build on the line of scrimmage. We're going to build in the trenches. And the strength of this team in all their good years is that they've had perhaps the best offensive line or one of the best offensive lines in the NFL.

BermanAnd now you're looking at Drew Kendall, a fifth -round pick, Willie Lampkin, someone that they claimed off of waivers, Markel Bell, a third -round pick. So I think in conjunction with Lane Johnson, you know, and Howie made a good point that you have to look at these moves independent. Because I did ask him that framing in combination of This happens the day after Lane Johnson, you know, uh, retires, uh, you know, what kind of message does this send?

BermanRight. And, and, and he's like, you have to look at them in, in different silos. You, you, they're, they're independent of each other. Uh, and the Juergens trades about value. And, and he was, I respect Howie in this. He was honest about, he's like, I can't tell you that, you know, losing Lane Johnson makes you a better football team.

BermanRight. And so, so my, point is, if I told you going into the year that their starting lineup in week five, their starting offensive line in week five would have Drew Kendall, Willie Lampkin, and Markel Bell, I mean, you'd be like, this season is a disaster. You lost your three Pro Bowl offensive linemen already and so no I don't feel it's it's it's punting on the season but I do feel as if it could get dark early out here

Bermanmeaning that they're two and two they're missing potentially you know five starters on offense this this weekend they're facing like you said a really good team and uh Howie at some point if if this continues you say he's he's already you know the the big message in the locker room was this is the business of the NFL it's a stark reality to it's a stark message the Jordan Mailata this could happen

Kapadiato anyone here which by the way is worth hammering home Z because to your point earlier Cam Juergens played through a big time injury yeah and powered through it to get this team to a Super Bowl to the point where he might have done I don't want to use hyperbole because I don't know the details of his situation might have done irreparable harm to the rest of his career as an NFL player or to his body in his post

Kapadia-playing days, he battled through it and they won a Super Bowl. And then months later, he gets traded to the Baltimore Ravens. That is why you hear ex -players talk all the time and they try to remind themselves it's a business. But man, this is a pretty great example of a guy putting his body through all kinds of stuff and then getting shipped out kind of the minute, not the minute he's not useful to the team anymore, but pretty,