Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!The season doesn't kick off for another five months, but something that's almost as exciting will be kicking off today and that's NFL offseason workouts! Each team is allowed to hold a voluntary nine-week offseason workout program and any team that hired a new coach this year is allowed to start their program today.Although there were 10 teams eligible to start working out today, only four of those teams will actually begin their workouts and those teams are the , , and . The other six teams that hired a new coach this year will be starting their workouts on April 11.You probably shouldn't be expecting to see anything notable happen from the beginning of these workouts because the first two weeks are limited to mostly meetings. There will also be some strength and conditioning along with physical rehab from injured players.Of the four teams starting workouts today, Jason La Canfora thinks two of them are going to make the playoffs this year. In today's newsletter, we'll be taking a look at six teams that could make the postseason in 2022 after mi sing out last year, plus we'll go inside the details of the trade. As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. All you have to do is . Alright, let's get to the rundown. 1.
Georges Niang Jersey Today's show: Monday Mailbag!During the NFL offseason, we like to spice things up each week on the Pick Six Podcast by adding a listener mailbag every Monday.Our mailbag episodes are pretty simple: We read listener questions during the show and then answer as many of those questions as po sible. Questions can be about literally anything. I mean, I'm pretty sure there was one time when someone asked what our favorite Easter candy was, so if we'll answer that question, trust me when I say we'll answer almost anything (Also, the answer for me is definitely Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. I will steal them from my own child if it comes to that). Anyway, if you want to submit a question, all you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts ( ) and leave a five-star review that includes your question.Here's one question that Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson
Ricky Rubio Jersey and I answered in today's mailbag:Q: Was the ' decision to pick a bigger mistake than people think? They could easily have gotten or or this year and they went to the NFC Championship with . This is a win-now team and some of the vets are mad about the pick. I see this as a potentially fireable offense if this doesn't work out in like two years for John Lynch. Also, does the pick look even worse since has actually turned out good so far? A:There's a lot to unpack here, so everyone grab a chair and get comfortable. The one thing I will say about this trade is that if the 49ers had the option to do this deal again -- knowing what they know now -- I don't think they would do it and that's mainly because it makes no sense to trade a bunch of picks away for an unproven commodity anymore. Not when teams are out there making trades for proven players like Stafford, Ryan or .In a span of about 15 months, the NFL went from a league where teams were never willing to trade their franchise QB to a league where teams will trade anyone for the right offer, including their franchise QB.To move up in the 2021 draft so they could grab Lance, the 49ers gave up two first-round picks, a third-round pick, plus they switched
Ed Davis Jersey spots in the first round with the Dolphins. If the 49ers called every team in the NFL today and offered two future first-round picks, I'm sure a few of them would be willing to give up their quarterback. Basically, if the 49ers had made the decision to NOT draft a QB in 2021 -- and to stick with Jimmy Garoppolo -- it seems like they would be in a better spot than they are now. They would still have those two first-round picks, they wouldn't be feeling any pre sure to start Trey Lance and the door would have been open to trade for a veteran QB this offseason. They could have even called the about trading for , who has . The play of Jones also doesn't help things because it means the 49ers could have stayed put with the 12th pick and landed the QB in last year's draft.As long as the 49ers keep getting to NFC title games -- they've gone to two in the past three years -- I don't think we'll see Lynch or Kyle Shanahan on the hot seat, but if Lance ends up being a bust, that definitely puts more pre sure on them to get the QB position fixed as soon as po sible. Anyway, to listen to the rest of the mailbag, . You can . 2. DeVante Parker traded to the Dolphins: Full trade details, plus grading the deal for both teamsIt's not often you see a trade between the Patriots and Dolphins, but the two AFC East arrivals decided to make a deal over the weekend when Miami shipped DeVante Parker off to New England
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Kyle Korver Jersey five picks in the first three rounds next year with two first-round picks, a second, and two third-round picks. days likely numbers in New England.Harry was a first-round pick by the Patriots in 2019, but don't look for him to last much longer. The addition of Parker likely means we'll see the Patriots move on from Harry, .This trade does come with a small amount of risk for the Patriots and that's because Parker has had trouble staying healthy over the course of his career. Since his rookie year in 2015, Parker has only made it through the entire regular season one time in seven years. That one healthy year came in 2019, and not surprisingly, that was also the season where Parker had the biggest year of his career (72 catches, 1,202 yards, nine touchdowns).If Parker can stay healthy, this could be a huge addition for Mac Jones. TRADE GRADESWhenever there's a trade, there's a 100% chance we're going to hand out grades for that deal and that's exactly what we did in this situation. The Parker deal was graded by CBSSports.com's Cody Benjamin and here's what he came up with:Dolphins grade: B+.Patriots grade: B+.You can check out Benjamin's . 3. NFL insider notes: The six new teams that will make the playoffs this year after mi sing out in
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