Mike Tannenbaum

If Justin Herbert had played in the SEC, he would have been the number one overall pick.

I scouted [Justin Herbert] for two years. I go to ESPN, and I'm standing on the table like, I want this guy... And I said it, which was if Justin Herbert played in the SEC, he would have been the number one pick in the draft. But he's quiet. He's in Oregon.

It is way too early to call Tua Tagovailoa a bust and he needs more time to develop.

Tua had major hip surgery a year ago. Basically an abbreviated offseason. Like we got to give the guy a chance to see like what he has. ... Obviously this is a consequential year but I think sometimes like we move on from guys way too fast.

The Packers will not blink in the Aaron Rodgers standoff until he actually skips a regular season game.

Green Bay will not blink or even think about blinking until [Aaron Rodgers] doesn't show up. Now, when he doesn't show up, now they're going to take a half a step back and say, hey, can we get three ones from Denver? ... But until then, they're going to assume that, hey, he's bad like a lot of us are at his boss, but when rubber meets the road, he's going to show up.

I am betting against the Los Angeles Rams' 'stars and scrubs' roster model paying off.

It's a huge calculated risk that may pay off, but if I had to bet, I'm betting against it... they're saying, F that. Like, we're going to get Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Donald. Like, we're going to go play five against 11. But our five are so good, we're going to win. I think when you look at their offensive line guys, they are paper thin.

Baker Mayfield is a height and speed deficient quarterback who should not be paid a top-of-market contract.

Baker Mayfield is a guy that is just objectively short and slow... you can't pay him $40 million a year because you've got to keep Chubb and Ward and all these other guys... In my opinion, he's somewhere between the 6th and 8th best quarterback in the AFC. How are you going to win a championship?

Carson Wentz is lacking the 'battlefield commander' leadership qualities needed to win championships.

If you're worried about Nick Foles as your backup, you've got the wrong guy. You think Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady cared who their backup was? No... And that's the part about Carson Wentz that he may be lacking.

In NFL front offices, a player's production determines the level of tolerance for their off-field behavior.

In every single GM's office, they have one mathematical equation. Production equals tolerance. ... You want to have standards, protocols, and culture. But you know what? Hey, if Tiger Woods is not in the offseason program, he's still going out there as one of our guys.

Josh Allen's massive jump in completion percentage is a historical aberration that is unlikely to be repeated by others.

He is a very good player, and historically he has done something that no one else has in terms of improving his completion percentage... People don't leave college football and become as accurate as he has... his increase in completion percentage is historically good. [It is an aberration].

Jameis Winston will be successful with the Saints because of the humility he showed by sitting for a year.

He is someone that bet on himself and showed great humility a year ago by sitting behind Drew Brees. And that's hard to do when you're the first pick in the draft. Now, we have to go see it pay off, but I thought what it did was really be selfless and take long-term view.