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I’m wondering what Derek Carr is waiting for. Since he was given his outright release by the Raiders, he doesn’t have to wait for the start of NFL free agency to sign with another team. Jets. Man, Jets.  Although the Falcons might make a surprising amount of sense as well. Think about it.

What’s with the Titans releasing three high-profile veterans and clearing out all that cap space on Thursday? They didn’t have to do that as early as they did. Unless there’s something cooking right now in Nashville.

The Titans averaged 17.5 points per game last season, certainly in part to the season-ending injury suffered by QB Ryan Tannehill. He’s good to go for 2023. But is Tennessee going to keep him.

This offseason QB musical chairs is going to get crazy. Fully half of the league’s teams have quarterback issues they want to address.

One of those teams is the Raiders. Here’s what I’d do. I’d go with Jarrett Stidham. I like him better and better every time I see him. And I’d stay away from Aaron Rodgers.

To me, the key question for the Cowboys is whether WR Michael Gallup can finally make a full recovery from his 2021 knee surgery. Otherwise, that offense should be ready to roll, regardless of how things shake out at running back.

Since Joe Burrow is going to be eligible for and certainly deserving of a ginormous contract extension, it’s going to be very difficult for the Bengals to keep receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on long-term contracts.  Cincy can keep Higgins for the final year of his rookie deal in 2023, but after that it could be adios. Tee Higgins is a flat-out stud.

The Colts have the fourth overall pick in the draft. Unless the Bears trade out of the top spot, one of the three top-rated QBs will be available. Nobody needs a QB more than Indy does.

Back in January, police say Alabama freshman basketball player Brandon Miller brought now ex-teammate Darius Miles the gun that Miles then allegedly used to fatally shoot 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. Last night in Columbia, South Carolina, Miller scored 41 points, including the game winning layup in the final second of overtime, as second-ranked Alabama beat the Gamecocks 78-76. Yeah. I don’t fully get this either. But police say there’s nothing they can charge Miller with. The University of Alabama says that Miller remains a member in good standing on the Crimson Tide team. Shaking my head.

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Paul's Bio

I clearly have the attention span of your median fruit fly.Look! Airplane!

Sorry. I’m back.

It’s both a curse and a blessing. I’ve never bought this stuff about, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” But I do think that a wide range of life experiences helps us grow as people, and helps us better relate to other people. I’ve been fortunate. And I am beyond grateful.

I show up on time. I go like hell. I’m a good listener. I hold myself accountable. I own my mistakes. And I have a natural and an insatiable curiosity. I’m never afraid to say, “I don’t know,” when I don’t. But then I try to find out.

The flip side is I’m a lousy ballroom dancer and my clothes sometimes fit me funny.

Stuff matters to me. I care. But while I take that stuff seriously, I try hard to never take myself seriously. As a result, I have sometimes been told, “Paul, it’s hard to tell when you’re serious and when you’re just having some fun. Which is it? Serious or fun?”

My answer is “yes.” But I think that is a legitimate criticism. I promise I’m going to work on that.

This has been the quickest and strangest half-century I’ve ever experienced. During that period, I’ve been afforded amazing opportunities in news and sports journalism across all platforms. I have taught wonderful students at the high school and collegiate level. Always, I learned more from them than they did from me. I’ve been a high school administrator. I spent ten seasons as a high school varsity football coach. I’ve been an advertising executive. I’ve hosted nationally syndicated television entertainment shows. In maybe the biggest honor I ever received, I was selected by NASA to be “Chet The Astronaut” for the “Land The Shuttle” simulator at Space Center Houston. (All I can say there, is “Do as I say, not as I do.” I put that thing in the Everglades more often than not.) Most recently, I just wrapped up a decade as a television news director, during which time our teams distinguished themselves in holding the powerful accountable, achieving both critical and ratings success.

What does all that mean? It means I am profoundly grateful. It also means I’m ready for “next.” So here we are. Radically Rational. It’s an idea I woke up with in 2017. I scribbled “Radically Rational” on a piece of notebook paper and used a magnet to stick it on our refrigerator. I saw it every day, and it just would not leave me alone.

I am second in charge at Radically Rational, LLC. My wife, Jo (also known as BB), is the president. Clearly, I have failed in my attempt to sleep my way to the top of this organization.

I hope you will learn that I’m loyal as a Labrador. But I will admit that this doggie can bite every now and then. My promise to you? I will show up on time. I will go like hell. I will listen to you earnestly and attentively. I will hold myself accountable. I will never be the least bit hesitant to say, “I don’t know,” when I don’t.

But then I’ll try to find out. Let’s do it.