New Year's resolutions for playoff teams with Mina Kimes | Zero Blitz

Jason Fitz is joined by ESPN's Mina Kimes to cap off the last week of 2023 as we prepare for Week 17 of NFL action. Fitz and Mina start off by discussing the Russell Wilson benching, what went wrong in Denver and Russ' potential future as a starting NFL quarterback. Fitz and Mina also discuss how weird 2023 has been for the quarterback position and which teams could consider themselves a mid-level quarterback away from deep playoff contention.

Next, the duo dive into some New Year's resolutions for playoff teams, as they analyze what the NFL's playoff contenders need to be focused on improving about themselves over the next few weeks to make it to the Super Bowl. Fitz and Mina highlight the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills.

Later, Fitz is joined as always by former NFL GM Michael Lombardi, and the duo have a lot to get to as they get a front office perspective on the latest news of the week. Fitz and Michael cover the Russell Wilson benching and how that works in a front office, quarterback contracts and how much is too much (do you give Brock Purdy $50M when it's time?) and their year-end awards for both coach of the year and GM of the year.

00:55 - Is Russell Wilson still a starting QB?

15:05 - New Year's resolutions for playoff teams

25:40 - Russell Wilson benching & the future of QB contracts

45:30 - Year-end awards for head coach and GM

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