1 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: W t V E Pittsburgh and iHeartRadio Station Guaranteed Human, 2 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: your radio home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. One A two 3 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: point five dv. Our next guest is brought to you 4 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: by the Gateway Clipper. He is the host of Football 5 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: America and Den Levatard's Metal Lark Network. Ladies and gentlemen, 6 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: it's our friend, Pittsburgh's own double d Dave Damashek. 7 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's up everybody? 8 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: No? 9 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 2: Oh wait, wait, wait, wait wait, let let's do it again. 10 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: Just say it one more time, Pittsburgh Zone. 11 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: Not the whole, not from the top, just just just 12 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: you know, right at the very. 13 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 3: End the day, I'll just say your name, okay, day. 14 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: Okay, right, and here we go. Let's redo three two one. 15 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: Dave Damashek. 16 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: That felt good. I'm glad we went back. Sometimes it's 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 2: the word trying to yea up a little bit, okay, 18 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: you know what? And and and I feel like that's 19 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: in line with the attitude on the banks of the 20 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: Three Rivers. Now see all this complain and then belly 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: ache and things weren't right, and now things feel a 22 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 2: little bit different, don't they. I feel like, like Aaron 23 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 2: Rodgers said, it's the pasting. The Pittsburgh media has to 24 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: stay quiet for this week. Is is that the vibe? 25 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: Here's Brandy Ballman, Here's here's the vibe. Okay, a couple 26 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 3: of couple of things. 27 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: Number One, Steeler fans are just glad to have one 28 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: more week of relevant, relevant football. Okay, and that first 29 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: and foremost, Okay, the season didn't end because if they 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: lose to Baltimore, it's for all intents and purposes, it's 31 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: over all right. And they beat Baltimore in Baltimore. They 32 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: did it in a way that had John Harbaugh pulling 33 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: his hair out, which is even more satisfactory, you know 34 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: what I mean, for some reason, even though it was 35 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: you know, it wasn't that the refs helped us. Well, 36 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: okay maybe on that one, you know, unnecessary on the 37 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: field goal, But that notwithstanding, they're glad, but not in 38 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 1: a way that they're ready to absolve Mike Tomlin for everything. 39 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: It's like when you get in an argument with your 40 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: significant other and then you yell at them for something 41 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: they did wrong, and then that person goes, you're right, 42 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: I was wrong. I'm sorry, and then you go, oh, okay, 43 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: all right, I'm glad we agree. You're not quite like 44 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: back to kissing and right. 45 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: You gotta keep the level of anger or whatever. 46 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: Right, But I'm glad you agree with me. That's that's 47 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 3: where Steeler fans are right now. 48 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: Well, that's the that's the level of discourse that you 49 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 2: want at Christmas. I mean, I sincerely. The idea that 50 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: you want to win the super Bowl is obvious. You 51 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 2: want to finish with a title. But these are the 52 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: good times right now for if you're in the middle class, 53 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: upper middle class, as the Steelers are currently. Although I 54 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: do caution everybody who anybody who looks at it and 55 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: feels like and I have when you look on a 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: piece of paper, I kind of I look at it 57 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: and think, like, the Steelers kind of should win the 58 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: division now they really should. This would be bad if 59 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: they blow it, given what's left and all of that. 60 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: But in the meantime, I think you're exactly right. Some 61 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 2: of my best sports memories are at Christmas time with 62 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: the newspaper that's the thing they used to have before 63 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: the internet, and sit literally sitting with the with the 64 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: with the post gazette open with Uncle Mike and Uncle Scott, 65 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: my old man and like I think, wait, so if 66 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: we win in week fifteen, we win this one, but 67 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: then not that the Oilers have to lose in Cleveland, 68 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: and then if they do, we get the wild card. 69 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: I'm pretty sure like that is some of the best 70 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: conversation there is. So these are the good times, except 71 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: for the fact that it would be bad to blow 72 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: it from here on out. Dolphins, Browns. The Steelers are 73 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: favored in both of those, I mean, very slim favorites 74 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: over the six and seven Dolphins, just a level set 75 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 2: for Steelers fans who might be feeling a little bit 76 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: too optimistic right now at the time of this recording. 77 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: Three point favorites is not great against the Mike McDaniel 78 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: who was fired six weeks ago. But so if you 79 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: assume two wins there, that gets them Denine, I still 80 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: think they very likely need Obviously, if they beat the 81 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 2: Ravens in Week eighteen, it's a rap. But assuming that 82 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: the Ravens are playing something and fighting for something, the 83 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 2: Detroit game is the one. Now if we assume even 84 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: optimistically that they do handle the Dolphins and the Browns, 85 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 2: I do think that where the Lions are bottom line 86 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: is let's root hard for the Lions to lose this 87 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: weekend so that they feel like their season is over 88 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: and they sort of come out flat against Pittsburgh in 89 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: a week from now. I do not think that all 90 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 2: hash is settled yet in the AFC, nor nor should 91 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: anybody else. 92 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: Well, I don't you know. 93 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow's press conference on Wednesday was a head scratcher. 94 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: It really seems like with their playoff chances being reduced 95 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: to I think three percent chance of them getting into 96 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: the first season, like they basically need a million things 97 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: to happen and they can't lose. He kind of was 98 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: pulling in Andrew Luck. Sounds like he's had all he 99 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: can take it. He can't take no more. 100 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 2: So I think I hear you completely, but I do. 101 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: I did hear that, and it was it was kind 102 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: of like morose for whatever he is. Twenty five twenty 103 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 2: nine multi moult is that right? Geeh? Multi multi millionaire guy? 104 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: And it is from a distance. The thing that strikes 105 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 2: me is that somebody who is not a multimillionaire, it's like, man, 106 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 2: come on, cheer up a little bit. 107 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: Abby Abbey pointed out the perfect part of his whole complaint. 108 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: But the batmobile is the Batmobile. Not fun fun, Oh 109 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: have to change the oil? 110 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 2: What a dork. And And yet even in Pittsburgh, PA, 111 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: I have to say I find him delightful. I think 112 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: he's great. I really do enjoy Joe Burrow. 113 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 3: I actually do too. I actually like him. I like 114 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 3: him in the NFL. 115 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: I hate that he plays for the Bengals because I 116 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: would like to root for him. 117 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 2: I mean, sheeesh. Wouldn't it be great if if things 118 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 2: had broken differently and somehow he wound up as the 119 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: Steelish QB. 120 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: But I shall not coming another team's quarterback in the 121 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: same division, Dave. 122 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 2: And that's how you wind up doing desperate things like 123 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: signing Joe Flacco. That's the one thing we have avoided 124 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: to this point. And I wonder if Joe Burrow did 125 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: hang it up. I will say about him, I think 126 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: they have better than a puncher's chance. I know he 127 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: seems down in the dumps midweek, which ain't great, but 128 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: I also think that that emotional swing of like I 129 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 2: got it beat, somebody in his life will probably say 130 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: what we're saying right now, like come on, man, you 131 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: bought the batmobile? Come on, do you well? If football's good? 132 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: Look at what I got. You look at it, Go 133 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: go take a spin in the batmobile and come back 134 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: right his rain. I think that if they understand that 135 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: the season is over, you want to be relevant for 136 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: another week as a human being, and you want to 137 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 2: feel that, Go be Baltimore and do us all a favor, 138 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow. I think that would restore some sense of meaning, 139 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: some self worth as a professional and all the rest 140 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: of it. And I legitimately think they might do it. 141 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 2: Not until last Sunday watching what happened in Charms City? 142 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: Did it? 143 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: Did it fully hit me? Maybe the Ravens est ain't great. 144 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 2: Maybe maybe I know, but it. 145 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: Has lost the step and Lamar and Harbaugh hate each 146 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: other and that's clear, and that almost never works. You know, 147 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: ask Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Tomlin, who I don't think 148 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: we're fast friends in any way, shape or form. 149 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 2: But Mark Hampton's podcast Dude. 150 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: And then Big Ben had him going to Penn State. 151 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: You might have him going to Michigan now who knows, 152 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, Mark Andrews is a head case 153 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: all of a sudden. I think when it comes to 154 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: play in the Black and Gold, at least he's always 155 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: responsible for a huge play that results in their demise. 156 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:47,479 Speaker 3: Their defense. 157 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: The secondary has one great player and a bunch of 158 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: also rans at this point. And you know, and I 159 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: pointed this out yesterday, if the Steelers were able to 160 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: take advantage of the Ravens secondary with huge, big, big plays, 161 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: big chunks of yardage there, what do you think Joe Burrow, 162 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: even sad Joe Burrow is gonna do with t Higgins 163 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: and Jamar Chase providing humongous windows to jump through. I mean, 164 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: he is gonna have a field day against them, and 165 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: then oh, things are gonna spiral in Baltimore. This is 166 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: the team. Don't forget. You love to point this out, Dave. 167 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: Nobody is bearing the burden of the case of the 168 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: suppostas more than the Baltimore Ravens this year. 169 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: I mean, here the thing that people, you know, empirical reality, 170 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 2: people want to deny it all the talking head they 171 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 2: swing the football fans' brain in such a way that 172 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: we all are are guided at least towards front runners. 173 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: You know, we're supposed to swoon over the past deeds 174 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: of Patrick Mahomes ensure we should, But this thing about 175 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: like h Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson might miss the playoffs. Well, 176 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 2: free free run for Josh Allen and I guess then 177 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: the fact is in the twenty first century, dig this number. 178 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 2: I mean, I think this is a revelation, and I've 179 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 2: mentioned it to you before, but fourteen in the starting 180 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 2: in January of two thousand, fourteen of the last twenty 181 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: six Super Bowl champion winning quarterbacks were between their second 182 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: and six seasons. The young guys are the guys who 183 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 2: win most of the Super Bowls, way more than the 184 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: guys in their alleged primes or the aged ones. Like 185 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 2: this Phil Rivers thing is is fun and funny and 186 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: all the rest of it. 187 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: Boy, funny, funny is the operative word. Honestly, I love it. 188 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: He's got It's not even a dad bod. 189 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 3: I mean, he's looked. 190 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: He looks like Jared Lorenzen compared to what he used 191 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: to look like. 192 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: And I hope, I hope, I hope it happens because 193 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 2: all of us would like, you know, we all like 194 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: people sitting up on top of the mountain so that 195 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: we can knock him off. And I think they short 196 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 2: just path to doing that is for forty four year 197 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 2: old fat Phil Rivers to come in, come in and 198 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 2: light up the NFL? What what a what a shaming 199 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 2: of all these other guys. It would be like, I 200 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: don't like imagine the press conference is like, hey, QB, 201 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: how do you explain you throwing two interceptions on a 202 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: Sunday that the old man Phil Rivers just went into 203 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 2: Seattle and lit up the Seahawks. What's the explanation for 204 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 2: that one? There would be nowhere to hide. I think 205 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 2: that here's a good question for you. For you guys, though, 206 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: would you rather have to go into because given the 207 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 2: news in an all time salacious news week in football, 208 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 2: what's what? What would be uh the situation you would 209 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 2: prefer to have to go play a pro football game 210 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 2: at age forty four? Or like Quintin Jammer drunk, or 211 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: I'll throw a third option in Ricky Williams high. I 212 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: guys like to play high. I've heard you know a 213 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: lot of guys you know that they they say medicinal 214 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 2: reasons after the game and everything else. Some guys like 215 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 2: the burn treat before a game, which I feel like 216 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: is the opposite of performance enhancement. Wouldn't I me, wouldn't 217 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 2: you be kind of like, like, if you're Ricky Williams 218 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 2: and like something somebody's trying to tack you'd be like, 219 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 2: come on, man, you see what I'm trying to do here. 220 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: I'm trying to go here, and you're grabbing at me, 221 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: and come on. 222 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: You know that's the sort of stereotype of the stoner. 223 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: There are many people whose psychoactive reaction to THC is 224 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: like sinister almost focus on things. You know, Okay, I. 225 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 2: Mean I guess so, so so you're talking go more 226 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 2: with the sativa string rather than the yes. 227 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: I'm a little more into God. I'd probably run in 228 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: the wrong direction and be like, from. 229 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 2: What I carried the ball? 230 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: What more do you want the ball? 231 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 2: I ran with it. Now you're now you're now you're nitpicking. 232 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 3: Come on, Philip Rivers. 233 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: We might be This might be hilarious until the first 234 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: time he takes a hit and then doesn't get up 235 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 1: and then his rush up to the emergency room. 236 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 2: Well, if everybody can. I keep hearing people say that, 237 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: but sincerely, what I mean was he's he's still six five, 238 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 2: he's still two hundred and thirty pounds or whatever he is. 239 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: He's still he was never if he were a guy 240 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 2: if he if he were Cam Newton or Ben Roethlisberger. 241 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 2: And for the same reason that Tom Brady could win 242 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl at forty five but Ben Roethlisberger and 243 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: Cam Newton couldn't get the forty is that it's the 244 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 2: Frank Gore paradox. Frank Gore was never Chris Johnson with 245 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 2: you know, four to two speed or whatever. So when 246 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: he got old, he hadn't lost anything because he never 247 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: had it in the first place. Same thing with Phil Rivers. 248 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 2: He's never dependent on quick twitch athleticism. So I don't 249 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 2: know how how much worse could it possibly go? Oh 250 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: than what we saw five years ago. All that said, 251 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 2: I'm with you, it's hysterical. 252 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 3: Well, let me ask you this. 253 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: Do you remember when you were a kid and you 254 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: were playing basketball on a court and like indoor court, 255 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: and you would dive for a ball. Do you ever 256 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: do that? Right? 257 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 2: Right? 258 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: Imagine doing that in your forties, just on a on 259 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: a baseball. Imagine what that would feel, how much pain 260 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: you would feel from that. Now, go ahead and make 261 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: the extrapolation to linebacker running straight for you, you know, 262 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: to knock you out, hitting you as hard as you can. 263 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: How many basketball courts. Does that equal? 264 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 2: I hear you, And when you say that, all it 265 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 2: does is remind me of who's the biggest pain in 266 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 2: the ass when you play pick up basketball. It's the 267 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: guy who's too old to be out there and people 268 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 2: only half know, which is exactly what Phil Rivers is 269 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 2: going to be with his Colts teammates. I'm aware of 270 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 2: that guy. I've seen him around, but I don't really 271 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,479 Speaker 2: know him. And he wears a headband and in basketball 272 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 2: he pulls the stocks up way too high, and he 273 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 2: might show up in the short shorts. And he's the 274 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 2: guy who defends you twenty seven feet from the rim? 275 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: Do you get out of my face? 276 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: Yeah? He always u up all over. 277 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 2: He's like blue, like said, chill out, would you please? 278 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 2: It turns all of us into Ricky Williams. It really 279 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 2: is like, will you chill out a little take a 280 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: little bit easier. Stop grabbing at me every time. I'm 281 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: not gonna do anything from twenty seven feet away from 282 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 2: the rim. 283 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: All right, Dave, let me go. Why do you think 284 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: Quentin Jammer came out with that information about one playing drunk? 285 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: Like what what made compelled him to like, you know 286 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: what I'm bored. 287 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 3: I played drunk eight times. Run with it everyone. 288 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: It's a great question, but I think it goes back 289 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: to the existence of the Jerry Springer Show, right, Like, 290 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 2: I don't where did they dig up all those people 291 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: who were willing to go and humiliate themselves like that. 292 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: People like attention, Randy, That's what I'm starting to think. 293 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 2: I'm starting to think that, by any means necessary, people 294 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 2: are desperate for somebody to pay attention to them. And 295 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: I think Quentin Jammer had been out of the spot, 296 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 2: like maybe a little bit too long. 297 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: All right, Monday Night Football Mike Tomlin versus Mike McDaniel. 298 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: I equated it to getting dunked on by Muggsy Bogues. 299 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: It can happen, you don't want it to happen to you. 300 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 2: I mean, listen, how many times do you need to 301 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 2: see a quarterback who is precise? Which is what two 302 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 2: is if nothing else, you know, and it's it's not 303 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 2: a rollover situation, like the Dolphins are playing for nothing. 304 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: There is a path for them. It's implausible because of 305 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 2: the teams they play after Pittsburgh and if they're being realistic, 306 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 2: But you know, I don't think they're thinking about what's 307 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 2: two weeks or three weeks. It goes back to the 308 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 2: way we started five minutes ago, which is they want 309 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: to be relevant for another week. Mike McDaniel wants to 310 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 2: be two and everybody else wants to be and they 311 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 2: keep the ball in the air. If they get the 312 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 2: seven and seven, there is a path for them to 313 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 2: get to the postseason. That's what you kind of don't want. 314 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 2: You want these teams that are you know, I could 315 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 2: have it both ways. The teams get nervous, like there's 316 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 2: stakes in this game. We have to play our best game. 317 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 2: I also kind of like where if Joe Burrow turns 318 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: a corner emotionally and spiritually between now and kickoff, it 319 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 2: could be like Devil make care. But they're no, they're 320 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 2: no steaks for me. The Ravens are supposed to win. 321 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 2: They have all the pressure on them. We have nothing. 322 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 2: Let's just go light it up and score sixty eight 323 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: points tonight kind of vibe. The Dolphins are capable. They're 324 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 2: not a bum team, and you know that Mike McDaniel 325 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 2: for all to talk about too and and all of that. 326 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 2: They like to run the ball. So the Steelers better 327 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 2: be be ready to do to attempt to do better. 328 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 2: I mean, this ongoing thinks their inability to stop the 329 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 2: run it is trouble. I do think that they figure out, 330 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 2: given the history of Monday Night football and all of that, 331 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 2: that the Steelers will show up. 332 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: And Tom's pretty good. 333 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 2: I'm just not I mean, at three points, I forget 334 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 2: about all that straight up winner. That's as far as 335 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 2: I'm willing to go with Pittsburgh. And the other thing 336 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 2: that I have to say before we go is I 337 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 2: thought that the Isaiah likely thing for real. I know 338 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 2: people call me biased and probably not in safe, safe 339 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 2: waters like we're in right now, but the Isaiah likely 340 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,959 Speaker 2: thing that should have been a touchdown is The argument 341 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 2: that I've heard is if that were on the sideline, 342 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 2: it would have been a catch. And my argument is 343 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: that's exactly why it wasn't a catch in the end zone. 344 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 2: Two feet down and then the dB immediately slaps it 345 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: out of your hand. That would be a no catch 346 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 2: along the sideline anywhere. Why would the rule be different 347 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 2: in the end zone? One two bang, the ball is out. 348 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: That's it. 349 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 2: It wasn't a touchdown there. 350 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 3: The end zone is different. That's why because the end 351 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 3: zone is different, and that's. 352 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: Why if you fumble through the end zone, it's a 353 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: touchback on the other way, because the end zone is 354 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: not like every other place, so you can't equate it 355 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: to any other place. 356 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 3: The end zone remains its own special place. You have 357 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 3: different rules for it, and that's what makes it good. 358 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 2: I listen, I'm not gonna argue with the with the 359 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 2: officials good. I'm glad that it made all of charm City. 360 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 2: If you want to have a good laugh Steelers fans 361 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 2: in your free time this weekend, dig up the steel 362 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 2: shots of Isaiah Likely and focus beyond him and into 363 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 2: the crowd. Look at all the people reacting when they 364 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 2: thought that was a touchdown, their cheerleaders slipping, cheering wildly. 365 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 2: It's the happiest moment of their life. And in about 366 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 2: a second and a half. It's sort of like when 367 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 2: that that moment when you when you stub your toe 368 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 2: and then you know, like all the pain's about to arrive. 369 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 2: It's not here yet, Ah, there it is, and now 370 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 2: you're upset. You you can do that, but if you're 371 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 2: not gonna feel the hey, you know they are about 372 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: to feel the pain. In the image which already happened, 373 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 2: and they're still sad about it all these days later. 374 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: It's delightful. 375 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: Dave Demischeck Football America Podcast. Make sure you check it out. 376 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 3: Dave is brought to you by the Gateway Clipper. This 377 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 3: morning on DVE, Thank you. 378 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 2: A good one made the I made up for it. 379 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 2: I think you know that fumble out of the gig? 380 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: Can you play the greatest song in the world for me? 381 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: Only if you can pick it? 382 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 4: Let us know your lunxury quests on our socials phone 383 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: or the talk back button on the iHeart Radio app 384 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 4: that one you picked. The songs on the Electric Lunch 385 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 4: at noon on dv E from the Bridgeville Appliance Weather Center, 386 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 4: known for exceptional service. 387 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: Bridgeville Appliance is looking for exceptional service. Text contact is 388 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: for Randy Bellman and the DV Morning Show. It's d 389 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: V Morning Show Randy Bauman, along with Abby Krisner and 390 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: Mike Pursuda. Our buddy Joe Bartnick in studio with us 391 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: this morning as well. It's time for our three and 392 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: out segment where I picked three games for you that 393 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: are guaranteed to probably, maybe possibly win. It's brought to 394 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 1: by Bett Park sportsbook and casino app gambling problem Call 395 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: one eight hundred gambler, Let's get started, Mike, what am 396 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: I looking at here? Game number one, the Raiders at 397 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: the Eagles minus eleven, The Kenny Pickett Revenge Game. Kenneth 398 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: Shane Pickett returns to Philadelphia to face the team he 399 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: helped propel to a Super Bowl win, the Eagles, who, 400 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: without gratitude for the seven snaps he mopped up in 401 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty nine, literally threw him to the dogs 402 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, Cleveland, who before he played one down of 403 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: football for them, tossed him into the black hole of 404 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: the Raiders, where he is sat on the bench learning nothing, 405 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: by the way, and now he's finally poised to emerge 406 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: his starter. And you want to bet against Kenny Pickett, yep, 407 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: and spot him eleven points this Sunday? What would you 408 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: spot bane eleven points? Because Kenny Pickett is football Bane. 409 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: He literally crawled out of the pit. You really adopted 410 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: the doc. 411 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 5: I was traded into it, and then quickly the dark 412 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 5: was like, boys, hands were small, maybe we should draft 413 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 5: be on Sun. 414 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: And then somebody who was like. 415 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 3: Jeez, we already have a lot of quarterbacks. 416 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 5: But they're good at anyway, and then they traded me 417 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 5: one more time to somewhere even darker. Now I'm older 418 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 5: and wiser, but mostly older because I graduated when I 419 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 5: was like twenty nine. 420 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: So why am I not on the fence about picket? 421 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: That's what I'm wondering. 422 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 3: Plus eleven for one thing. 423 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: The Eagles are coming off on Monday night West Coast 424 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: heartbreaker that caused even more locker room in fighting. And additionally, 425 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: they got one less day of rest than pickets plunderers, 426 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: and overall, the Eagles are a mess. Their Super Bowl 427 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: hangover is the football equivalent of Tiger Woods waking up 428 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 1: half hanging out of the driver's seat of his top 429 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: parked on top of his mailbox, still tripping on ambient 430 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: and eighteen Mick ultras while his wife throttled him with 431 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: a nine iron for nailing a pancake waitress. But don't 432 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 1: pull it together and cover against the Raiders, right, No. 433 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 3: Not necessarily. 434 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: They dropped three straight. They barely won against the teams 435 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: they have beat. Not to mention, this is the same 436 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: Raiders team that kicked a meaningless field goal last week 437 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: as time expired just. 438 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 3: To cover the spread. 439 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: In all time blatant backdoor cover from Pete Carroll, who 440 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: I guess figures the only way to save his job 441 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: in Vegas at this point is to appease degenerate Campbeller's 442 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 1: God bless him. So unless the temperatures drop so low 443 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: that Kenny has to wear two pairs of gloves on Sunday, 444 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:47,479 Speaker 1: an actual possibility for mister dollhands take the Raiders and 445 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 1: the Points with Pete Carroll, It's guaranteed backdoor action. Abby. 446 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: I'd like credit for refraining from the easy joke there. 447 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: I had a bunch of them, including one about Elton 448 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: John on his birthday. Next Raven's as plus two and 449 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: a half. Nothing quite like two sub five hundred teams 450 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: playing one another in December with playoff implications on the line. 451 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: What's becoming the AFC North. We used to have a 452 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: proper division, the toughest in the NFL. This year, the 453 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: AFC North is kind of like Station Square. I swear 454 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: it was great, just like a year ago. What happened? 455 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: These two teams already met once on Thanksgiving when Lamar 456 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: and Company burned it up five times en route to 457 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: a thirty two to fourteen shillaking in Burrows return, and 458 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: now it's desperation time in Baltimore. Last week's loss to 459 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: the Steelers means the Ravens need this win like Pat 460 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: McAfee needs a throat lossenge. The Ravens lose this one 461 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: and their playoff hopes are slimmer than one of the 462 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: stars of the movie Wicked. And while there's plenty of 463 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: time to plenty of blame, rather to go around Harball's 464 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: doing that thing where he holds one hand up as 465 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: a shield and then behind that he points at Lamar fault. 466 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: Lamar's missed a bunch of practice because of injuries, and 467 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: it sounds like harms ain't two throw it, he told reporters. Quote, 468 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: if it's not the best thing to practice because you 469 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: want to get your body right, I think you have 470 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: to respect that as a coach, So I respect Lamar 471 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: and his judgment. Translation, why won't you practice, you lazy wuss. 472 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: Lamar's completion percentage has been under sixty the last five 473 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: games straight, and the Ravens d gave up a bunch 474 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: of big plays to the Steelers, who aren't exactly known. 475 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 3: For that kind of thing. 476 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: How do you think the fair against Burrow and the 477 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: boys who routinely gashed defenses. Joey b at four touchdown 478 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: passes last week against Buffalo. Schrrey threw a couple of 479 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: picks back to back. One was a pick six, but 480 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: it was a blizzard. If not for that, the Bengals 481 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: get out of Buffalo with the win, and they're the 482 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: ones we're worried about. And yes, I saw the press 483 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: conference where Joe Burrow said yesterday he's not been having 484 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: fun and contemplates whether or not to keep playing. Yes, 485 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: it seemed like a football suicide. Note no, it's not 486 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: exactly the stuff that makes you want to run into 487 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: a battle with him like Braveheart. But Joe's a gamer, 488 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: and that Baltimore secondary is gonna leave some big windows 489 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: for MOPI Joe. That'll give me two juicy to pass up. 490 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: Take Burrow and over. 491 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 3: Passing yards on Sunday, and like Jethro Tall, I'm going. 492 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: Bong gals in their jaw. Dolphins up these Steelers minus. 493 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 3: Three the main event Monday night. 494 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel looks like the dude at the 495 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: Apple store who condescendingly asks you if you tried turning 496 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: your phone off and back on again before he attempts 497 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: to fix it. Losing to McDaniel's like getting dunked on 498 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: by Muggsy Bogues. It could happen, you just don't want 499 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 1: to happen to you. The credit where credits do. He's 500 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: turned this team around in short order, and while everyone 501 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: else was calling for the head Dolphins job, McDaniel. 502 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 3: Said, eh, eh. 503 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: The Dolphins are hoping to ride the A chain to 504 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 1: an upset win over the Steelers Devon A chain. That is, 505 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 1: if the Steelers run defense is as bad as it 506 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: was against the Bills, they won't not only won't be 507 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 1: able to stop a chain, they won't be able to 508 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: stop the b chain or the sin And if Derek 509 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: Harmon doesn't play on Monday Night, the Steelers are gonna 510 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,719 Speaker 1: need my mom to start a prayer chain for their 511 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: run defense. And that's not as hopeless as you might think. 512 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: My mom said. They prayed away Missus Chanley's goiter last month, 513 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: so anything's possible. 514 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 3: In the nine games Harmon. 515 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: Has played this year, the Steelers have only allowed an 516 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: average of ninety six yards rushing per game. 517 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 3: In the four games Harmon didn't. 518 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: Play, Steelers fans nearly tore the stadium apart, called for 519 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: Tomlin's job and boots sticks. Jeremy Renner didn't get run 520 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: over as bad as the harmonless Steelers do. The other 521 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: big storyline in this one is Fitzpatrick's revenge. Now, I'm 522 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 1: not talking about the green diarrhea you get after Saint 523 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: Patty's they prayed. I'm talking about former Steeler safety Makea 524 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick returning to Akricher Stadium for the first time since 525 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: being traded back to the Dolphins. The Steelers gave up 526 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: a first round pick for Maca in twenty nineteen, which 527 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: allowed us to enjoy Duck Hodges to quack his way 528 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: into our hearts with a three and three record as 529 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: a starter that made us miss out on Justin Herbert 530 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: in the draft the next year, which, look, it's worth it, Okay. 531 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 3: The Duck year was so much fun. 532 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,199 Speaker 1: It was like taking a semester at college because you're 533 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: part of your balls off. We were making memories there. 534 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: Mink has always honked off about something. One time bitching 535 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: so much at Tarrell Austin when he was hurt, he 536 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: got Toman to call time out and change the defense 537 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: for a game winning interception. 538 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: Against the Packers. 539 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: He famously complained that the Steelers had a work ethic 540 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: problem or frame. We hear more often than jingle bells 541 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: this time of the year, by the way, and Mike 542 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: Tomlin labeled him ornery and sent him back to the 543 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: team from which they acquired, Miami, the NFL equivalent of 544 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: being lost luggage a pointless, circuitous journey. Steelers fans always 545 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: complained Minca didn't make enough splash plays, and his defenders 546 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: would tell you, we have to appreciate the plays that 547 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: Minca didn't make, like he was playing jazz instead of football. 548 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 3: So MinC is revenge, nothing to worry about. 549 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: Temperatures are expected to be in the teens and Tua 550 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: is oh for lifetime. 551 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 3: When the temperatures are under forty six degrees. 552 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: Steelers just need to do the football equivalent of taking 553 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 1: a moodium load up against the runs and. 554 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 3: Watch two go free and out. 555 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: Tomlin's gonna send Dark Boy in his vape pens back 556 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: to Florida and then smoke stuggies with Jay Lazer and 557 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: Brett Michaels all night long. 558 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 3: Steelers fly, the Dolphins take the good guys. 559 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: That's it. I guarantee the possible winners for you this week. 560 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: I'm courtesy of the DV Morning Show. 561 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 6: And Mister Smalls presents a benefit concert for the Rainbow 562 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 6: Kitchen Feed the Burg on Friday, December nineteenth at Mister 563 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 6: Small's Theater. This all ages show will feature the best 564 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 6: and local Pittsburgh musle like Joe Braschecky, Bill Deeseon, Jeane 565 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 6: the Werewolf, Tiny Wards, Clinton, Cleg of the Common Heeart, 566 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 6: Kelsey Barber, Sun King Warriors, Liz ber Lynn, Jen Wurtz, 567 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 6: Hondre Costello, Chet Benson, Patty Twigg, and Soledonia and Morgan Arenas. 568 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 6: Sketch your tickets at mister smalls dot com or dve 569 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 6: dot com. 570 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 5: If you can't get enough. 571 00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 7: If you're Pittsburgh, Dearly beloved friends, haters and douchebags that 572 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 7: have advanced to the playoffs were gathered here today to 573 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 7: mourn the death of your terrible twenty twenty five fantasy 574 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 7: football team. For those of you who did not know 575 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 7: that departed. They came into this world, as so many do, 576 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 7: drafted in late August amid much hope and promise. This 577 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 7: team seemed bound for big things. Expectations were high and 578 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 7: why wouldn't they be? After all, you secured an elite 579 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 7: wide receiving tandem and Tyreek Hill and aj Brown. You 580 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 7: had Bell Cows in the backfield with Saquon and Breis Hall. 581 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 7: This was your year, and so this squad plucked from 582 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 7: the stars, was given a name fit for a champion, 583 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 7: Steve Suck. A cheeky tip of the cat to your 584 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 7: brother in law, Steve, who, in all fairness, sucks. But 585 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 7: the best slave plans often go awry, and a rocky 586 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 7: season followed. Whether it was injuries, no show performances, or 587 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 7: every dunce in your league having their hot week against 588 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 7: your team, you quickly found yourself behind the gate ball. 589 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 7: It was the kind of year that would make you 590 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 7: quit fantasy football altogether if you were a total loser, 591 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 7: like Notre Dame. But through adversity, real champions are born, 592 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 7: and Steve Sucks would not go gentle into that good night. 593 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 7: You spent hours on Reddit, consuming the advice of strangers. 594 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 7: You sifted through hot garbage on the waiver wire. Week 595 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 7: after week, you skipped your daughter's soccer game to see 596 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 7: if Jerome Ford could score two measly points against the Jets. 597 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: He could not. This team was your baby. 598 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 7: You loved it like your own and sometimes love makes 599 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 7: you do crazy things like text a picture of a 600 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 7: three D printed gun to the league group chat at 601 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 7: one in the morning, which again was a joke. It 602 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 7: was from Google Images. It's not like you own that, sheesh. 603 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 7: You may have finished tenth in the league, but you 604 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 7: were seventh in points, which is sort of similar to 605 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 7: the Tomlin No losing season's sting. 606 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: But still no one can take that away from you. 607 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 7: For some, the end of the fantasy football season means 608 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 7: venmoing a dude you now hate fifty bucks with the 609 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 7: memo choke on it. For others, it involves a heinous 610 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 7: punishment which you have to gratify yourself in the restroom 611 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 7: of a waffle house. But as we now lay Steve 612 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 7: Sucks and all the other loser fantasy teams to rest. 613 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 7: Just remember fantasy football is deeply stupid and no one 614 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 7: wants to hear you talk about it. Ashes to ashes, 615 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 7: dust to dust. 616 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 6: It's time for the Steelers Daily Report on DVE, brought 617 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 6: to you by Independence Health System Expert Care. 618 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 3: Here a Steelers pro shop. 619 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 6: Get it direct from the team at shop dot Steelers 620 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 6: dot com. 621 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: Here's Tom Opferman. 622 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 8: The Steelers try to build off their big win against 623 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 8: the Baltimore Ravens when they welcome the six and seven 624 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 8: Miami Dolphins to town, who are red hot riding a 625 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 8: four game winning streak into Pittsburgh for Monday Night Football. 626 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 8: One thing going in the favor of the Black and 627 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 8: Gold Monday Night will be the freezing temperatures expected at 628 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 8: game time. Right now, the feels like projection for kickoff 629 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 8: Monday is supposed to be nine degrees and that's a 630 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 8: death sentence for the Miami Dolphins and has been for 631 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 8: almost a decade Miami. He hasn't won a game when 632 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 8: the temperature has been below forty degrees since twenty sixteen 633 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 8: against Buffalo, and their quarterback to a tongue of Iloa, 634 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 8: has a record of zero to five in his career 635 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 8: anytime the ten fips below forty degrees. Despite the weather 636 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 8: advantage Pittsburgh will have over Miami and their quarterback, Tua 637 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 8: also plays into the Steelers defense's hands in another key way. 638 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 8: Tua is currently tied for the league leading interceptions of 639 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 8: this season, having been picked off fourteen times, which bodes 640 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 8: well for a Steelers defense that has eleven picks on 641 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 8: the season. The problem is you have to get Ta 642 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 8: to throw the ball to pick him off, and the 643 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,240 Speaker 8: Dolphins have been hiding him during their winning streak, averaging 644 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 8: just about twenty one pass attempts per game in that 645 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 8: four game streak. Of course, the Dolphins feel no obligation 646 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 8: to pass the ball, seeing as they're averaging one hundred 647 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 8: and ninety two rushing yards per game during their winning streak, 648 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 8: So it will be a major key for the Steelers 649 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,319 Speaker 8: defense to stop that rushing attack, force Tua to air 650 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 8: it out, pick him off, and win the game. Steelers 651 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 8: and Dolphins kick off at eight fifteen Monday night at 652 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 8: Akashuer Stadium. I'm Tom Offerman with the Steelers Report.