1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Joining me now to talk Steelers and Ravens. From the 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Post Gazette, he has called him is Paul's ice. Paul, 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: like I was saying in the Corsi before Momentum, tells 4 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: me to count the Steelers out. But really, if you 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: look at the game in a vacuum, it's pretty much 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: a toss up this Sunday night, isn't it? 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: It is? And the big, big reason why it is 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: is because John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin are the same. Gosh, 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: they're the same coach. It's gonna be a battle of 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: who can be less incompetent, uh in a in a 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: in a must win big spot. I fully, fully believe 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: that in this game we will see both coaches do 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: things that make you wonder if they really want to 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 2: win the game or not. So there's a different opponent, 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: maybe i'd have a different opinion. But when I watched 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: the Ravens play, and I mean this in all sincerity, Mark, 17 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 2: I'm not trying to be hot. Take guy, the Ravens 18 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: are literally the dumbest. 19 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: Team I've ever watched. 20 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: Well, they have competition there with the Steelers, but yeah, 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: I totally get what you're saying, and I've always said 22 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: Bill Cowers a better coach than Mike tom and I 23 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: don't think it's close. And Cower suggested that they just 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: do a lot of play action and feature mouth and 25 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: John who was targets. I think that makes one hundred sense, 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: and I know they won't do it. 27 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: Well. 28 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: You have Jonas Smith and it seems like he's become 29 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 2: your running back. 30 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: I mean, what are they doing. 31 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 2: You've got two guys like last week, you know they 32 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: gave him two or three carries. I'm thinking of myself, 33 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 2: wouldn't you much rather hand the ball to that guy 34 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: like Gatewell who might actually make a play as opposed 35 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: to Jonas Smith who, oh, I know, the one, the 36 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: one player who isn't against the Bills or the Dolphins 37 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 2: or whatever sitting duck or the Dolphins. When he ran, 38 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: you know, for like a ten year or twelve yard 39 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: touchdown completely untouched, Well anybody. 40 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 3: Could have made that run. 41 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: My point is what I don't like about this offense 42 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: right now. What I've seen is they don't seem to 43 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: understand who their playmakers are. Their best playmaker right now 44 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 2: with dk Metcalf at outs is gain well he is 45 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: he just is their best tight end is friar Mus right, 46 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: And of course friar Mus is in the witness protection 47 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 2: program or something. 48 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 3: Until you know, the. 49 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: Last drive, when they're just throwing the ball down to 50 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: try and get there. It's kind of mind boggling to 51 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: me how bad it can be at figuring out personnel 52 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: and who they want to have the ball. 53 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: I will say, though, Paul, while I think Tom Win's 54 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: a dope and Smith's a puppet and probably a dope too, 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: Rogers is the guy making bad calls on personnel. I mean, 56 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: they didn't tell him to throw nine times to MBS, 57 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: including the last three in Cleveland, or seven times to 58 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: Scotty Miller. 59 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 4: That's just who he's trying to anoint. 60 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: No question. I mean again, whoever. You know, it's pretty 61 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 2: clear Aaron Rodgers got his own way and getting the 62 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: veteran receivers into the lineup, and you know, I have 63 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: to believe the play on fourth and one. Rogers looked 64 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 2: out there and saw one on one coverage and said, 65 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: you know what we're gonna. You know, I'm gonna. 66 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 3: I'm gonna. 67 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: That's that's a that's a win for us. 68 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 3: We got what we want. 69 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: No safety help over there, but it ain't DK Metcalf 70 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: over there. It's Scotty Miller. I mean, I don't understand 71 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: even a guy like Rogers who's been around for you know, 72 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: twenty years or whatever it's been, how can you look 73 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: out there and say that's a win for us when 74 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: it's Scotty Miller. So there is some truth to that, 75 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: But my point is you you know, it took them 76 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: what ten weeks or twelve weeks to figure out the 77 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: DK Metcalf. If you target him a lot, he's gonna 78 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: come up with a lot of catches. You know, there 79 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: were some games where he was targeted two or three times, 80 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: which is just ridiculous. I just think my biggest problem 81 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: with this offense, the offensive philosophy, whether it's Smith, whether 82 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: it's Rogers, whether it's Tomlin, whatever, is that they just 83 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: don't seem to know who their best players are. 84 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 5: Well. 85 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: I like the Steelers running game both backs. I like 86 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: the old line. Why not just do that? And I've 87 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: been told, well that's too simple. I bet Baltimore does it, 88 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: and it won't be so simple. 89 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: The irony of that mark is that last week, with 90 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: his back completely up against the wall, John Harbaugh figured 91 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: out that number twenty two on his team is pretty good. 92 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: Didn't he and they and they and and they simplified 93 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 2: their did their offense. They went power, you know, basically 94 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: the entire game, and they just kept handing it off 95 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: to Derrick Henry that that may have been boring, but 96 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: they they they pounded the Packers. And I agree with 97 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: you one hundred percent. I don't think the Steelers have 98 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: done enough to really really delve into and develop their 99 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: running game to the point where they can control a 100 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: game with it, like you know teams have done, and 101 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: like their teams have done in the past. 102 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: And like Baltimore can do as well. But I'm with you. 103 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 4: I think Harbor and Tom Went are both bolts. 104 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: But I don't think Harball will forget in a week 105 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: what worked did Green Bay. That said, if Lamar can 106 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: play and he's dinged up, maybe he will not smart himself. 107 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 4: Because I really think, and it sounds dumb to. 108 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: Say, I think they're better off in this game with 109 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: snoopid quarterback because it'll make them simplify and it'll feature Henry. 110 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: And not just that Mark. One of the most underrated 111 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: things about the game against Green Bay is they got 112 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: sixty yards rushing from Huntley. You know, his legs were 113 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: a factor, which is a big factor in that offense. 114 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson can't run. He's got a bad wheel, he's 115 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: got a bad knee, he's got a bad back. It's 116 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: clear he can't run right now. So to me, you 117 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: take quarterback, run basically off the table, the Ravens become 118 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: a lot easier to defend. So I agree with you. 119 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: You know, I know that you know a lot of 120 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: the national morons, you know, the fanboys of Lamar Jackson 121 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 2: are all up in arms because people are suggesting what 122 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 2: you're suggesting. I'm not saying Huntley is better than Lamar Jackson. 123 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: I'm saying that when Lamar Jackson isn't healthy, he's a 124 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 2: hell of a lot less interesting of a player to me, and. 125 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: He still feel the need to feature him when he's 126 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: dinged up. 127 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 4: That's part of it. 128 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: Too, exactly. And one of the biggest things about Huntley 129 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: that I watched in that Packers game, he had sixty 130 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: yards rushing. I mean, you know he you know there 131 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: were plays where it was third down and he ran 132 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: and got you in a ten or twelve yards or whatever. 133 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 2: That is a big part of what the Ravens do. 134 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,679 Speaker 2: And you're so right when you talk about Lamar Jackson. 135 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: They will still try and feature him, still trying, you know, 136 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: a fourth feed. You know his I don't know his 137 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: his MVP candidacy or whatever, even though he can't move, 138 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,679 Speaker 2: and it was clear and I said this a bunch 139 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: of times watching him when I you know, because the 140 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: Ravens seem to be on Primetime every single night every week, 141 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: I would say, it looks like this guy can't move. 142 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: But if you can't move, he's not really all that scary. 143 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: Well, he ain't getting MVP this year, But you're right, 144 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: they always try to burnish him as this as a 145 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: past MVP anyway, And and the inmates on the asylum, 146 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: not least with the Steel and Rogers. 147 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 4: But but I've been saying all day. 148 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: Paul, that the big story here is only partly if 149 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: they win or lose. It's what they do after if 150 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: they lose, that might even be the bigger story. And 151 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: we both know they're gonna bring Tom Win back. But 152 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: I bet they're gonna bring Rogers back no matter what. 153 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: I think they're enamored of his name. I think that 154 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: while the entire organization is scared the death of Tomlin. 155 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 4: I think Tom Win's scared the death of Rogers. 156 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 2: Well, my only thing with that, I've watched enough games 157 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: this year where Rogers had the look of a guy 158 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 2: who wishes he was fishing or you know, meditating in 159 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: his tent. 160 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 3: Oh no, he might not. 161 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: Want to come back. I'm saying if he wants to do, 162 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 4: they will. 163 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: If he wants to come back, he'll be back. You're 164 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: absolutely right. But he looks to me like a guy 165 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 2: who probably is like. 166 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 3: Why am I doing this? Why am I higher? Still, 167 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 3: why am I getting. 168 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: You know, I think there are certain games. I think 169 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: the Cleveland game was one of them. I think the 170 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: La Chargers game was the most dramatic example thereof. 171 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 4: But the thing is, with this game, I bet he 172 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 4: comes out. 173 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: I don't think he'll play smart because he just thinks 174 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: what he wants is the best. But I bet he 175 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: plays better, certainly than Cleveland. I bet he plays pretty 176 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: good because he doesn't want to go out losing this 177 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: game after losing to Cleveland. 178 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 4: And not even making the playoffs. 179 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, that would be you know, a pretty big 180 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 2: shot at the end of his legacy to lose to 181 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: SDUR Sanders and you know, beat up Lamar Jackson worn 182 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: or stup Huntley that's even worse. You know. No, again, 183 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 2: I really believe he does care about his legacy, and 184 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 2: you know, I expect him to play well on Sunday. Now, 185 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: whether it be good enough, I don't know, but I 186 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 2: expect him to play well. I think the biggest thing 187 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 2: is going to be again, do they have a game 188 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 2: plan that makes sense? Or are we still are we 189 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: talking about them trying to force feed certain guys who 190 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 2: are just kind of guys, you know what I mean, 191 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: and maybe not even close to being guys anymore. And 192 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: I'm talking about Scotty Miller, and I'm talking about some 193 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 2: of these other guys that are just sort of nickel 194 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: and dimers. I mean, if they don't feature Friar Muth 195 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 2: as their tight end, especially when Washington hurt, if they 196 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: don't feature you know, gain Well and Warren in this 197 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: game plan, then they deserve to lose and and and 198 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 2: and it's nobody's fault but themselves. 199 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 4: Who's gonna win? 200 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: Paul, I'm leaning toward Baltimore, But like you said, either 201 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: coach could lay an egg. They're both dummies. I think 202 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: the one edge Baltimore has. I think what they're momentum 203 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: and the possibility that crowded Acro short turns if they 204 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: take the edge in the first quarter, I think Baltimore 205 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: could win the game early. 206 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 4: I don't think the Steelers can. 207 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I mean I think I think it'll be 208 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 2: a close game. I will say this, I think the 209 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 2: Ravens are better, you know, player for player, they're probably better. 210 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: I think they have a great roster that's underachieved all year. 211 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I think that the Ravens again are the 212 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 2: dumbest football team in the planet. They make so many 213 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 2: stupid mistakes that is just ridiculous. 214 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 5: You know, the the. 215 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 2: Fumbles they have, you know the times they jump off sides, 216 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: the roughing the passer at the wrong time. I mean, 217 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 2: every single thing you see as stupid team do they 218 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 2: do pretty much every week. And just the dynamics of 219 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: their roster, they're that good that they can overcome it. Sometimes. 220 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: I actually believe that the Steelers are gonna win this 221 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: game because I think the Ravens will find a way 222 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: to lose it, actually more than the Steelers will win it. 223 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 4: Paul great Stuff is always enjoyed the game. We'll talk 224 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 4: next week. 225 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 2: All right, Happy to your buddy. 226 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: That's Paul's ice from the Post Gazette, brought to us 227 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: by eighty four Lumber Dynasty partner. The Pittsburgh Steelers Penguins 228 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: was a big win last night. We got Phil Bourd 229 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: to talk about that. At the bottom of the hour, 230 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: I got some pit football news. I got a great 231 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: idea for Ravens MVP, and I go to point out 232 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: how much everything I've said about the Steelers this year, Seriously, 233 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: just about everything has come to pass because I'm smart 234 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: and you're not. One O five to nine the X. 235 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: Oh wait, I forgot to plot tom yelling in my ear. 236 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: Don't yell calls on the fifteens. Get your calls in now. 237 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: We want your angst, we want your emotion. We want 238 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: you to fill time eight three three four one two wxdx. 239 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 4: That's a three three four one two w XDX. The 240 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 4: party's just getting started. iHeartRadio and ABC bring you Dick. 241 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: The Road, Tomican Dream, So be it, baby the X 242 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: at one O five nine and your calls in a 243 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: three three four one two WXDX. That pitt News I 244 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: promised earlier. Rashene Biles, who is likely their best returning 245 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 1: player on defense to linebacker. 246 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 4: Well, he won't be returning. He has entered the transfer portal. 247 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people have figured out what 248 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: pitt is and it's not good enough if you're a 249 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: good player. I mentioned before hob Rob said Lamar look 250 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: could have practiced. He's optimistic he's gonna play. 251 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 4: I don't buy it. I hope he does play. 252 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: A fear snoop in there simplifying their game while maintaining 253 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: the same playbook. If I'm the Steelers, I fear that 254 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: more than I do A dinged up Lamar with the 255 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: bad knee, hipp and back forcing himself to go out there. 256 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: The Steelers awarded their Rookie of the Year today. 257 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 4: It was. 258 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: The defensive lineman Derek Harmon. By default, I mean who else. 259 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: They gave their media good guy word to Patrick Queen 260 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: and tomorrow's going to be their MVP. Traditionally it's not 261 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: a white quarterback, as Ben can tell you, but maybe 262 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: it will be this time with Rogers. What a shot 263 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: across the bow for Ben. That would be all the 264 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: times they ignored him for MVP if they give it 265 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: to Rogers at forty two, totally blowing the Cleveland game 266 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: and in just one year here. But like I said, 267 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: that whole dressing room is scared to death of Rogers. 268 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: Even Tom was scared to death of Rogers. I don't 269 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: know why he has like that icy stare, but who 270 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: gives a freak Anyway, the Ravens, their team MVP should 271 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: be that blue haired guy in Detroit because if the 272 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: Steelers have DK, they beat Cleveland and it's gonna be 273 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: cover to beat Baltimore without DK. 274 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 4: Uh, don't forget. 275 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: You could watch the game with me at the All 276 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: Star Sports Bar and Grill, the South Point location. That's 277 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: put your country the South Point location of the All 278 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: Star Sports Bar and Grill. It will be Steelers Altamont 279 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: mostly at Acressure if they trail, but maybe a little 280 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: bit of that'll leak into the All Star Sports Bar 281 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: and Grill with me there. It's gonna be a lot 282 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: of fun, a lot of beer, a lot of food, 283 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: a lot of giveaways. So do join me for the 284 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: game Sunday night and you can tell me when you 285 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: see me, or you can call and tell me now 286 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: at a three three four one two b XDX. I 287 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: was just thinking about this talking to des Ice. Everything 288 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: I said about the Steelers this year has been correct. 289 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: Everything I said could happen did happen. Because I'm a 290 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: lot smarter than you. Uh got a quick sound bite 291 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: to pop in. Aaron Rodgers spoke to the media today 292 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: and he did, kind of in a backhanded way, take 293 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: blame for how bad he played at Cleveland. 294 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 6: See my career, a lot of stinkers back to back. 295 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 3: SAME's every big Sam approaches. He doesn't have shift. 296 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 4: Up the plan, just keep on keep on going and 297 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 4: trust the process. Yeah, trust the process. 298 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: Whenever somebody says trust the process, I make sure I 299 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: still have my wallet because I'm talking to somebody who's 300 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: full of it. 301 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: Uh. 302 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: Rogers is right. 303 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: He hasn't had many back to back bad games, but 304 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: he's never been forty two before at the end of 305 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: a seventeen game season in a game. 306 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 4: With the whole season and his. 307 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: Credibility in Pittsburgh and really for his career moving forward 308 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: totally on the line. Because I've said repeatedly, if the 309 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: Steelers blow it and don't make the playoffs, don't win 310 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: THEFC North, it won't be because they lose at Baltimore 311 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: Sunday night. It'll be because they lost at Cleveland this 312 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: past Sunday, and pin that loss primarily on the field. 313 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: The blame goes to Aaron Rodgers by far. 314 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: Eight three three four one two WSDX up next, the 315 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: Penguins have now won two in a row. 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You were in 340 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: the lineup for the Penguins that night. What do you 341 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: remember about that game? 342 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 3: I good to be hones with you, double am. 343 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 5: We had thirty seven years ago. 344 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 3: We'll never be duplicated. 345 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 5: I know what I remember it was. It's gonna sound 346 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 5: kind of dumb, but I'll say it anyways. We just 347 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 5: thought it was another you know, Merrio night. 348 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, Mark. 349 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 5: You know he had so many games where he had, 350 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 5: you know, four goals, where he had six, seven, eight points. 351 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 5: He had other games like that, and we're like, oh, 352 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 5: here he goes again. Here's the other part. Yeah, you 353 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 5: remember our team back then. I think that was an 354 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 5: earlier game in the day. I don't think it was 355 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 5: a seven o'clock game. But we had some plans for 356 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 5: after the game, if you know what I mean. I 357 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 5: celebrate New Year's yes, And so the Big Boy always 358 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 5: knew we did not want to go into the festivities 359 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 5: with a little bit of a boo boo face on 360 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 5: from losing to arrival, like. 361 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 3: The New Jersey Devils. 362 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 5: And the Big Boy made sure that he put pedal 363 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 5: to the medal, and we were thinking more about that 364 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 5: than five goals five ways. But as it started to 365 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 5: move on, I think when he scored the penalty shot goal, 366 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 5: I think that's when everybody kind of went, oh, this 367 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 5: is different. 368 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 4: Yeah, And the media didn't figure it out till the 369 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 4: next day. 370 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: I think it was Tom McMillan, and he would have 371 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: figured it out earlier if he wasn't so busy thinking. 372 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 4: About Gettysburg all the time. 373 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, five pulls, five ways, and you know, it's 374 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: it's it's understandable because when something's never happened, it could 375 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: be that much more hard to spot. 376 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 5: Right. 377 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 3: No, it else really flew underneath the radar. 378 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 5: Is the guy taken right behind Mario in that draft, 379 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 5: Kirk Muller. He had five points in that game, you know, 380 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 5: and nobody's talking about that. You know, an eight six 381 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 5: Penguins win, the eighth goal of the empty net goal 382 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 5: and that which was the fifth way. But you know, 383 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 5: under the radar, Kirk Muller had an unbelievable game. But yeah, 384 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 5: the the aportunities of that, like, okay, yeah, elait players 385 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 5: are going to get obviously the even strength, obviously the powerplay, Okay, 386 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 5: some might get to even sake power play, and the 387 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 5: shorthanded goal. But the opportunities in the exact same game 388 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 5: to get the penalty shot, which is probably the hardest one, 389 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 5: if I think you'll agree, Yeah, the same game while 390 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 5: all that's going on, to actually have a penalty shot 391 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 5: opportunity and then the empty net goal. It was a 392 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 5: perfect storm and Mario took full advantage. 393 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: It's worth noting Mario had thirteen shorthanded goals that year, 394 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: which is still an NHL record, And as I recall, 395 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: Pop Coffee came up with a strategy shorthanded to just 396 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: fire the puck as hard as you could at the 397 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: opposition point, me in shin pads and Mario would play 398 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: the caram Is that right? 399 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 5: That's true, and that's why I like, like, I get it. 400 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 5: We've had this conversation between Mario and Wayne Gretzky and 401 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 5: Gretz's points and all that. But you know, we would 402 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 5: never have this conversation about Wayne Gretzky because he wouldn't 403 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 5: be out there killing penalties, you know. I mean, that 404 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 5: wasn't a dimension to his game. It was for Mario, 405 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 5: you know, and just you know, to have a hat 406 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 5: trick in the first period, to have the short handed 407 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 5: goal the way he did, and to and to you know, 408 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,959 Speaker 5: go on the on the power excuse me, on the 409 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 5: on the on the penalty shot. Uh, just just to 410 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 5: create those opportunities for himself. A lot of times he 411 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 5: did that all on his own. He also had eight 412 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 5: shots in that game too. I mean, it was just again, 413 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 5: it's kind of a blur because he had so many 414 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 5: incredible games like that that it's great to now reflect. 415 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 5: And that is the one that separates from all the 416 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 5: other great games that he had. 417 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: Porky, forgive me for not recalling, but did you get 418 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: on the score seat that night? 419 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 3: I had a power play goal. 420 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 5: As you remember, guenior Ricco was the head coach, you know, 421 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 5: and he was like a dad to me, and he 422 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 5: put me out there on the power play quite a bit, 423 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 5: and Marriol from behind the neck, kind of like a 424 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 5: Gretzky play, said me coming down the slot and I 425 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 5: pumped one in ended up being the game winning goal. 426 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 5: But uh again, you know Mario would walk. 427 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 3: You up to the ladies tea and tee. 428 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,719 Speaker 5: It up real high for you, and you know a 429 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 5: lot of people could have scored the one that I got. 430 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 4: Let's talk about what happened last night. 431 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: Why was that game so easy against a good team 432 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: in Carolina. I didn't count out the Penguins winning. 433 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 4: I'm not sure I saw five to one coming. 434 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,479 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't know. I think maybe you played a 435 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 5: little bit of a role. It's a back to back situation, 436 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 5: you know, coming off the Christmas. 437 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 4: Break, they were Carolina and not Pittsburgh. 438 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 5: Right for Carolina and up Pittsburgh coming off an emotional 439 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 5: overtime win against the New York Rangers, they were They 440 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 5: just didn't have it right from the get go. It 441 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 5: looked like they were trying to dig down deep and fabricated. 442 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 5: I was down between the benches, so I got a 443 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 5: good read on the body language and just how much 444 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 5: chatter was going on, and I just felt like the 445 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 5: bench for Carolina was kind of dead. But to really 446 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 5: get to the nuts and bolts of your question, I 447 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 5: felt like the Penguins, you had Rusty go off the 448 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 5: crossbar in the first shift of the game, right sid 449 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 5: gets the first goal. And that's the thing with Carolina. 450 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 5: They're not built for comebacks. They're built to have a lead, 451 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 5: and even in one goal games, they're comfortable in that. 452 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 5: And that's why once the Penguins get the second in 453 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 5: the third, that's when you really suck the life out 454 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 5: of them because you take them out of their comfort 455 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 5: zone and out of what works so best for them. 456 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 5: And they're not like the New Jersey Devils in the nineties, 457 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 5: but they can be a suffocating team. 458 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 3: When they have the lead. 459 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 5: That is their DNA. They get the lead and they 460 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,239 Speaker 5: just grind the you know what out of you and 461 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 5: they just they frustrate you because they are so good 462 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 5: at it. But when they have to come from behind, 463 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 5: they have to gamble and that completely gets them out 464 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 5: of their structure and what rober Brindamore has taught them 465 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:00,239 Speaker 5: and has bring success for them over the last seven years. 466 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 1: Brazo has a career high in goals now with twelve, 467 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: Anthony Mante has fourteen. They both found the score seat 468 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: last night. Why have those two caught fire? Because they 469 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: play really simple hockey, don't. 470 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 5: They They do? Yeah, And for big guys, when you've 471 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 5: got you know, you don't have blazing speed, you have 472 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 5: to create otherwise, and more times than not, when you 473 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 5: go to the net and you've got good hands and 474 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 5: you've got good instincts, then good things are going to happen. 475 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 5: And don't try to do more than you should. Number one, 476 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 5: Understand what works for you and stay with it and 477 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 5: don't think, oh wow, this is too easy, this is 478 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 5: too simple. I'm going to try to do something a 479 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 5: little more difficult and I'm going to be a little flasher. No, 480 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 5: stick with what's working for you. And I'm talking about 481 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 5: both these guys because right they're very similar in the 482 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 5: way that they play. And I never saw I not never, 483 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 5: but I really didn't think these two together in training 484 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 5: camp were going to work. Because if you're a member, Mark, 485 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 5: that's a Brazelo. When he was with Boston, with Minnesota, 486 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 5: he played a very limited role. He's more of a 487 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 5: fourth line banger guy. You know, he's lucky to get 488 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 5: ten minutes a game and he thought like that, and 489 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 5: that's how he played because he thought, Okay, well that's 490 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 5: the only way I'm going to stay in the NHL. 491 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 5: When it comes to Pittsburgh, He's got a general manager 492 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 5: he had the history with, he's got a head coach 493 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 5: that now believes in him, He's got a fresheet device, 494 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 5: and he I think he just feels like this is home, 495 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 5: this is where I belongs. He just seems happy, his 496 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 5: joy in his game and he's just letting him fly 497 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 5: and he's probably been able to unearth all their warm 498 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 5: and fuzzy he's had when he was a junior player, 499 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 5: when he was filling in that left and right playing 500 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 5: the Ontario Hockey League. That's all those that kind of 501 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 5: muscle memory he's coming back to him. But I think 502 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 5: the biggest thing is he's just playing free, and I 503 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 5: think he realizes that he has people in his corner 504 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 5: that believe in him and are really going to give 505 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 5: him a chance to show what he has offensively. 506 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: What's your take so far in Skinner and q LAC 507 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: after getting them in the trade with Edmonton. I was 508 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: glad to see Skinner get some support last night and 509 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: get his first win as a Penguin in his fourth start, 510 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: because I think he's deserved probably a bit better. 511 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 5: I agree, and you just go back to that Toronto 512 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 5: game the game before, right. He ends up losing four 513 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 5: to three, but he felt like he deserved better, and 514 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 5: he deserved better in front of him, and there was 515 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 5: some you know, some individual breakdowns by the. 516 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 3: Penguins in front of him, which which cost him. 517 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 5: And I said this pregame that as it was a 518 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 5: combination of he needs to be a little bit better, 519 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 5: he needs to make that one more save. There's another 520 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 5: level for Stuart Skinner which we saw last night right 521 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 5: from the beginning, right Mark Rights in that first game 522 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 5: that he made on Robinson in the slot, he kind 523 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 5: of felt like, wow, this is this is you know, 524 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 5: a body language says I'm I'm sick and tired of 525 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 5: flip and losing. I want to win. I need to 526 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 5: do more myself. Take it upon my responsibility, take up 527 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 5: my responsibility to make that extra save, and he did. 528 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 5: He made timely says he didn't have to make a 529 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 5: whole lot of them, because you'reright, the Penguins work better 530 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 5: in front of him. But as far as Kulak Kolak 531 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 5: had maybe his best game also because Kulacs and under 532 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 5: the radar guy right unless you talk about him, the 533 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 5: better he's doing. He's just solid. 534 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 3: He's a good. 535 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 5: Skater, a good puck mover, he's responsible, defensively, active stick 536 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 5: all those little things that could be kind of boring 537 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 5: to just Joe hockey fans. But you win with guys 538 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 5: like that when they play that way consistently game in 539 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 5: and game out, and be around the league as much 540 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 5: as he's been. I think that it's gonna take him 541 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 5: a little while to get traction. I think that game 542 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 5: last night was maybe game one of him digging his 543 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 5: heels in and getting that traction. 544 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 4: What's your take on the kids? How are they doing 545 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 4: on that line? 546 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: Because they're not really producing, and I think they're getting 547 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: just a bit worn down, which is rookies you you 548 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: have to expect to some degree. 549 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 3: I'm not I'm not. 550 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 5: I'm not ready to buy into that yet. As far 551 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 5: as worn down, I will say this, I don't think 552 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 5: that Billy Coryvenan is the answer on that line. 553 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 3: If I'm if I'm just being brutally. 554 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 4: Blonde right now. 555 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: I mean, although it's funny, he's like Dominic Simone Borki. 556 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 4: You know, his analytics are great, are. 557 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: Great, but he can't score and that makes me hate analytics. 558 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 4: All the more. 559 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 5: Well, we've had this conversation. 560 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,679 Speaker 3: There's analytics and then there's aalytics and uh, you know, 561 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 3: iea lyrics is the eye test, and there's something missing. 562 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 5: There's something missing there. And uh, I didn't love Rutter 563 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 5: mcgrdon's game last night. I thought that, you know, there 564 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 5: was a little little bit of a you know, yippiness 565 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 5: with handling the puck. But Ruty mcgrdy should not be 566 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 5: back in American hockey. Rutter mcgardy belongs here. With that 567 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 5: being said Ben Kendall. Also, I mean that goes our conversation. 568 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:53,360 Speaker 5: But you know, with you know, Yeager Kinakoff coming over 569 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 5: from Columbus, you wonder if he might be the guy 570 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 5: that goes on that line to kind of you know, 571 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 5: get them jump started again, because you're right, we get 572 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 5: all giddy because we have a nickname for a line 573 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 5: calling the kid line. But at the end of the day. 574 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 3: They have to produce. 575 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 5: They have to start scoring goals because they're talented enough 576 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 5: to score just you know, being out there and like wow, 577 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 5: they're fast and wow, they control the part that's there's 578 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 5: gotta be more. There's gotta be more, and there's gotta 579 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 5: be results because we're just not here for the again, 580 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 5: the warm and fuzzies of oh we got a kid line. 581 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 5: It's gotta be a lot more than that. And I 582 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 5: think they're trying of dipped a little bit, and I 583 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 5: think maybe if you put China Coop on that line, 584 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 5: you might get a spark. 585 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. 586 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to seeing Chinacough play, although, as I 587 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: joked on the air yesterday, I don't pretend that I 588 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: paid enough attention when he played for Columbus to know 589 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: what the Penguin's got. I don't think anybody outside of 590 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: Peer Maguire really knows, but he does pay attention. 591 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 5: I was down at the rink this morning because my son, 592 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 5: dylan's a goalie and he was on the ice with 593 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 5: Chinakof and so it just went down to watch my 594 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 5: son and I was down a nice level and I 595 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 5: was watching Timakos super talented. I could see why he 596 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 5: was the first round pick. He's got incredible hands, He's 597 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 5: got an unbelievable release, and it's quick and it's really hard. 598 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 5: But again, that's you know, out there, just one player 599 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 5: out there doing singular drills. But you put him in traffic, 600 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 5: you put them in physicality, you put them in you know, uh, 601 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 5: in game situations. 602 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 3: Listen. 603 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 5: I don't know what happened in Columbus, but to me, 604 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 5: it was going nowhere. Number one, you're playing ten minutes 605 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 5: a game, you're a former first round pick in the fall. 606 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 5: Your your agent comes out and says, we've asked for 607 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 5: a trade. And you know Dean Everson, if you know 608 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 5: him as as a person, as a head coach, you know, 609 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 5: he's a he's an old school guy. And when you 610 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 5: fall in the chateau bow wow with Dean Everson, it's 611 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 5: tough to get out. And I think that's what happened, 612 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 5: you know, the combination of the agent's comments and just 613 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 5: the the interaction. I guess he didn't like him for 614 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 5: what ever. He didn't performing is a healthy scratch and 615 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 5: didn't take to that. So again, maybe you know, just 616 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 5: having a different scenery and again a fresh sheet of 617 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 5: ice and feeling like, wow, I've got a great chance here. 618 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: And here's the other thing. 619 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 5: I said this on the air last night, you know, 620 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 5: and and Zamula coming from Philadelphia. 621 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:16,959 Speaker 3: I mean we've seen before. 622 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 5: I mean, heck, Rick Tackett and Mark Reki were traded 623 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 5: in the division, right. But I always find players like this, 624 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 5: especially be a fresh round pick like Tina Cooff for 625 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 5: Kombus to trade into Pittsburgh basically saying like, listen, we 626 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 5: want nothing. 627 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 3: To do with this guy. 628 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, take them. You know, we got you know, because 629 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 5: we have no fear. 630 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 3: We have zero fear that you can do diddly. 631 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 5: Squat against us. That's how much we think of you. 632 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 3: We're gonna here you go. 633 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 5: Pittsburgh, your rival, We're gonna play you on Sunday afternoon. 634 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 5: Go ahead, take Tina Coff. We don't give a crap, 635 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 5: you know. So, Like if I'm Tina Cooff, I'm looking 636 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 5: at that and I'm saying, Paul, baby, I can't wait 637 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 5: for Sunday to stick it up where the sun doesn't 638 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 5: shine against a team that had zero respect for me 639 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 5: and just said beat it man. 640 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 4: Now did he score on your kid? Where any shots taken? 641 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 5: I think maybe he squeaked one though he's got he 642 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 5: got a whole bunch of milk he got, he's got 643 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 5: a rocket of a shot, and we saw it for you. 644 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 4: That's pretty goal. 645 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, he's he's I don't I don't think he's 646 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 5: gonna sleep, you know, he's uh yeah, Mike. He worked 647 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 5: with Mike Chase on for a lot for the last 648 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 5: few years, and so if there's any opportunity where they 649 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 5: just need an extra goalie, you know, my son's like 650 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 5: hands in the air, picked me, picked me. So yeah, 651 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 5: just an unbelievable moment to go up against the NHL 652 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 5: or so but but China cough Yeah, at times picked 653 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 5: him apart. 654 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 3: But yeah, just a great opportunity for him. 655 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: Finally, Borki. You know what's an amazing stat. Sid scored 656 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: the first goal last night, and he scored the first 657 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: goal of the game one hundred and twenty six times, 658 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: fifth all time, one goal now behind Gordy how in 659 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: fourth place. What's that say about Sid? 660 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 5: He's ready for puck draw yep, Yeah, he's ready for 661 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 5: seven to eight. Yeah that he's he is ready to 662 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 5: go and understands what the first goal means. You know, 663 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 5: it's a message to the opponent, it's a message to 664 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 5: your team, and especially in front of your home fans, 665 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 5: it gets them, It gets the energy going in the buildings. 666 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 5: You know, I think that's the sixth one this season, 667 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 5: which is tied to the league for the league lead 668 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 5: with I think two other or three other players in 669 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 5: the league. It's what captains do, right, It's what leaders do. 670 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 2: You know. 671 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 5: It's a non verbal thing. You know, you actually speak 672 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 5: louder than your words. Come, puck, drop, giddy up, start 673 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 5: me in the game. I'm ready to go. I'll get 674 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 5: the first goal and then we go, and then we go, 675 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 5: we win the game. And that's that's to me, that's 676 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 5: the message. If I'm sitting on the bench and I 677 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 5: watched Hid score that first goal, I'm going I'm like 678 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 5: looking at my teammates, let's freaking go, man. Captain's ready 679 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 5: to play goal, He's ready to play. Let's win this 680 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 5: hockey game. 681 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: Borky is always great stuff. And I got an update 682 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: even though it's only two months away. We are locked 683 00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: in for Carbone at Vegas. 684 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 5: You locked it in, yep. I can't wait. I can't wait. 685 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 5: All right, we're doing we're doing a little credit card roulette. 686 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 3: What we're gonna do. 687 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 4: We ought to do. 688 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: We ought to make them do that because they're like, 689 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be I got for six I think we 690 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: can expand it to eight. Let's see who's real and 691 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: let's use a cheap skateboard. He let's force some hands. 692 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 5: I love it. 693 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 3: I love it. 694 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 5: Hey man, I want to wish you a happy twenty 695 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 5: twenty six and yours do. Yeah, yeah, And all those 696 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 5: great Penguin fans. It's in rockets, man. 697 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 3: Listen. 698 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 5: I know it's it's not packed to the guilds, but 699 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 5: the people who show up and put butts in the seats, 700 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 5: they're getting highly entertained. It's great fans. It's gonna be 701 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 5: a great weekend coming up. We got the home and 702 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 5: home with Detroit. Let's have a great twenty twenty six. 703 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 5: Let's make a run, man, let's make a run. Let's 704 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 5: get in the playoffs. Let's just see what sitting the 705 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 5: boys can do. And let's have a great twenty twenty six. 706 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 5: So the Penguins and for you, double M sounds good. 707 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 4: Thank you, Borky. We'll see tomorrow. 708 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 3: Good enjoy that time to begin. 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Sometimes at the end of 725 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: a show, I feel like I didn't talk enough about 726 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: the right stuff, like today's the anniversary of Clemente's dea 727 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: on New Year's Eve seventy two. Talk about that briefly 728 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: at shows beginning. Talk with pork In a bit earlier 729 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,320 Speaker 1: about this being the anniversary of Mario scoring five goals 730 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 1: five ways in nineteen eighty eight, which I consider to 731 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 1: be the biggest moment in Pittsburgh sports history, although it's 732 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,600 Speaker 1: hard to argue against Masarowski's home run to win the 733 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty World Series, because it won a World Series. 734 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 1: Then again, that's a very long time ago. I wasn't 735 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 1: even alive yet and I'm near dead now, but you know, 736 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: we got that stuff out there. So I mean, the 737 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,280 Speaker 1: Steelers Ravens, I mean, we're gonna talk about it more Friday, 738 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, I'm kind of leaning towards 739 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 1: the Steelers winning because I think hardball was as dumb 740 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 1: as Tomlin and maybe dumber. 741 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 4: But I'll make my final prediction. 742 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: Well, no, I'm going to defer to mister Friday afternoon 743 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: because he's on a twenty to oh run, which is 744 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: very hard to believe. Also want to shout out to 745 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 1: North Hills High School boys basketball. 746 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 4: I've won a bunch of games in a row. 747 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: They won the Hampton Tournament by beating Obama number one 748 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,399 Speaker 1: right team in the City League yesterday, and I think 749 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,279 Speaker 1: there's only one senior on the team and they're off 750 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,880 Speaker 1: to a pretty good start, well actually a slow start, 751 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: and then have picked it up in recent weeks. So 752 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: I got to go to see them soon and I 753 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 1: saw them thanking their sponsors. I just sponsored them Archie, 754 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: my man Archie on the sizeline. He's a sponsor. I'm 755 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: a sponsor them. They just got to ask, so get 756 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: a hold of me. We'll do that next year if 757 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: nothing else. And now it's time to ask Mark anything. 758 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 1: Let's go to Ken Ken. You're on with double. 759 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 5: M Well, mister Madden, I want to wish you happy 760 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:35,520 Speaker 5: in New Year. 761 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,240 Speaker 2: And Shama May I forgot to wish you a happy 762 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 2: birthday on Monday. 763 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:40,239 Speaker 4: That's okay. What's up? 764 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 2: Oh hey about Sunday night? I hope you're right. 765 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,320 Speaker 5: That's the Stars pull it out, but they've been struggling. 766 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 5: I mean, I could see it going either way, just honestly. 767 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the Ravens have the better roster. I 768 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,399 Speaker 1: think the threat of Derrick Henry is why I might 769 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,440 Speaker 1: lean toward Baltimore on Friday when I make my pick. 770 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 4: But I know the Steelers are at home. Did they 771 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 4: learn their lesson from Cleveland? I don't know. 772 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: That would be up to Rogers more than anybody, and 773 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: they don't have DK still, and right now I'm thinking 774 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,920 Speaker 1: about picking Baltimore. I don't know right now. I don't 775 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: know right now. Thank you for the call. Let's go 776 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: to a talkback. 777 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 7: Hey, Mark, I think you got one thing wrong about 778 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 7: the most important sports moment in Pittsburgh history. It was 779 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 7: actually twenty thirteen, a wild card game with the Pirates 780 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:31,720 Speaker 7: beat the Reds and Cuato drop the ball. 781 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 3: That was it. 782 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: You're either a sarcastic or a moron. Either way, I 783 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: don't respect the Quato thing. You know, there's a generation 784 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: of people who think that was a big deal. It 785 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: was not a big deal. But you know what part 786 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: of that is, what's the difference between Cuato dropping. 787 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:52,399 Speaker 4: The ball and Maz's home run? And let me use 788 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,880 Speaker 4: five goals, five ways. 789 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,360 Speaker 1: The fans can inject themselves into having had something to 790 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,399 Speaker 1: do with the moment with Cuato dropping ball. 791 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 4: And we are in an era of me, me, me, 792 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 4: me me, Let's go to Bob Bob as Mark anything. 793 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 5: And Mark I get in disputes with friends about the 794 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:20,280 Speaker 5: charitableness of the owners of the professional sports teams in Pittsburgh. 795 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:24,360 Speaker 5: How would you rank the uh now. 796 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 4: Mario Mario Mario. 797 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Mario no longer owns the Penguins, but he's 798 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: the number one owner in Pittsburgh sports history. Look at 799 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: the Mario demw Foundation, look at Austin's playrooms in the hospitals. 800 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,719 Speaker 1: Tell me what the Rooneys have done. Tell me what 801 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:38,760 Speaker 1: the Pirates have done. 802 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 3: Exactly. 803 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 4: Mario by far and away. 804 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 1: Mario is the most important figure in Pittsburgh sports history, 805 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:50,720 Speaker 1: and one of the most important figures in Pittsburgh history period. 806 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 4: Let's go to Jack's. 807 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 3: Friend what mine. 808 00:38:58,560 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 2: Hey name for me? 809 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 5: You get one worst Penguin ever, Worst Pirate ever, worst 810 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 5: Steeler efforts did not belong in the league based on 811 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:09,240 Speaker 5: talent period Steeler. 812 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: Worst Steeler ever is either Kenny Pickard or Duck Hodges. 813 00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:15,279 Speaker 1: I'd lean toward Picket because he was inexplicably a first 814 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: round pick. Worst Pirate ever, I mean pretty much anybody 815 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: on the team except for Schiens. The last time, many years, 816 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: worst penguinever. We had a defenseman named Ron Jones when 817 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: I was a kid whose inability was just incomprehensible. 818 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,360 Speaker 4: Let's go to Mark Mark Astmark anything? 819 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, Mark, what do you think about the reason the 820 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 5: students lost on Sunday because they were told to lose? Oh? 821 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: I actually have a monologue about that. So the whole 822 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:46,760 Speaker 1: NFL's fixed, right. No, seriously, sir, you're just an absolute idiot. 823 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 1: I hope you didn't breathe. 824 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 4: Do you do you have kids? Do you have kids? 825 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 4: Do you have kids? I hope, not hope, not hope, 826 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 4: not hope, not no. 827 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:57,840 Speaker 1: No, tell me the upside of them fixing games in 828 00:39:57,840 --> 00:39:59,720 Speaker 1: the NFL. Tell me the upside go ahead? 829 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:01,280 Speaker 2: Money. 830 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:02,840 Speaker 4: Oh kiss my ass in. 831 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: Hell, you stupid loser, the NFL swimming in money and 832 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:10,360 Speaker 1: you could never keep that secret, you stupid freaking idiot. 833 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 1: You're more on, you slimball swimming in a sea. Pus 834 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 1: be smarter than that, you freakin' more on. 835 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:16,920 Speaker 4: Goodbye. 836 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 6: Let's go to a talkback, Mark, longtime listener, and I 837 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:25,320 Speaker 6: thank you for an entertaining year. My question is who's 838 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 6: most likely to leave Pittsburgh in twenty twenty six? Aaron 839 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 6: Rodgers Atgetymulkin or Paul Schiens a hoppy and healthy new 840 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:35,799 Speaker 6: year to you. 841 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: See that's the guy who does the phony voice that 842 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:40,279 Speaker 1: I hate. So I'm not going to answer this question. 843 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,320 Speaker 1: Let's go to a talkback. 844 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 7: Hey Newman here, I was just curious what the approximate 845 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 7: total price tag for your World Cup trip is going 846 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:47,719 Speaker 7: to be? 847 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: Almost seven thousand dollars for the plane, the hotel, which 848 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: is real expensive because it's right next to Jillett Stadium, 849 00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:00,600 Speaker 1: in the luxury ticket for the game, and the from 850 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: the airport to Yeah, about almost seven thousand dollars, but 851 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, hey, you only live once, bless. If I'm 852 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:09,160 Speaker 1: homeless ever, you people take care of me