1 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Brought the formation Punk bake by Allen steps up, throws 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: back of the end zone touch down to Keon Coleman 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: for the Buffalo Bills, bought himself some time found Pullman 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: in the back of the end zone. 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: The author of that play call. 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 3: Joining us right now from the Pittsburgh Steelers Audio Network, 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 3: broadcast right here on your radio home with the Black 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 3: and Gold DVE. It's Rob King with a power hour 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 3: of Steeler talk. This first half hours brought to you 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 3: by Ford, your neighborhood Ford Store. The F one fifty 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 3: is the official truck of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kinger Derek 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 3: Harmon being out yesterday was going to be a big deal, 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,319 Speaker 3: no matter what. But I did not think they were 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 3: going to run at will and amass the largest rushing 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 3: total a team has put on the Steelers since nineteen 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 3: seventy five, and the most yards ever rushed for against 17 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 3: the Steelers in that stadium. 18 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: No, I didn't expect that either. I didn't. 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 4: I mean, I know, Derek Harmon's good, he's good, right, 20 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 4: and the Jets ran all over him without Derek Harmon too. 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 4: And there's a reason you got a Harmon. There's a 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 4: reason you got a quality who, of course is injured 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 4: and out. It was you know, all season long, I 24 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 4: felt like the offense needed to. 25 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: Do more for the defense and. 26 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 4: Just stay out there longer, keep the defense off the field. 27 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 4: You know, this attrition. But the Bills really moved the 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 4: ball well in the first half. 29 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: You know, this was. 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 4: The the Students had the lead, but the Bills were 31 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 4: playing well. So you needed an adjustment. You needed to 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 4: go down and whatever adjustment, whatever that word means, but 33 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 4: you needed to go down and I mean just put 34 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 4: some points up simply means quit doing the thing that's 35 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 4: not working. 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: Well. 37 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 4: It worked again and again and again and again for 38 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 4: the Bills. I mean it was like you know those 39 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 4: old Vince Lombardi tapes, like we're gonna run, We're gonna 40 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 4: run this sweep, We're gonna block here, We're gonna we're 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 4: gonna take it to them every play. You know, we 42 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 4: don't care if they know what's coming. Well they didn't. 43 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 4: The Bills didn't care if the Stars knew it was coming. 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 4: The students had to know what was coming. 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: TJ. 46 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 4: Wats said after the game he's never seen the team 47 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 4: be able to do that. Just run the same play 48 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 4: or two plays whatever it was, again and again and 49 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 4: again and again, and you can't do anything about it. 50 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 4: It can't be a good feeling when you're on a 51 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 4: football field. 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: So at that point, is there adjustments you can make 53 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: schematically or is this just hey man, you know what's 54 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: coming and you can't stop it. And I know that 55 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: they bounced around and tried a couple of different things 56 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 3: and went in and out of you know, different defenses there, 57 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 3: but it seemed to me that like sell out against 58 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: the run at that point. Well, I think they probably did. 59 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: I mean the Bills, you know, the Colts. They did 60 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 3: a great job against the Colts. They did a great 61 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 3: job against the Bears. 62 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 4: The Bills were a little bit different because the Bills 63 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 4: went with a lot of heavy personnel. 64 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 2: I think. I mean, again, I haven't seen the snap. 65 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 4: Two tackles were out, their two tackles were out, and 66 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 4: they just said, you know what we're going to But 67 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 4: they were you know, they they play, they play some 68 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 4: tight ends. They have a tight end named Jackson Hawes 69 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: who's a rookie who's basically a glorified blocker, and they 70 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 4: just lined up It felt to me like they lined 71 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 4: up with a lot of tight ends and just said, 72 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 4: we're going to ram it down your throat. At that point, 73 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 4: there's only so much you can do. There's only so 74 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 4: much you can do personnel wise. You've just got to 75 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 4: find a way to stop it. And they just could 76 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 4: not find a way. 77 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: To stop it. First play from scrimmage for the Bills yesterday. 78 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 5: Handuff goes to Cook Starks left and bounces back to 79 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 5: the white gets around the edge, hesitation, move along the sideline, 80 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 5: and in the first play of the game, rips off 81 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 5: an eighteen yard game out to the forty one yard line. 82 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: Again and again, same play, same place. 83 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 4: Start left, cut right, start left, cut right, start left, 84 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 4: cut right again again, again again again. 85 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 2: Yep. 86 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 4: And whether you I mean, I don't know, whether somebody 87 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 4: needs to have back side contain Hey, stay here, stay 88 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 4: on this edge, don't go anywhere. I don't know yet. 89 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 4: I don't know what to tell you, Randy, other than 90 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 4: it was it was a dismal watch. And it's hard 91 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 4: to know in a game like that. 92 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: You know. 93 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 4: Again, here's here's the And I talked about this all 94 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 4: last week, and I don't know why this is so 95 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 4: under Mike Tomlin, certainly last year, but I think probably 96 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 4: historically they've been a good third quarter team. 97 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: Like they come out after halftime and they do a 98 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: nice job. 99 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 4: Remember everyone's talking about they can't they can't start the 100 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 4: game under Matt Cannell. Well, they were still winning games 101 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 4: because they in the second half, they were able to 102 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: come out and do things well in this game. You know, 103 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 4: they've played of the top quality teams they've played. Okay, 104 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 4: so the Chargers kind of took it to them, but 105 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 4: they were leading at half. This is the this is 106 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 4: the situation in all these games, and these are all 107 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 4: top teams, Seattle, Green Bay, Chicago and the Bills. 108 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: Not only leading at halftime. 109 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 4: But getting the ball to begin the second half, write 110 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 4: a chance to I mean, if you if you go down, 111 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: you're they were up. I think it's sixteen to seven 112 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 4: against the Packers. If you go down and score a 113 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 4: touchdown like that's maybe game over. You go out a 114 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 4: nice like seven minute drive, the Packers are they're pretty 115 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 4: well cooked. Instead, you know, the Packers were they score 116 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 4: I mean it felt like they scored seven more points 117 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:32,799 Speaker 4: when I was walking out to my car. 118 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 2: I mean, they just they just started to run away 119 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: with it, you know what. I mean so. 120 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 4: And that's the other thing that I think is tough 121 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 4: is that there's been a couple of games in which 122 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 4: things have just gotten away from this dealers and they 123 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 4: just haven't been able to either drive the ball down 124 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 4: the field or make a defensive stop, you know. And 125 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 4: I understand the defense has been out there too much, 126 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 4: but give us a three and out and stem And 127 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 4: we saw this at the end of last year too. 128 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 4: You know, Mike Tomlin talks about complimentary football, the inability 129 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 4: to make a stop on defense or go on to 130 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 4: drive on offense to rescue defense. 131 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,119 Speaker 2: It's just it hasn't been there in some of these games. TJ. 132 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 2: Watt said as much yesterday. 133 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 3: If they got a three and out there, you know, 134 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: it's the time of possession. Isn't just the offense's fault, 135 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 3: but it does have something to do with it. And 136 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 3: when you're they four for twelve on third and fourth 137 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 3: downs yesterday, they were not converting when they come back. 138 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: Even Aaron Rodgers comes back in the game after he 139 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 3: breaks his nose or whatever happens, and then Mason throws 140 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 3: the pick, and it's just like we went from being 141 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: up ten to three to now we're down seventeen ten 142 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 3: or sixteen ten. I think it was the second player, 143 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 3: maybe the first play for Scripps. Frasier dribbles it back 144 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 3: to Aaron Rodgers and we lose five yards. It was 145 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: Keystone Cops the entire time. There was no point where 146 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 3: they looked like they were going to get it all together. 147 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 3: The offense was in complete eat disarray yesterday, complete disarray, 148 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 3: and defensively they were just getting beaten play after play, 149 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 3: and I don't know how you fix that. 150 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, this was I mean, there's been games to 151 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 4: me in which, you know, we've talked about this a 152 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 4: lot on our show, my show at Max, is that 153 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 4: you just cannot keep having the number of three and ounts. 154 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 4: This year, they rank among the worst in the NFL 155 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: in three and outs. Right, they're at the bottom of 156 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 4: the league. And that's not a good thing to beat 157 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 4: the bottom of the league in. 158 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 2: Right. 159 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 4: So you're you know, you're getting out there, you're getting 160 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 4: the ball, and then you're punning it away and then 161 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 4: and then the defense has to go right back out 162 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 4: there again, and after a while that causes the defense 163 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 4: to wear out. I thought that was a big part 164 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 4: of the problem down the stretch last year. 165 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: They've been able to avoid it. For the most part. 166 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 4: It hasn't bitten them too badly, although it's bitten them 167 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 4: in the games they've lost. But you know, they they've 168 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 4: only won the time of possession twice this year, and 169 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 4: once was because they had a kneel down and had 170 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 4: thirty minutes and five seconds, right, they won by ten seconds. 171 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 4: You know, they were dominated in that facet yesterday, and 172 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 4: usually usually that's both. But mostly I've been blaming I 173 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 4: think that the offense because of all those three announces. 174 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 2: They've been the main culprit. 175 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 4: You know, the defense that defends least defends best usually 176 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 4: get them off the field and find a way to 177 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 4: get a lead. You know, you think about all those 178 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 4: four games I just talked about. If you come up 179 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 4: with one drive right now, you're up two scores, or 180 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 4: in the case of Green Bay, three scores, although you 181 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 4: could get technically two touchdowns and two point conversions, but 182 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 4: you're up big in those games. Now you're causing them 183 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 4: to have to play differently. Now they've got to throw 184 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 4: the ball. Now that quarterback has to hang on to 185 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 4: that ball a split second longer, right, because he's looking 186 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 4: to make a play down the field and now here 187 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 4: comes your defense making plays. So that's complimentary football, and 188 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 4: this Twoers just haven't been able to do it. Largely 189 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 4: it's been the offense. But in yesterday's game, Randy, the 190 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: Bills offense was marching from the jump right from the 191 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 4: get go. They just weren't converting and the Steelers came 192 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 4: up with a couple turnovers. So this wasn't a case 193 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 4: of they got worn down. They were being run against 194 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 4: from the very first play of the game. 195 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 6: I think offensively though, with that third down conversion being 196 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 6: the story, to my way of thinking, it's never third 197 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 6: and short. It seems like it's always third and seven, 198 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 6: third and eight, and as a fan you're looking at 199 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 6: third and eight just thinking like, I don't think they're 200 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 6: gonna get it, and the proof is in the pudding, 201 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 6: Like it never seems like they're they're managing from anything 202 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 6: that might even be possible of converting that third down. 203 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 4: And again, this has been one that's been tough to 204 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 4: watch all year too. It feels like third and seven 205 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 4: is a steep, steep climb for the Steelers. And then 206 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 4: then against the Steelers, right, we've seen a lot of 207 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 4: third and tens, third and eleven be converted against them. 208 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 4: So I mean, there's some things to sew up here. 209 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 4: The only you know, look, this was a dispiriting loss 210 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 4: to me. The only good thing about it is, you know, 211 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 4: it would have been nice to have a game in 212 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: hand against the Ravens, a game lead against the Ravens, 213 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 4: but game ultimately broken hand. But yeah, ultimately you have 214 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 4: to beat the Ravens. But still, you know that this game, 215 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 4: of all the games they've lost, like I could. Okay, Seattle, 216 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 4: you know, things happened, they had a chance to win that, 217 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 4: they had a chance to win that game. You throw 218 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 4: an interception in the end zone, the ball gets covered. 219 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 4: Seattle's really good, Okay, Jalen Ramsey makes a defensive play 220 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 4: in that Seattle game. It's completely different. 221 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 2: Green Bay Chicago. 222 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 4: I mean, you had a chance to beat Chicago at 223 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 4: the end of the game or go down and tie 224 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 4: the question. Green Bay, you were leading going into the 225 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 4: fourth quarter. I didn't like the way that got away 226 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 4: from you. But okay, that's fine, and green Bay just 227 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 4: went and stopped Detroit. This to me, even even considering 228 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 4: the Chargers game, which was not a good performance on 229 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 4: the road, this was there. 230 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 2: This was the toughest pill to swallow this year. 231 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 4: This was the one that that is going to have 232 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 4: fans thinking it's you know, it's just if you weren't thinking, 233 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 4: is the same thing you're gonna be after this game? 234 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 4: This is and and listen, if you're just uwers, you 235 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 4: have to own it because that's what you put out 236 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 4: on the field. 237 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 6: I think one of the stories that isn't getting talked 238 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 6: about enough is that what what might be considered one 239 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 6: of our best players, Chris Boswell, did he even have 240 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 6: He didn't even have an attempt. I don't think he 241 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 6: did he have any attempts in the Bears game either. 242 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 6: This guy is ice cold, a self professed serial killer. 243 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: You know, as we're not letting him kill. Yeah, we're not. 244 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 2: We're not. 245 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 6: We're not putting him in a chance to even make 246 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 6: a sixty four yard field goal, which he routinely makes. 247 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I mean that the point being that 248 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 3: the offense isn't getting on the other side of the 249 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 3: other side of the field. But they have gone forward 250 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 3: a little bit. Yesterday, they only went for it once 251 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 3: on fourth down. Of course, that was the fourth and 252 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 3: two near the goal line. After they threw the ball 253 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 3: all the way down to the goal line, they decided 254 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 3: to run it in on fourth and two and any 255 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 3: ill designed play and we'll leave it at that. And 256 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 3: that's when they decided to try and play renegade after. 257 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 2: That, which was which that was a that was a 258 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 2: bad choice. Milk was a bad choice. 259 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 3: It was the equivalent of like spinal tap when they're like, oh, 260 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 3: we gonna do stoneinge, right. 261 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 2: It's like that read the room. 262 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 3: Steelers were three for ten with third and fourth downs yesterday, 263 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 3: but three of nine and third down efficiency conversely eight 264 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 3: of fifteen for the Bills. Yeah, and that's a big 265 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 3: part of the story. And you know at least one 266 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 3: of those was a touchdown, if not two of them. 267 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 2: But the other thing, too, was. 268 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 4: The the you know, the Bills didn't need to get 269 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 4: to third down often long first down runs. It's okay 270 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 4: to get a first down on first down, and it's 271 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 4: okay to get a first down and second. That doesn't 272 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 4: have to be third down conversions. The play total, I 273 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 4: think the Bills doubled them up in amount of plays, 274 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 4: or maybe the Steelers at the end of the game 275 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 4: was seventy four to forty three. That's right, seventy four 276 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 4: plays and the Steelers ran forty three plays. 277 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 2: That felt every bit like that, though like it didn't. 278 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 6: I remember thinking in the third quarter at one point, 279 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 6: I was like, has our offense even been on the 280 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 6: field for more than eight seconds? Like it really did 281 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 6: feel like that third quarter was all Bills offense. 282 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and yes it was. 283 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 4: And you know, all year long, you know, people have 284 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: been saying, there, how come Jalen Warren's not getting more carries? 285 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: How come Pat fire Muth's not getting more touches? All 286 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 4: legitimate questions, and the answer has always been because we 287 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 4: don't have the ball enough. 288 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 2: Right, So, if you know, if you. 289 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 4: Run ten more plays a game, they've been out snapped 290 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 4: every play. I think I think they might have had 291 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 4: more plays last week against the Bears for the first 292 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 4: time all year. But so Mike Matt Williamson had the 293 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 4: stat that at that pace prior to last week's game, 294 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 4: the defense would play three more games in the offense 295 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 4: over the course of the It's crazy. So where so 296 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 4: imagine Jalen Warren gets three more games at what are 297 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 4: his touch is going to look like? 298 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 7: Then? 299 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 4: And Pat Fryarmouth and you know, Dk Metcalf. We got 300 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 4: to get the ball. We have to have the ball 301 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 4: to get them the ball. 302 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: Maybe if they tried doing it on those rare occasions 303 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 3: when they do have the ball. I don't know, Like, 304 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 3: is nobody open all year? 305 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 2: I don't know. They're just double in Dk and then 306 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 2: nobody else can get open. I don't understand how. 307 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 3: I know we were using the jumbo package for a 308 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 3: lot of this season to give some training wheels to 309 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 3: Broderick Jones, But at some point, how are you not 310 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 3: turning that into Friarmuth busting out, you know, open and 311 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 3: getting him the ball and getting him hot and getting 312 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 3: into a rhythm. There is no rhythm. There's no musicality 313 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 3: to this offense. Ever, this looks exactly like it looked 314 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 3: like under Matt Canada to me, which is to me, 315 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: zero rhyme a reason for anything that they're doing. This 316 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 3: is the second time this year they should have pounded 317 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 3: the rock, running NonStop and they didn't do it. Everybody 318 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 3: knew it. Tomlin at halftime said, yeah, we got to 319 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: run the ball more. And then they go out first 320 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 3: play from scrimmage, drop their broken wristed quarterback back and 321 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 3: you know, or snap it to him in the pistol 322 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: and they try to throw the ball there he checks 323 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 3: three guys who were covered and still to make a 324 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 3: play Like it's they're making it more complicated that they 325 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 3: than they should. 326 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 2: When you have Jalen Warren and Gainwell who. 327 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 3: Are able to do what they are able to do 328 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 3: against a team who can't stop the run, why the 329 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 3: hell are we not handing it off non stop and 330 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 3: use the guy who can hand off because he's got 331 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: both risks healthy. 332 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 2: So forget forgetting the last time there. 333 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 4: You know we are And this is this is a 334 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 4: good example of with all that information just throw out 335 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 4: there like you're trying to be a bit of a 336 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 4: sieve right like after the game, like your information is 337 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 4: just pouring in from everywhere. You're trying to figure out 338 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 4: what's best and you're hoping that a lot of the 339 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 4: information is accurate. I believe this one is accurate. The 340 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 4: Steelers in the last two games have combined sixteen third 341 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 4: quarteryards sixteen thirteen against the Bears three yards yesterday of offense. 342 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 4: And keep in mind, let me underscore this again. They 343 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 4: got the ball to begin the half. It's not like 344 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 4: they kicked it off and the other team ran seven 345 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 4: minutes and then he got to three it out and 346 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 4: they went on another six minute drive and that was it. 347 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 4: You only got one possession. You got the ball first. 348 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 4: That's I just I don't know what's going on in 349 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 4: the third quarter. I mean, if you're going to point 350 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 4: to if you're going to look at a global thing 351 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 4: and everything you're saying there, certainly they've got to look 352 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 4: at everything, right, they have to look at everything. Why 353 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 4: is this not working? Why is that if you were global? 354 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 4: If you're to take a step back and say, what 355 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 4: is the problem with this team? Third quarter? They've been 356 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 4: They've the worst third quarter team in the NFL. And 357 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 4: in these losses, five of their six losses they've been 358 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 4: ahead and gotten the ball first. I don't understand how 359 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 4: like that doesn't wait. It's like it's like if somebody 360 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 4: told you in math, hey, two plus one equals you 361 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 4: know minus four. No, I don't understand how that adds 362 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 4: up that way. I don't understand it. 363 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 3: So I think I read it yesterday. Six times this 364 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 3: season they've gotten the ball to start the second half 365 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 3: and it's resulted in four punts. I don't know how 366 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 3: many of those are three and ounce an interception and 367 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 3: a fumble return for a touchdown. 368 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's I don't. I don't. I can't understand why 369 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 2: that's happening. 370 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 4: And another Matt Williamson stat going into this weekend, there 371 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 4: were four teams that had led in every game four teams. 372 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 2: The Steelers were one of them. 373 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 4: The Steelers had led in every single game this year. 374 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 4: The Steelers were six and five. The other three teams 375 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 4: were twenty five and eight. That's why I just like, 376 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 4: I just feel like I felt all along this is 377 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 4: the kind of game that's that's hard. You know, it 378 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 4: makes you doubt afterwards, but I felt all along like 379 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 4: there's more there, right, I mean, they've been leading every game, 380 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 4: there's the again, it seems like the formulas in place 381 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 4: for victory and they just, for whatever reason, it just 382 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 4: eludes them. And I and you know, again, if you 383 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 4: know you're in with a group that's that's you know, 384 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 4: on average eight and three, right and you're six and five. 385 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 4: I don't under I just it's mystifying to me. I understand, 386 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 4: how in tune. 387 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 6: Are you in the in the broadcast booth with what's 388 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 6: going on in the crowd, Because I felt like, first 389 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 6: of all, beginning a third quarter, like fifty percent of 390 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 6: the crowd was even there. But because of the way 391 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 6: that that progressed, I felt like the crowd energy was 392 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 6: pretty good. And then after those two, I mean, it 393 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 6: flipped harder than I've ever seen it flip in my life. 394 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 6: Are you aware of that in the booth like this, 395 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 6: that den of the crowd noise kind of make it 396 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 6: up to you guys and tell a story broadcast. Yes, 397 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 6: you know, there were times where you could tell the 398 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 6: fans were up, especially in the first half. 399 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 2: You know, towels are going like they were into it. 400 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 4: You know they're looking for a stop, even early on 401 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 4: in the third quarter after the touchdown, which was just 402 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 4: a gut punch that you know. I mean, you get 403 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 4: you get the ball to begin the second half, you're up, 404 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 4: you have the ball, and twelve seconds later you're trailing run. 405 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 4: That's that's very difficult, bro. Yes, you can hear. You 406 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 4: can hear what's going on. Usually I can hear it 407 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 4: through the headphones and when the place begins to empty 408 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 4: out a little bit, which has happened in this occasion 409 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 4: against Green Bay where the two the two biggest examples 410 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 4: you can hear the chance of the crowd, You can 411 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 4: hear the lack of energy or the energy. 412 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can hear it up there. 413 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 3: This is the play that turned the game around by 414 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 3: action pass dancing out to his right in trouble and 415 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 3: hit from behind by Bosa. 416 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: The ball is out, it is scooped up, It is 417 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: run in for a Buffalo Bill's touchdown. 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In fifty years, you've not seen this 438 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 3: against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 439 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 7: Not since Week two of nineteen seventy five, when those 440 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 7: same Buffalo Bills rushed for three hundred and ten yards. 441 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 7: Had we seen as many as two forty nine which 442 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 7: the Bills posted last night. 443 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 2: Juice was on the loose that day on the. 444 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 7: Ground in They're twenty six to seven. Just systematic taking 445 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,239 Speaker 7: a part of the Steelers. There was nothing happening in 446 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 7: any phase that was able to remotely affect the Buffalo 447 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 7: onslaught and afterwards TJ. Watt did not mince words. Twelve 448 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 7: games into a season that's threatening to implode, Watt's characterization 449 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 7: could not have been more incriminating. 450 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 8: We just need to look within, man. I don't want 451 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 8: to look at any at any other examples. We talk 452 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 8: about the talent that we have, we talk about everything 453 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 8: that we have, but right now we don't have a 454 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 8: kick ass defensive group. 455 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 2: And that's all that I can speak on. Wow, you 456 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 2: got nothing. 457 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 7: If you don't have that as a defensive group, there's 458 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 7: been That's the second example of a glaring indictment from 459 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 7: within cam Hey. We're talked about not having enough fight 460 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 7: after the Green Bay game, which is kind of the 461 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 7: same thing. 462 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 2: Now. 463 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 7: They bounced back and played maybe their best game of 464 00:21:55,760 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 7: the year defensively the next week against Indianapolis. Sustain it, though, 465 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 7: We'll see if this can spark something against Baltimore. 466 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 3: How many times did they get a hand on Josh 467 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 3: Allen in the backfield yesterday? 468 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 7: Only to see him I had him with four missed sacks. 469 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 7: But that's part of his deal. 470 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 2: I know. I mean, your deal is that you know 471 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 2: your ninety million dollar guy's got to bring him down. 472 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 7: Yeah, at least maybe two of the four times. Yeah, 473 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 7: maybe contain him a little better than they did. I 474 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 7: don't know. Offensively, they stunk as well. Aaron Rodgers took 475 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 7: himself and his offensive teammates to task when asked what 476 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 7: they might be able to do to fix all of 477 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 7: those issues that were on display against the Bills. 478 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 9: When there's film film sessions, everybody shows up. And when 479 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 9: I checked through a route, you do the right route, 480 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 9: you know, like John and I just were on same page. 481 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 9: I checked to his breaker and he ran out breaker. 482 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 9: You know, I'm John's are two professionals. I'm sure he's 483 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 9: you know, he's sick, sick about that. But you know, 484 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 9: I threw a ball I thought was going to get 485 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 9: hit by the wind and it was four yards over Roman, 486 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 9: so I got to make that throw. But you know, 487 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 9: we have our meetings every week, we have other opportunities 488 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 9: outside of the facility and look forward to seeing all 489 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 9: the boys there. 490 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: In breaker outbreaker, we'll take a throw another Ryan t. 491 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 7: So the guy's not showing up or a guy not 492 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 7: showing up, that's We're pretty unanimous and figuring that that's 493 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 7: the extra stuff, the stuff at night, the outside of 494 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 7: the facility, extra effort type of commitment, which is not apparently. 495 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 3: All there, no, no, And we got rid of George 496 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 3: Pickens because he was a head case, and we've got 497 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 3: a couple of head cases. So I don't know, maybe 498 00:23:58,840 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 3: it was good that we got rid of it because 499 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 3: of it would have been way more crazy. 500 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: I don't know. 501 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 3: It feels like we messed up on that one, since 502 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 3: you know, nobody's actually fallen in line here, like you know, 503 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 3: this is not exactly team the seal team six of 504 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 3: discipline you know. 505 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 7: That was actually producing is the bigger issue. You know, 506 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 7: at least gave you some pretty good games sometimes. Yeah right, 507 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 7: I haven't had one of. 508 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 2: Those in a while. 509 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 7: Amazingly, there remains a great deal to play for for 510 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 7: the Steelers, including a division championship. That fight commences in 511 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 7: Earnest this Sunday in Baltimore. 512 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 9: We control our destiny. We gotta win. We got three 513 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 9: division games, two of them versus Baltimore next week and 514 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 9: the last week of the season. So it's a tough 515 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,679 Speaker 9: place to play, and played there before during the COVID season. 516 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 9: So you got a great fan ba and be loud 517 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 9: and rocking, and we're gonna bring bring the right mindset. 518 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 3: I just hope everybody for the Ravens is healthy because 519 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,679 Speaker 3: anytime that we play a team that has crucial injuries, 520 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 3: we stink to join up. It's like, you know, I 521 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 3: equated it to the three to one lead in it's 522 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 3: the most dangerous lead in hockey for the Steelers to 523 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 3: face any team missing key components. 524 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 2: Yeah that. 525 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 7: Uh now, Buffalo reacted to that in advance and just 526 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 7: threw it sideways and quickly. Josh Allen did nothing of 527 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,880 Speaker 7: a superman nature other than run out of a few 528 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 7: sacks and. 529 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 3: Then late in the game he's gonna die. He just 530 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 3: ran the ball. He has no fear that dude. Seriously, 531 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 3: I was thinking, like, is he gonna make it through 532 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: this game? The amount of times. 533 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 6: Hit when he slid, he got hit, Tom Patrick Queen 534 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 6: should have got There. 535 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 2: Was no flag either. It was crazy. Probably should have 536 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 2: got one for that. 537 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 7: Buffalo's ability to run the ball without either of its 538 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 7: starting tackles is staggering. 539 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 3: Steelers with an all time stinker. Yesterday, they booed renegade. 540 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 3: They flip and booed renegade. Fire Mike Tomlin chance make 541 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 3: it onto the audio of the CBS broadcast. 542 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 2: Punt on first down. That's a chant that was going 543 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 2: around my section. 544 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was not exactly the end of the Thanksgiving 545 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 3: holiday that Steeler fans were hoping for. They do get 546 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 3: to go to Baltimore and make it all right, But 547 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 3: the Ravens themselves are looking to get right and are 548 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 3: probably looking at this absolute mess of a Steelers team 549 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 3: as a get right game for. 550 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 7: Them, probably thinking back to last January and thinking yet 551 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 7: same bunch. 552 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well that's what all Steeler fans are thinking, and 553 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 3: that's why they're sick and tired of all of this. 554 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 2: They've seen this fish too many times. I talked to 555 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 2: Norm Mardini last night. He said he's sick and tired 556 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 2: of being sick and tired. 557 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 6: Now, this game, to me feels like whoever loses this game, 558 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,959 Speaker 6: the bottom completely falls out and they collapse entirely and 559 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 6: fire their coach. Is Harbaugh getting this much Harbor has 560 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 6: been where Mike Tomlin is right now, and then salvaged it, 561 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 6: saved his job. 562 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 3: There was a time, I want to say it was 563 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 3: pre covid that he was headed down the second half 564 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 3: of the season and he was sure to get fired 565 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 3: and turned the team around and they made the postseason 566 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 3: and I think made a small run in that postseason. 567 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 7: Yeah, I can't remember what year that was, but I 568 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 7: definitely remember. 569 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 2: He was getting guess he was gone, and they. 570 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 3: Turned it Lamar's rookie year, right So there Blaco started 571 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 3: and then they bench Flacco, brought in Lamar. What years 572 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 3: that or twenty eighteen? Okay, need a quarterback, you do 573 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 3: need a quarterback. And I'm not sure the Steelers have 574 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 3: one right now. All right, a quick break and we'll 575 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 3: come right back more with Rob King, Voice of the 576 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers here. 577 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 2: On your radio home of the Black Goal DVE. 578 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 10: It's Max Stark's for my friends, Clearview Federal Credit Union. 579 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 10: Clearview is here to help you reach your financial goals 580 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 10: and support our community every step of the way. 581 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,959 Speaker 3: The Power Hour Steelers talk on the DV morning show Steelers. 582 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 3: Not a whole lot of power yesterday in that twenty 583 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 3: sixty seven loss to the Bills. 584 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 2: You know, every time we have Rob King in here. 585 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 3: For the Power Hour the day after a game, I 586 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 3: like to take one segment and just focus on a 587 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 3: call from the post game on the Steelers Audio network 588 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 3: that is helmed by our own Mike Pursuita. Of course, 589 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 3: he is the as he likes to say, bread in 590 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 3: the Steelers sandwich of the broadcast. Both the pre and 591 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 3: post game host a bleep sandwich less, no question about that. 592 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 3: This is from the the post game. 593 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 11: I'm gonna make the short street. I'm a first time caller. 594 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 11: I just don't see any heart in Coach Tomlin anymore. 595 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 11: I don't know if it's eighteen years. I don't know 596 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 11: if there's something going on behind the scenes. I just 597 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 11: don't see the heart that I did fifteen years ago. 598 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 2: I just. 599 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 11: I'm at a lot of words because I've defended him 600 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 11: all my adult life and I just can't do it anymore. 601 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 11: I think we need to clean house. And honestly, let's 602 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 11: start Will Howard. 603 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 2: I'm akay fan, aniste of the fan. Let's go all right, 604 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 2: take care of guys. Okay, Schrodinger's quarterback, Will Howard. That one. 605 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 7: There was about five fire Tomlins last night, but that 606 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 7: one made the cut here because of the. 607 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 2: Will Howard reference. All right, so I did like did? 608 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 7: He also talked about it was an observation, you know, 609 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 7: a body like the heart. 610 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it wasn't the typical. 611 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 7: Narratives that everybody clings to that I think failed to 612 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 7: capture the spirit of this. 613 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 3: No. I mean, Rob, do you do you glean anything 614 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 3: from Mike Tomlin's body language or lack thereof. 615 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: No, I'm not trying to read that. 616 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 4: I'm not trying to read the body language t leaves, 617 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 4: you know. 618 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 2: I just know that this is the kind of game. 619 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 4: And look, you know, the Bills had him in a 620 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 4: couple of weeks ago against the Dolphins. Dolphin just ran 621 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 4: all over him. It's you know, if you're to the 622 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 4: fan base, that's troubling, like you're looking for response. Well, 623 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 4: they didn't respond against Green Bay, they didn't respond against 624 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,719 Speaker 4: the Bills. They did respond against the Bears. They made 625 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 4: that a game and even had a chance to tie 626 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 4: it late. I think that's I think when a team 627 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 4: starts rolling at you and and there is no response, 628 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 4: it looks like you don't care. 629 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 2: You know what I mean, That's what it looks like. 630 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 2: You don't. 631 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 4: You go three and out, you turn it over, you 632 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 4: go out on defense, you give them a four team 633 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 4: play drive. 634 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 3: Well, well's and then that's what games it looked like. 635 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 3: That's what it looks like. Postgame comments, you know. I 636 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 3: know Koboli wrote about this that his lack of venom 637 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 3: in response to his team's performance indicated a missed opportunity 638 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 3: for him to re establish that that's not okay. I 639 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 3: don't know how you watch Dealer football as long as 640 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 3: most Steeler fans have and and question Mike Tomlin's want 641 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 3: to win. I don't think that's ever in question, But 642 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 3: I do think there are lots of other questions to 643 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 3: be answered for coach t and. 644 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what too. 645 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 4: Like you know, everybody loves to see you know, the 646 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 4: the manager throws the bats out into the field because 647 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 4: he's mad about his team and calling guys out. But 648 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 4: you know what, people don't want to play for a 649 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 4: guy like that. You know, you know what I'm saying. 650 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 4: You don't want to play for guy that's calling out, 651 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 4: calling you out. Well, you know, hey, we'd have been 652 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 4: better if so and so. It made a couple of 653 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 4: tackles out there. I mean, you know, just and yelling 654 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 4: and screaming. You know, Chuck Nole was a was a 655 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 4: big believer that you know, you didn't have to yell 656 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 4: and scream. The motivation comes from within and these guys 657 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 4: are all you don't You don't get to this. 658 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 2: Level unless you're self motivated. 659 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 4: And the biggest motivation I can only I could speak 660 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 4: for myself. You know, getting benched, right, you get benched, 661 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,719 Speaker 4: You're like, wait a minute, now, hang on a second. 662 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 4: My motivation level is has been re kindled. If you 663 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 4: need that lack of playing time, that's a that's a motivator. 664 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 4: I don't think yelling and screaming that that only lasts. 665 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 4: I mean Listen. I've seen boxers get themselves all pumped 666 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 4: up in the corner and stuff, and then one Mike Tyson, 667 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 4: you know, blow and they're waking up in their locker 668 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 4: room fifteen minutes later, you know the dress. 669 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 6: I have a counterpoint, though, like isn't don't Sometimes you 670 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 6: want your dad to get mad at you, like you've 671 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 6: screwed up. You don't want him to just skate by 672 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 6: like I screwed up. I want someone to yell at me, 673 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 6: Like I kind of feel like that's where that Yeah, 674 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 6: but there's also public and private. That's true, you know 675 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 6: what I mean. I mean, like you don't need to 676 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 6: criticize them. Yeah, you don't need to criticize your team 677 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 6: in public. 678 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 2: You know. Chuck Nole, like you said, he didn't have 679 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 2: to yell. 680 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 3: He could just insult you so so incisively, with such 681 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 3: razor sharp insight that it would send you into therapy 682 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 3: when you were done playing. But if Terry Bradshaw won't 683 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 3: come back to Pittsburgh because of how mean Chuck Nole was, 684 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 3: tam true, does the fact that Aaron Rodgers feels like 685 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 3: he needs to criticize in public or even a TJ. 686 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 2: Watt indicate that Tomlin isn't doing it in private. I 687 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 2: don't know. 688 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 4: I think Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers point, you know 689 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 4: what I mean. I mean it is a good question, 690 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 4: but I think Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers. You know, 691 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 4: he's he's a leader in a lot of different ways. 692 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 4: Like I was talking to James Pierre, I'm like, hey, man, 693 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 4: you know nice, what a nice season you've had. I 694 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 4: mean remember he was on the practice squad, you know, 695 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 4: and I was like, you know, is there anything that 696 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 4: kind of kept you going? And he's like yeah. Aaron 697 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 4: Rodgers is like, hey, I see you forty two. I 698 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 4: see what you're doing over there. And he was like yeah, 699 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 4: that kind of gave me like some pep. And I 700 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 4: think I think Aaron Rodgers can have that effect. You know, 701 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 4: if Aaron Rodgers calls you out, Now, if it keeps 702 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 4: happening and there's no response, then it becomes an issue. 703 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 4: But he has the cachet to either lift the guy 704 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 4: up or to call him out. 705 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 2: I mean, he's got that. You know. You don't get that. 706 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 4: If that's a rookie quarterback, someone's gonna say shut up, 707 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 4: you know. But if it's a guy who's going to 708 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 4: the Hall of Fame and who's really well liked and 709 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 4: really well respected by his teammates. 710 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 2: That's when you can do that. He can he can 711 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 2: do that. 712 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,439 Speaker 7: Mike speaking on a show that we got real sick 713 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 7: of the Hey, that's okay, We'll go into the next 714 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 7: floor in a row. We're good everything. I'd rather hear 715 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 7: what Aaron had to say last night. 716 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I have no problem with what Aaron Rodgers said, 717 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 3: But I want to get back to the original point though, 718 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 3: and the reason that you really wanted to use that 719 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:31,720 Speaker 3: call the idea that Will Howard is an option. 720 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's just not ready. He got no preseason time. 721 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 7: He hasn't done this at this level. He's running the 722 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 7: other team's plays in practice. 723 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 2: Now. 724 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 7: You know, if something should happen to Aaron Rodgers and 725 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 7: Mason Rudolph winds up starting again, then he's one heart 726 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 7: beat away from the presidency, And then why. 727 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,879 Speaker 3: Scott Skyler Thompson have been elevated to that role? He's 728 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 3: on IR That was for good. I didn't realize he 729 00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 3: was out for the season with that. Okay, that's why. 730 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,840 Speaker 3: But would he have been if he was healthy? I 731 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 3: would assume, all right, well that's an indictment of Will Howard. 732 00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:07,280 Speaker 3: It's my point. 733 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 7: It's just I mean, it's it's neither an indictment or 734 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,840 Speaker 7: an endorsement. He just got hurt and missed all the 735 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 7: preseason games. 736 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,680 Speaker 4: He hasn't taken a single snipe like Sunder Standards got 737 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:17,760 Speaker 4: a lot of preseason snaps. 738 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 2: Will Howard hasn't taken a snap. 739 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 4: Well, they talked about it when the injury happened, like, 740 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 4: this is a bummer for this guy. You know that 741 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,319 Speaker 4: he wasn't able to take because that's what he's gonna 742 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 4: play in the preseason. 743 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 6: I know it's a different situation, but because Ben Roethlisberger 744 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 6: obviously first round draft pick, But when Ben rookie year 745 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 6: gets plugged in, was everyone saying the same thing, like 746 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 6: he's not he didn't take enough snaps, he's not ready, 747 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 6: Like was the same narrative out there at that point? 748 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 4: Was it an Alan fanica y long mine? Aren't you 749 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 4: excited about seeing the rookie? No, I'm not excited. I 750 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 4: want I want the guy that you know we signed 751 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 4: Tommy Maddicks to lead us to victory. 752 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 2: Yes, you know I remember that well, and that was. 753 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 3: Well, it also caused a little bit of a rift 754 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 3: between Big Ben and Red. It took them a little 755 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,040 Speaker 3: while to get over that. And then thirteen straight wins. 756 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:07,799 Speaker 3: I think they both were okay with it eventually, but 757 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 3: that was also very limited. He was throwing the ball 758 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,760 Speaker 3: fifteen times a game. They were working half the field. 759 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 3: They dubbed it down bad choice of words. They simplified 760 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 3: it because Roethlisberger was a rookie. 761 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 2: They knew they had a great defense at a great running game. 762 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, none of those they have neither, ye? 763 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 2: No, yeah right. 764 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 3: Thanks to the Tim Benz and Jerry Dlak of course 765 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 3: Rob King for joining us here for the power hour 766 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 3: of Steeler talking. 767 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 2: Now it's on to Baltimore. Plus he's Ben Roethlisberger. Pick Yeah, 768 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 2: sixth round. 769 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, number eleven overall was a number eleven little pedigree. 770 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 3: If you can't stop James Cook, how are you going 771 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:48,040 Speaker 3: to stop Derrick Henry Well. 772 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 4: Cook's the number two rusher in the NFL. And they did, 773 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 4: by the way, they did stop Jonathan Taylor. Yes, it's true, 774 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 4: but this is a team that wants to run the football. 775 00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,719 Speaker 4: The Builds are a team that wants to run the football. 776 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 4: The culture a more balanced offensive attack. Even with Taylor, 777 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,160 Speaker 4: it's gonna be They're gonna have to come up with something. 778 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:14,880 Speaker 6: I just if I'm if I'm Joey Porter, a grasp that, 779 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,400 Speaker 6: if I'm anybody in that secondary that has to wrap 780 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 6: up Dereck Henry. I'm icing my shoulders now preemptively because 781 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 6: it's gonna height. 782 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 3: They got to get him before he gets started. Yeah, 783 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 3: just something about him. Yeah, Jonathan Taylor still leading the league? 784 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 3: Is that possible right now after yesterday? 785 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:38,239 Speaker 2: Really? Yeah? Cook is still behind him? All right? Hey, yeah, 786 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:41,720 Speaker 2: we did it once. I'm sure it'll be great. Thanks Randy. 787 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:46,399 Speaker 2: It's still Steelers Ravens, Still Steelers Ravens. You can get 788 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 2: up for it. 789 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 3: Oh, in a big way, no doubt about it. Tomorrow 790 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 3: on the show, Charlie Batch Jean's territor. Well, at least 791 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,720 Speaker 3: it won't have any fire. Mike Tomlin chance this weekend 792 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,319 Speaker 3: Billy Gardell will join us tomorrow as well. 793 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 2: That'll be a I don't know, I'm looking for a 794 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 2: positive here, Mike. 795 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 3: Uh, don't forget that Steelers Ravens game means nine am. 796 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,080 Speaker 3: We start our pregame with Tom Offerman and Matt Williamson. 797 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 3: On Sunday before Pursuit of Labs and Jerry Doulac crank 798 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,319 Speaker 3: up the network at eleven o'clock. And then it's our 799 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,800 Speaker 3: buddy Rob King here on my left, Max Starks and 800 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,840 Speaker 3: Missy Matthews bringing you Steelers Ravens this Sunday on DVE. 801 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 4: I'm finished you stay classy, Pittsburgh. 802 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 2: Don't touch your face. I got him type Pittsburg all day. 803 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:28,280 Speaker 4: Baby. 804 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 2: So now you guys call me Ronald. Would you not 805 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 2: eat my pants? Ronald oh Man? Whay, go ahead. 806 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 12: It's time for the Steelers Daily Report on DVE, brought 807 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 12: to you by First National Bank. Let's get started. Remember 808 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 12: fdi C at Steelers Pro Shop. Get it direct from 809 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,880 Speaker 12: the team at shop dot Steelers dot com. 810 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 2: Here's Tom Offerman. 811 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 13: The Steelers were blown out by the Bill Sunday at 812 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,319 Speaker 13: Akroshur Stadium twenty six to seven, in a game where 813 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,400 Speaker 13: they only gained one hundred and sixty six yards total 814 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 13: offense and lost the time of possession battle to Buffalo 815 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,239 Speaker 13: forty one minutes and fifty nine seconds to eighteen oh one. 816 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 13: Pittsburgh actually had the lead coming out of halftime seven 817 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 13: to three, and started the second half of the game 818 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 13: with the ball, but on the very first play of 819 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 13: their possession, Bill's drusher Joey Boscha demolished Aaron Rodgers, knocking 820 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 13: the ball loose and Bill's corner Christian Benfort scooped it 821 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 13: up for the touchdown to give the Bills the lead, 822 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 13: and it all snowball downhill from there for the Steelers. 823 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 13: A massive factor in the Bill's success Sunday was their 824 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 13: rushing offense, which was the best in the league heading 825 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 13: into the game, and it showed. Buffalo gashed the Steelers 826 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 13: for a total of two hundred and forty nine yards 827 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 13: on the ground and an average of four point nine 828 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,600 Speaker 13: yards per carry. Leading that way was running back James Cook, 829 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,000 Speaker 13: who had his league leading seventh to one hundred yard 830 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 13: rushing performance on the season as he ran for one 831 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 13: hundred and forty four yards on thirty two carries against 832 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,879 Speaker 13: the Steelers, and the Bills improved a six to one 833 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 13: on the year in the games that Cook eclipsed the one 834 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 13: hundred yards on the ground. The Steelers now tried to 835 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 13: bounce back from two straight losses as they traveled to 836 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:57,960 Speaker 13: Baltimore to take on the six and six Ravens for 837 00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 13: control of the AFC North Tom Opferman with the Steelers Report. 838 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 2: At FNB. We rewrote the rules of banks