1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: This is the mark Man Show. Are you with me 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: so far? 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 2: You could hop on the show by ding eight three 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: to three four one two wxdx, or you can follow 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: me on Twitter at mark Man. Next week, the guests 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: are in Flox, Okay, so it's gonna be a surprise 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: day for the guests. You should like that. That's how 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: do you do in wrestling. The guy that you didn't 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 2: think would be there was there. Oh my god, look 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: who's here? And it takes you a while to realize 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: you don't care, but you get the early pop. And 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: that's all I ever wanted, was the quick and early pop. 13 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: Not in the way you're thinking. Brunick was good in 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 2: the second and third period. Kindle was excellent all night long. 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: If Kindall keeps playing like that, he could stick for 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 2: the whole year. 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: I don't think he will. 18 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: I think when Rust, Hayes and mcgroarty'll come back, and 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: then it's a numbers game up front. It's still a 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: developmental thing for Kindall. What will serve him best. But 21 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: I like him for the long, long term. I think 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: he's gonna be a good NHL player. 23 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: He has. 24 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:14,919 Speaker 2: Not a swag, but maybe he's just has what it takes. 25 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: I can't quite find the words. And there's some guys 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: like I'll give an example. I hate to say it 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: because he's still I think kind of maybe in their plans. 28 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: I saw it Blumquist for two games last year and I. 29 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: Thought, I don't think so. I hope so, but I 30 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: don't think so. Kindle. I'm like, Okay, this kid can 31 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: play in the NHL. 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: Uh. 33 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: Brudick, I'm like, this kid can play in the NHL. 34 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: Uh. 35 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: The biggest upset of the night was Eric Carlson was 36 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: very good. He minimized his mistakes. He played sensibly, almost 37 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: as if he cared about winning. It was almost weird 38 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: to watch fundamentals Fundamentals. I remember Bob Johnson would say 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: that fundamentals fundamental and like rub his face as he 40 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: said it. 41 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: A Silovs and goal? 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: Does he get to start in the home opener after 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: pitching the shutout? It's what I would do, And after 44 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: starting him ahead of Zari in the opener, to start 45 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: him again in the home opener. 46 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: Would also make a statement. 47 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: And let me make clear, I think it's more important 48 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 2: that the Penguins get a top five draft pick than 49 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: you know, eke out a wild card playoff spot. But 50 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: it's nonetheless good that the Penguins won. You got to 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: try to win until it no longer makes sense to 52 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 2: try to win. I'm not talking about the players, because 53 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: they're pros always in terms of effort, they want to win. 54 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 2: I'm talking about the team's construction. I'm talking about when 55 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: you trade Rushed, when you trade Raquel, and by the way, 56 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: the Rangers suck worse than I thoughts Sully gonna have 57 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: some problems JT. 58 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: Vincenzo. 59 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: My heart goes on because I can see what's coming 60 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: and I don't like it. I talked before about Carlson 61 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 2: playing a game that's not typical for him. 62 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: Responsible and accountable. I can't even say that with a 63 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: straight face. Uh. 64 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 2: That could be created by the pressure of the kids 65 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: as much as the structure of the coach. 66 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 4: Uh. 67 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: Kids in the locker room. I talked about this a 68 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: moment ago. 69 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: It brings out that teacher vibe with kids, you know 70 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: to witness and learn to do the right thing. 71 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: It brings out that right way vibe. 72 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: Eric Carlson knows that Harrison Brunnick shouldn't play like he 73 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: does God anything. But even if it's worked for Carlson, 74 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: So any hoodles Penguins one and oh, I guess you 75 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: can't judge a book by looking at the cover. Bampa 76 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: damp and damp Damp, Bamp, Bampa damp and damp damp Bamp. 77 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: I guess we got to talk Stealers Tommy Radio and 78 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: I did before. 79 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: I just love, absolutely love the quarterback swit Cherou Flack 80 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: go to Cincinnati and now Chador is number two for 81 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: Cleveland and in play for duty Sunday at Pittsburgh, and 82 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 2: I'm convinced that has them. The Bronze owner he mandated 83 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: the trade of Flacco to get Shador that much closer 84 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 2: on the field because he's the guy who wanted to 85 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: draft Shadoor in the first place. 86 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: In the fifth round. 87 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: Had to be that way because the coaching GM, the 88 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: personnel guys, they don't want to use the fifth round 89 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 2: pick on a quarterback effort. Having picked a quarterback in 90 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 2: the third round. It is absolutely nonsensic Coal. That's either 91 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: an owner decision or a Tomlin decision. And we got Tomlin. 92 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: By the way, Come join me to watch the game 93 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 2: Sunday at one pm. Bronze and Steelers at Big Fellas 94 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: in Cannonsburg. That's a zany place to say the least. 95 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 2: I love it, So come on feel the noise with 96 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: me one PM Sunday at Big Fellas Great Wings. Although 97 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: I've never heard of place say our wings suck. Everything 98 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 2: else really good, our wings sucked. That's always the trademark 99 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: great Wings. That said, all the places that say they 100 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 2: have great wings have great wings, including Big Fellas in Cannonsburg. Now, 101 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: I just don't get some things about the Steelers. I 102 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: just don't get not using Firemouth and John Newmore when 103 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: your offense is supposed to be built around tight ends. 104 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 2: I just don't get Mount Washington and Spencer Anderson and 105 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 2: seven offensive linemen. I just don't get making that offense 106 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: as prehistoric as it is in this era. And it's 107 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: not like you've got the running backs to maximise. You 108 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: got a bunch of backups. And maybe it prediccts Rogers better. 109 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: But maybe it keeps Aaron Rodgers from being Aaron Rodgers. 110 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 2: Maybe it leaves him without enough targets out there. Maybe 111 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 2: it minimizes what you need to get from him to 112 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: win enough, not just beat Cleveland Sunday, but to win enough. Uh, 113 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 2: the way they're playing the way they're lining up offensively. 114 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: It'll beat bad teams in one score games like Sunday 115 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 2: against Cleveland until it doesn't. But will it beat good 116 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: teams in big games? Will it beat good teams and 117 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: playoff games? Will it enable you to come from behind 118 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: when you're down by more than a score against anybody 119 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:33,559 Speaker 2: and you just say, well, then you open up the offense. 120 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, that'll go great. That'll go great when. 121 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 2: You use seven offensive linemen all the time till you trail, 122 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 2: and then you put everybody else out there that you 123 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: should head out there in the first place, say hey, boys, 124 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 2: go win the game. They're gonna say fu. I mean, 125 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: they're gonna try to do it. It reminds me I 126 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: forget who it was. A young kid playing for Liverpool. 127 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: Might have been Robbie Fower because he had a smart mouth. 128 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 2: And he got bench for a game. He was like 129 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: nineteen or twenty and they were done two nothing with 130 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 2: four minutes left, and they put him in and he 131 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: said to the manager, Hey, what do you want me 132 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: to do? 133 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: Win it or tie it? 134 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 2: It ain't that easy to do the switcheroo in a 135 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: situation like the Steelers have developed for themselves and get 136 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: things accomplished. 137 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: Yo, seven offensive linemen in twenty twenty five. That is much. 138 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 2: And don't forget there's a tight end. There's like sometimes 139 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: it's double tight, sometimes it's double tight with an extra tackle. 140 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: Why not just have ten offensive linemen and snap the 141 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: ball directly to one of your bummy running backs? 142 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: One oh five nine. 143 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 2: X smart Madden mark when you got a young trophy, 144 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 2: white ohs money to I can't even quote the big 145 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: o'bowski right, goodbye. 146 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 4: DX one. 147 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 2: The guest list is stabilized. Do you want to surprise 148 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 2: or should I reap the ratings benefit? Well, it's only 149 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: an hour promo, forty five minutes in advance. 150 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you anyway. Mike de Corsi of. 151 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: The Sporting is at three thirty, Ryan Malone exit the 152 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: Penguins analyst on sports and at Pittsburgh at four thirty. 153 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: But at four o'clock we'll be joined by Penguins captain 154 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 2: Sidney Crosby said no longer kid, but they'll join me 155 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 2: at four o'clock. 156 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: Right here on the Home of the Penguins one oh 157 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: five ninety x uh. Here's Paul Feinbaum on ESPN who's 158 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: a great heel. 159 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 2: Talking about the disaster that is Bill Belichick coaching football 160 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: at the University of North Carolina, and he spares no words. 161 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: We're talking about Bill Belichick, who is the greatest NFL 162 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: coach in history. Right now, Jeff, He's working toward being 163 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 3: the worst coach in college football history. That's how bad 164 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 3: he is. There's nothing to be happy about the I mean, 165 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: it's an abject disaster. I feel badly for the guy 166 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: because it seemed like a good idea at the time. 167 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: But right now, I mean, who in their right mind 168 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 3: would want to go play for him. 169 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: Finebaum is not. 170 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: At all exaggerating, not at all, any cashe Belichick earned, 171 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: Belichick earned somewhere else. Belichick should be fired right now, 172 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: Right now, he is destroying his reputation and more germane 173 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 2: to the concerns down in Chapel Hill. He is destroying 174 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: that North Carolina football program for years to come. It's 175 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 2: not like James Franklin. I heard some dope on the 176 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 2: B team comparing the situation today to James Franklin. Franklin 177 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 2: has earned at Penn State, I mean Final four just 178 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: last year. He has earned getting till the end of 179 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 2: the season to put it right, and Franklin could put 180 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 2: it right. Yet at Penn State there's important games to 181 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: still win. There's a playoff Berth that's still abe. Probably not, 182 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 2: but if they went out, they could get one. North 183 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 2: Carolina Lina ain't going nowhere. Ever, with Bill Belichick coaching. 184 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 2: They need to get rid of Belichick. Now, get rid 185 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 2: of his kids and his cronies. Now get his gold 186 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 2: Diggers Fngali out of there. Now, buy everybody out. Take 187 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: the l what the janitor coach the rest of the season. 188 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 2: If you gotta but that fine Bomb's not again. He's 189 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 2: not exaggerating. That is the biggest disaster I remember in 190 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 2: college football history. James Franklin should send Belichick a thank 191 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 2: you note because if Belichick finishes the season North Carolina, 192 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 2: what happens there will make everybody forget about Penn State 193 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: losing to UCLA, except, of course, for Penn State fans. 194 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: Let's go to Tyler. 195 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: Tyler, you're only double m what. 196 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 5: I man, They're glad you slidfied the guests like Mark, 197 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 5: I was getting nervous. But anyway, I thought the Penguins 198 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 5: brought a youthful energy last night It's exactly what we 199 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 5: were looking for. Ben Kendall and that line of him, 200 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 5: Tomasino and Novak looked sharp all night, all around the net, 201 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 5: all around the punk thought Runeck looked like he was nineteen, 202 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 5: But that'll come with time. 203 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: Glad, this energy is up. 204 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 5: And it was just fitting that they played Mike Solivan 205 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 5: and the Rangers and you watch that same game we've 206 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 5: watched for years. Here look unorganized and it looked like 207 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 5: a total disaster out there for the Rangers. The chances 208 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 5: were few and far between, and when they got there, 209 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 5: good Saved by Sea loss thought it was a good night. 210 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: They did not. The Rangers did not look good. 211 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: My one complain about the Kindle line is that Kindall 212 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: was by far the best player on it. Now that's 213 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: encouraging in terms of, you know, Kindle's development. 214 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: I thought tom Asino was okay. 215 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 2: I thought Novak played as if any physical contact would 216 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 2: give him syphilis. 217 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 5: Well that's how he plays, that's how he plays Mark. 218 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 2: But uh, you know, if that's a bit different. 219 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: If that's the case, then somebody else needs to play. 220 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 2: But on all your other points, you're absolutely correct. 221 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: Thank you for the call. 222 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 2: A three three four one two WXDX. Sid joins me 223 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 2: at four o'clock. My mistress team has its opening game tonight. 224 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: I think they're kind of Sid's mistress team too. The 225 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 2: Canadians son La Montreal at Toronto at the old enemy 226 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 2: Frenchies versus English pigs with no brains. I have a 227 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: ton of Canadians merchandise. That's because I really like the 228 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 2: Canadians as a kid. 229 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: Me and Mario too. Mario is a Canadians fan. 230 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: Remember that famous picture of him behind the Canadians bench 231 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: is like a sixteen year old, fifteen year old when 232 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 2: Lafleur was saluting the crowd after having reached some milestone. 233 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: Mario is a Lafleur guy, big time Lafleur guy. 234 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 2: And I was a fan of those teams, like you know, 235 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 2: those those Cup winners in the seventies, you know, I 236 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 2: mean I rooted it for the Pengless first, but you know, 237 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 2: the Canadians were good and they were entertaining. They had flair, 238 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 2: they had Lafleur, they had dried and they had those 239 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 2: three great defenseman savarg la Point and Robinson who played 240 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 2: the whole game, that Jacq Lamier with a big shot 241 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 2: Steve Shutt, you know, Bob Ganey, the quint essential checking forward, 242 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: Geek Carboneau the quint essential two hundred foot center. I 243 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: remember those guys. That's all off the top of my 244 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: head right now. That was just an amazing team and 245 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 2: fun to watch. And I have a ton of Canadians merchandise. 246 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: And that's because, you know, because I liked them, because 247 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 2: you know it's Red. I love Red rad or Dad 248 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 2: some like it, Hot Eye like it Red. And they 249 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 2: got an exciting young team now, I think the third 250 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 2: youngest roster in the National And wait till my buddy L. J. 251 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 2: Mooney gets there from West Mifflin. The two kids they 252 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 2: got now, Demodolph and Slevkowski are gonna be great. So 253 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be watching the Canadian at Toronto this evening 254 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: up next Mike the Course, even the Sporting News sit 255 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 2: at four o'clock one o five to nine. 256 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 4: One oh five nine. 257 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 6: The X says your shot at ex dray cash because 258 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 6: we're nice. Thirteen times a day, nine am through nine pm, 259 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 6: the X will give you the keyword at the top 260 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 6: of every hour. 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A visit from the rival Browns is next up. 271 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 7: Pittsburgh leads a division now they're three to one. The 272 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 7: Penguin season is off to a great start. They dumped 273 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 7: the Rangers last night and welcome the Islanders next for 274 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 7: the home opener tomorrow night. And former NFL player Herschel 275 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 7: Walker has been confirmed as the US ambassador to the Bahamas. 276 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: He's the first in more than fifteen years. I'm Scott 277 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: David said. 278 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 4: If you're selling your home and have a Wettsmark Madden. 279 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 5: Double m mark it afternoon, gall Mark Madden. 280 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: What do you want? What do you want? Damnit? 281 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 6: DX at one oh five nine. 282 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 2: Joining me not had taught me off the ledge about 283 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 2: some Steelers stuff. He writes for the Sporting News. He's 284 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 2: local guy Mike de Corsi, Mike, you gotta talk me 285 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: off the ledge on this in particular, here's what I 286 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 2: hate about the Steelers. Even at three and one, they're 287 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: using basically seven offensive linemen with Washington a tight end 288 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 2: and Spencer Anderson is the extra tackle. It's prehistoric and 289 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 2: will not beat good teams in big games. 290 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 4: I don't think that the plan is to do that 291 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 4: for the rest of the year. And I think that's 292 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 4: part of why Mike Tomlin answered one of the questions 293 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 4: he was asked at this week's press conference in the 294 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 4: manner that he did. I think he wants people to think, Okay, 295 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 4: we're doing this every game now, that's not the plan. 296 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 4: The plan was that specifically against the Vikings, they expected 297 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 4: it would work and it did. And if you saw 298 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 4: the Vikings follow up that game against the Browns, they 299 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 4: had trouble with the Browns running game as well, So 300 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 4: that was part of it. And the other part of 301 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 4: it is to mask a deficient offensive line while it's deficient. Now, 302 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 4: if the offensive line does not improve to the level 303 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 4: of its talent, then no, they're not going to be 304 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 4: good teams. That's but they are only at the beginning 305 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 4: stages of being this offensive line. They didn't have Troy 306 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 4: Faltano a year ago. They had Broderick Jones at right 307 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 4: tackle instead of left tackle. So it's a relatively new 308 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 4: offensive line. I'm not promising it's going to get straightened out, 309 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 4: but there's certainly the ability there and with time together, 310 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 4: they should improve. 311 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: Okay, that hasn't helped, to be honest, but I will 312 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 2: say if they if they maintain that alignment against Cleveland, 313 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 2: that'll be Cleveland. 314 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: It will very much help contain Miles Garrett. 315 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that. I think that you'll see some 316 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 4: of those looks for sure because they were so successful 317 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 4: in the last game that until Cleveland shows that they 318 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 4: can deal with it, then you would certainly want to 319 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 4: at least give it a try habit in your package 320 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 4: for the game, and it might help it as well. 321 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 4: Mike's not wrong about the fact that having more size 322 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 4: on the field against big four to three lines is helpful. 323 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 4: It also detracts from your ability to go around those players, 324 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,959 Speaker 4: to go past those players with faster guys, whether they 325 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 4: be wide receivers or tight ends, but it does allow 326 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 4: you to manage somewhat the physical pressure. They're able to 327 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 4: bring from their defensive lines. 328 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: What's your take on how that alignment has put Friarmouth 329 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 2: and John Who kind of on the paino mind list. 330 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: I never saw that coming. 331 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 2: I thought they would be used more than they were, 332 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 2: and now there'll be used less. 333 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 4: Well, I think I think it was it was it 334 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 4: was a short term thing. And I know there's been 335 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 4: a massive panic around the city of Pittsburgh about Pat Fryermuth. 336 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, because they love him, they can, they can shout 337 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: his last syllable. 338 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 4: Yes, But it's it's one game. And here's the thing, 339 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 4: Mark they won the game. 340 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: No, No, I know, but I. 341 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 4: Just don't understand. Sometimes there was there was a great 342 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 4: consternation about how he chose not to go for the 343 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 4: fourth and one, even though that worked, And then now 344 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 4: the consternation has moved on to Mooth only getting I 345 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 4: think fifteen snaps, right. I think it was John Who's 346 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 4: sixteen and him fifteen. But it was one game. And look, 347 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 4: I've been wanting them to throw the ball over the 348 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 4: middle on relatively quick routes from almost the beginning of 349 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 4: the season. Once it became apparent that the offensive line 350 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 4: was still struggling to pass, block I've been wanting to 351 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 4: see that. I thought that it would be with Moves 352 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 4: and that it would be with John Hue, but they 353 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 4: managed to do with DK, which, let's be honest, it's 354 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 4: better because he can go farther with it. 355 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: Here's a weird stat. Tell me if it's good or bad. 356 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 2: The Steelers running backs are getting sixty four percent of 357 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 2: the offensive touches. 358 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I think I I again, I think 359 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 4: that that's not the grand design. But it's hard for 360 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 4: you to play the ball downfield that you know. There's 361 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 4: a lot of conversation about Aaron Rodgers and how quick 362 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 4: he quickly he gets rid of the ball and then 363 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 4: and the the Pro Football Focused comedy show grades him 364 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 4: out at like a like a D level or whatever 365 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 4: it would be, because he's not throwing the ball down 366 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 4: the field. But you can't throw the ball down the 367 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 4: field from you're behind. You can't. It's for one, it's 368 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 4: an incomplete it's it's you know, it's you're down. So 369 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 4: you even if you if you're if you're sitting on 370 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 4: your behind, I suppose and you have an arm like 371 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 4: Aaron Rodgers, you could, but if you're placed there, you can't. 372 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 4: The play's over and through the first four games, that's 373 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 4: still an issue. And again, this team will not be 374 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 4: what it's capable of being until the offensive line grows 375 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 4: and they are in a nice position. They've been able 376 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 4: to manage to find ways to win. In spite of that. 377 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 4: They seem to have found a way to improve on 378 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 4: the defensive line with Harmon back and with Benton. Maybe 379 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 4: you know, I'm not a one hundred percent sure about this. 380 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 4: I haven't heard it talked about a lot, but I 381 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 4: think they're moving him a little bit off the nose 382 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 4: so that he's not just getting squished as soon as 383 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 4: the ball is snapped. And I think that. I mean, 384 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 4: he had to get his best game as a pro 385 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 4: in Ireland. He'd want to play every game in Ireland. 386 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 4: The way that went for him. 387 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 2: Well, no, everything we're talking about, I understand that the 388 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 2: part of the reasoning with the extra lineman and the 389 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: quick releases to protect Rogers, and I'm not sure if 390 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 2: that lets Rogers be Rogers. Then again, I've been talking 391 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 2: frequently on the show about how Rogers and Pittsburgh may 392 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: turn out to be Manning in Denver or Brady in Tampa, 393 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: where he wins more with guile than anything else, because 394 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,439 Speaker 2: you know the old gray marriages ain't what she. 395 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: Used to be. 396 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, I mean, I think the guile parts a 397 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 4: big part of it. I think you still see things 398 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 4: from him that are specific to him. To throw off 399 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 4: the back foot that he made I think it was 400 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 4: to Austin in the opener. It was on the right 401 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 4: side of the field that no one else I don't 402 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 4: think in the history of football has been as comfortable 403 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 4: throwing off his back foot. And why is that valuable? 404 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 4: Because at a certain point you may be getting contacted 405 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 4: and you need to get rid of the ball as 406 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 4: quickly as possible, and if you have to set your feet, 407 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 4: that gives the defender time to close. His ability to 408 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 4: get rid of it off the back foot allows him 409 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 4: uh to complete plays that others can't. So there's still 410 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 4: some of that there. The ability to put the ball 411 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 4: all the way downfield to DeVante Adams, that may still 412 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 4: be there, but he's got to get that time and 413 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 4: you've got to get that route open before we'll really know. 414 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 4: I guess the closest we've seen was the mooth pass 415 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 4: in the I think it was in the opener that 416 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 4: Mooth dropped. Uh, maybe that was a Seattle game. That 417 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 4: he still has the ability to put the ball way 418 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 4: out there. He just doesn't getting a lot of opportunities 419 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 4: to do that, and I think the time he will 420 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 4: get more of them. 421 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: We're talking to Mike the course of the Sporting News. 422 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 2: Mike brought to us by South Hills Kia. South Fields 423 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 2: Kia has the ride and a price you'll love, Mike. 424 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: Where's Cleveland at Flack Goes Gone? Five rookies are starting, 425 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 2: including a quarterback. I love the rookie running back. Are 426 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 2: the Browns moving forward? 427 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 4: Yeah? See, I don't think. I think the Browns are 428 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:01,479 Speaker 4: still trying to recover from the disaster of Deshaun Watson, 429 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 4: no question, and they're hopeful that Dylan Gabriel can do 430 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 4: that for them. And Dylan Gabriel was a terrific college quarterback. 431 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 4: And it was interesting to hear the reminder from from 432 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 4: Mike Tomlin this week in his press conference that Gabriel's 433 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 4: twenty five years old and played like six years of 434 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 4: college football. 435 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: And yeah, that worked out real great with Kenny Pickett. 436 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, well and true, But and look, I don't know 437 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 4: that I don't know that Dylan Gabriel is going to 438 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 4: be a better pro quarterback than did Kenny Pickett, but 439 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 4: he might be better for now than Joe Flacco is. 440 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 4: Joe wasn't getting a whole lot done with the Browns, 441 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 4: and and Gabriel played reasonably well on Sunday against Minnesota, 442 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 4: they just weren't able to put up enough points with 443 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 4: where they are to be able to withstand a late 444 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 4: Minnesota rally. And I think that the Steelers certainly have 445 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 4: to be wary of Gabriel. But one of the things 446 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 4: that they do well, really well is the fleck passes. 447 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,400 Speaker 4: I mean, Cam Hayward's as good, maybe as anybody that's 448 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 4: played the defensive line at his side, sure doing that, 449 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 4: and so that's something that they have to be very 450 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 4: much aware of because Gabriel is not tall. He's very 451 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 4: much a small NFL quarterback, and so they have to 452 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 4: use that against him. 453 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 2: Don't you feel like the trade of Flacco was designed 454 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 2: by the owner to get Shador Sanders at the number 455 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 2: two spot and to put him in play for getting 456 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 2: on the field. I heard a report though the Bailey 457 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 2: Zappi might be the number two quarterback with Shaudor still 458 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 2: be a number three and that would cause the entire 459 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 2: Sanders family to have a cerebral hemorrhage. 460 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know. The the the interesting thing about seedar 461 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 4: situation is that he got he got dropped in the 462 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 4: draft for various reasons, whether it some of it to me, 463 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 4: It starts with ability. I mean, he's he he's a 464 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 4: super accurate quarterback, but the arm strength is not there. 465 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 4: And he's not a great athlete. I mean he's his 466 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 4: dad was among the five best American athletes in history. Yeah, 467 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 4: and and and Shader is not super dynamic and so 468 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:20,719 Speaker 4: as so there were reasons why he dropped, and a 469 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 4: lot of them were purported to be off the off 470 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 4: the field stuff. Uh and and then he goes last 471 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 4: week and he does that little pantomime thing where he's 472 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 4: not where, he's answering questions without speaking, and it's like, 473 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 4: you're four games into your rookie year and you're already 474 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 4: starting nonsense like this, why do you think you did drop? Well? 475 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 2: And he's the third string quarterback. Nobody wants a celebrity 476 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 2: third string quarterback. 477 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 4: That's true, that is true. But I think that he's 478 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 4: only making himself less attractive to other teams by doing 479 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 4: stuff like that. And when you're when you're on a 480 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 4: fel depth chart and you're not the number one, your 481 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 4: your first goal is to get to number one on 482 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 4: your team, but your second goal is to try to 483 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 4: get to number one on another team. And you're not 484 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 4: helping yourself with that by doing what he did last week. 485 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 4: And it's not a huge deal, but it's just like 486 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 4: they look at that in other front offices and say, 487 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 4: you know, they roll their eyes and say, why do 488 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 4: I want to deal with that? 489 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 2: How do the Steelers deboy their secondary without Ramsey who's 490 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 2: not only their best defensive back and who has done 491 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 2: very well so far, but he's also the Swiss army knife. 492 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 2: Everything kind of rotates around positioning him, doesn't it. 493 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 4: Well, it does, And so I think that they're going 494 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 4: to have to be a little bit more conventional and 495 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 4: they won't be as good because the safety play has 496 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 4: been average at best. Joey Porter coming back gives them 497 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 4: a cover guy that can be comparable at least and 498 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 4: and so, and they get some of their depth back. 499 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 4: But if Ramsey's unavailable to play, then then that that 500 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:06,360 Speaker 4: causes other problems in their secondary, but problems that can 501 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 4: be mitigated if they get the kind of pass rush. 502 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 4: I mean, they don't have to get seven sacks, but 503 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 4: the kind of pressure on Dylan Gabriel that they got 504 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 4: on wins would be very helpful. 505 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 2: Dude, the Steelers had the AFC North locked up right 506 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 2: now because well but let me, okay, let me make 507 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 2: my case because the division is in tatters, shadou be. Yeah, 508 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 2: but like I know, they blew it last year too, 509 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 2: So I mean, like I have, like, here's what I 510 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 2: think for sure, Mike, see what you think and tell 511 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: me why it's not locked up. And I think they 512 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 2: will be leading the Baltimorons when they play them on 513 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 2: December seventh. And I think they will be in the 514 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 2: conversation for the number one seed in the conference when 515 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 2: they played Buffalo on November thirties. Now, let's see how 516 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 2: those games go, obviously, but can you see that happening. 517 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 4: They'd have to continue to prove at a pretty rapid rate, 518 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 4: especially as I mentioned on the offensive line. What I 519 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 4: what I remember is when when I'm hearing people talk about, well, 520 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,119 Speaker 4: if they don't win the division out, it'll be a 521 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 4: massive disaster and disappointment and all of that and I'm like, well, 522 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 4: how do you think they got here? Well, Lamar Jackson's hurting, 523 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow's hurt. Well, who's to say that your guys 524 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 4: don't get hurt? I mean, so until you get to 525 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 4: that point and your guys are all all or mostly 526 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 4: in one piece, they then talk to me about whether 527 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 4: or not they should have it locked up. I mean, 528 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 4: think about it, Mark, when you and I were young, 529 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 4: This is almost the equivalent of entire seasons still remaining. 530 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 4: There's thirteen games on the schedule. That's one fewer than 531 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 4: the seventies Steelers played. So it's way too long a 532 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 4: season to think they have it locked up. But what 533 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 4: they want to do is continue to put as much 534 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 4: distance between themselves and the Bengals and the Ravens as 535 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 4: they can. And they have opportunity head to head a 536 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 4: week from tomorrow. They certainly have to take care of 537 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 4: Sunday and they and they can you know, secretly root 538 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 4: for the Rams to take care of Baltimore on the 539 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 4: road on Sunday. And the more ground you put between 540 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 4: yourselves and the Ravens, the more likely your scenarios will 541 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 4: come true. 542 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I should offer a disclaimer for them to get 543 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 2: to the scenarios I describe. They have to win both 544 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 2: the next two games, and you know, with the Steelers 545 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 2: traditionally against you know, underdogs, there's many a slip TwixT 546 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 2: cup and lip quick College football Question two parter. Can 547 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 2: James Franklin keep his job after that tragic loss at UCLA? 548 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 2: And is Bill Belichick, as Paul Finbaum says, already the 549 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 2: worst coast in college football history? 550 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 4: You know what, in terms of the technical part of it, 551 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 4: the up certainly not. There have been guy there who 552 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 4: could barely call a play right. But in terms of 553 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 4: how he has operated as a college football coach, it's 554 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 4: hard to find someone who's done it worse. Everything he's 555 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 4: done to this point has been wrong, literally, like every 556 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 4: single thing that who he hired, how he's comported himself, 557 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 4: the whole thing with his girlfriend. Everything has been wrong. 558 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 4: And you're hearing and you're hearing it's so so loudly 559 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 4: from the media North Carolina, who are not I mean, 560 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 4: they're not a vicious medium. And this is not like 561 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 4: it's New York or something. I mean, they're excellent journalists 562 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 4: down there, but they don't want Carolina to be the disaster. 563 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 4: But if it is, they're going to report it. So 564 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 4: this is this is totally you know, this is not 565 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 4: invention on the part of the media down there. This 566 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 4: is what's happening, and it's it's a disaster. 567 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: What about Franklin. 568 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 4: As far as Franklin's concerned, I think I think the 569 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 4: premature calls for his dismissal or whatever. I think what 570 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 4: people forget is that college football isn't like it was 571 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 4: ten years ago, five years ago. If I'm not saying 572 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 4: this is going to happen, but they have Ohio State 573 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 4: on the road first, I think it's first weekend in November, 574 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 4: and then the second weekend in November something like that 575 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 4: they go to they have Indiana come in to Beaver Stadiums. 576 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 4: If they won both of those games, then yeah, all 577 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 4: of a sudden, it's a different season. Now he's got 578 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 4: a couple of wins against top ten teams, and now 579 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 4: that narrative starts to fade and people forget Mark like 580 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 4: Joe Paterno used to do the kind of things that 581 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 4: they want James Franklin to do in the seventies and 582 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 4: eighties and then one team in the nineties, but in 583 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 4: the two thousands, he had three or four losing seasons. 584 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 4: In this century, he had three or four losing seasons. 585 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 4: James Franklin came in when the place was in relative tatters, 586 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 4: and Bill O'Brien did a really nice job of straightening 587 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 4: it out in a short term, but then he left 588 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 4: and caused more problem and James got all that straightened 589 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 4: out and got them back to winning big and no 590 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 4: one's appreciating that. I thought the UCLA thing was a disaster, inexplicable, inexcusable. Uh, 591 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 4: but there's still time for him to straighten that out. 592 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 4: And that's the job. You got to go figure it out. 593 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: Mike, great stuff, will do it again next week. 594 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 4: Sounds great, Mark, that's Mike. 595 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: The course he brought to us by south Fields. 596 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 3: Key. 597 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 2: You don't forget Sydney Crosby. At the top of the 598 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 2: hour one oh five nine. 599 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: It's the Woodie Show. 600 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 4: Woodies Show, weekend mornings at six. Precocious and full of wonderment. 601 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 4: One d X what if you had the smartest Wi Fi? 602 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 4: If you did