1 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: We are bat We finally technical difficulties there as uh 2 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: brings back in the studio, but we finally do have 3 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: the Zach Gentry interview ready to go. So I am 4 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: Dale Ali here with Matt Williams, and we are alive 5 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: from the U p M. C Rooney Sports Complex. And 6 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: when you have live radio, you have some Yeah, it's 7 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: still we're enjoying ourselves here. Nonetheless. Absolutely, we're just kind 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: of hanging out here watching over the practice fields as 9 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: everything happens here. You here, train go by every once 10 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: in a while. But we did want to get to 11 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: that Zach Gentry interview. Uh. He sat down with the 12 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: West Euler and Arthur Moates earlier today. Uh, here's what 13 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers second string tight end had to say. And 14 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: we are joined by tight end chance for you in 15 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: the flesh. Man, how you doing baby, I'm doing great. 16 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: I hope you guys are doing well too. It's a 17 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: beautiful day. No, absolutely, man, I'm gonna say, man, you're 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: a lot larger this close up. You know you're talking 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: on phones and stuff like that. Man, the physique is there. 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: I'm loving him, loving it. Man. I appreciate you. Man. 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: I've been working on it, No, no doubt. Man, it's 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: paying off. Man. But how are you feeling this go around? Man? 23 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: This is drastically different for you this year, this time 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: in comparison to a year ago for you, man, Yeah, 25 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: no doubt. I mean it's obviously much more comfortable situation 26 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: for me. Um, you know part in part, Like you said, 27 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: I was able to transform my body a little bit. 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: I'll get another year under my belt and I'm heading 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: into year four, which is hard to believe one of 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: the old guys in the offense now, man, I think 31 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: it's like me, Chukes and and Mason, like the oldest 32 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: ten year Yeah. No, that that's crazy. And so is 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: your mindset, your mentality. Where in the past it's maybe 34 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: been a little bit more log jammed at the tight 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: end position, now it feels like you're more established, your 36 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: role is more concrete here. Does that change your men 37 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: tality at all? Or is it still you gotta go 38 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: out and compete with the same edge every single day? Yeah? 39 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: I mean I think when you get to this level, 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: everybody is obviously coming out and competing with that edge 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: every day. But at the same time, I felt like 42 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: I was kind of uh finding my home, my role 43 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: on the team, especially during last season. Um, and so 44 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: I kind of know what that is, you know. I think, uh, 45 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: Pat brings something the tight end room. I bring something 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: the tight end room and I think it kind of 47 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: bounces out well. So I definitely know my role. But 48 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: still the tight ends are I would say the best 49 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: group on the team bringing the edge every day here 50 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: we go there and might I say, you gotta hold 51 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: it down for your position. Man, If you don't come 52 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: up here and talk about it, then who will. So, Man, 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: we saw in terms of your role last year, I 54 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: mean you really emerge in just being a physical blocking 55 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: tight end. Man. That that was something that to me 56 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: when I watched you on tape, I thought it jumped 57 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: out a lot. What are some of the things that 58 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: you're doing this all season to continue developing your game 59 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: and just expanding what you already have said set play 60 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: so far? Sure, I mean I'm continuing on. Um, you know, 61 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: I'm getting getting stronger, get a little bit bigger, you know, 62 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: getting the body fat down a little bit. I think 63 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play about five six pounds lighter than did 64 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: last year, around a little better. But um, you know, 65 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: really last year was just big and I'm just kind 66 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: of building on that working with coach Fredo, who's a 67 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: great job of developing all of us, and so I 68 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: feel way more comfortable with my footwork in the run game, 69 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: have hands, everything, and so now it's just about, um, 70 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: you know, continuing to do that, getting better at that 71 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: and see if I get some more touches there we go. 72 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: Was there Did you feel like there was a moment 73 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: where everything kind of clicked for you last season or 74 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: was it more so just you've been dedicated to the 75 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: process and it was you know, kind of just the 76 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: right time, right opportunity. Um. Oh, you know I felt 77 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: pretty good during camp LUs year. Um, I was That's 78 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: when I was really emerging as a blocker and making 79 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: some plays in the passing game. And so I think 80 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: that momentum just carrying me through the prese preseason and 81 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: through the regular season. Um. And then of course, like 82 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: when we get in the regular season, we're playing guys 83 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: like von Miller and guys like that, and you know, 84 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm doing a good job blocking him. So it's like, Okay, 85 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm like realizing, Okay, you know, I can do a 86 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: pretty good job at this and I can continue to 87 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: build on that well. And that's something that that I 88 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: would always say, Man, when you were able to put 89 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: it out there on the fielding you can look back 90 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: and say, hey, I did block this guy. That confidence Boozeman. 91 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: I think that that's one of those things that it's 92 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: hard to put a value on, but we know it 93 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: means so much to a player like you man, And 94 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: you were just literally talking about it right there. So 95 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: just elaborate a little bit more now that you're talking 96 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: about going into this year, we already have done that. 97 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: How much more confident do you feel about that, man, 98 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: when you're talking about line up against these guys. Oh, absolutely, 99 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: feel way more confident, you know. And I was confident 100 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: last year and so um, you know, I'm really just 101 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: ready to master it and take it over this year. 102 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: And like you said, you know, it's a it's a 103 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: it's a big compliment and uh and uh, you know 104 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: boost to your own you know, gameplay when you can 105 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: watch it on tape and see yourself doing it against 106 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: the elites and you know, have some conversations with those 107 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: guys during the game and you know, respect and respect. 108 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: So it's it's been awesome. Ben Roethlisberger, No. Longer here, 109 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: eighteen year future Hall of Famer. With that, we all 110 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: kind of think the offense could be moving in a 111 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: different direction. There's a lot of new moving parts. The 112 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: offensive line has been reshuffled a little bit, quarterback competition 113 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: for the first time in a while. Does that change 114 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: anything for you out here or is it still just 115 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: business as usual? I mean, in part of its business 116 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: as usual. But at the same time, you know, it's 117 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: a lot of new faces. Man. It's like I said, 118 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: I'm one of the old are guys on the team 119 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: on the offense, which is crazy. You're one of the 120 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: few guys I believe on the team that's actually been 121 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: to Latrobe now for training kids. Correct, because I think 122 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: now there's only like twenty guys on the team. I 123 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: want to say camp, Yeah, exactly. So I guess my 124 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: roles kind of changed a little bit there. I'm more 125 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: of a leader of the offense and but you know, 126 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: as a team, it's pretty much business as usually. You know, 127 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: Coach Tomin does a fantastic job of just making the 128 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: routine routine. You know, you you finished do the routine things. Um, 129 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: you know, all all the quarterbacks are upping right now, 130 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: look great, They've done a great job in the huddle 131 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: of great job executing. So I think for the most 132 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: part of business as usual, just some new new faces 133 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: and uh, new new pieces on the offensive line. But 134 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: I think we're just gonna keep clicking. Now. We know 135 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: this offseason, um, with the transition of Ben Roethlisberger, that 136 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: also opened up for Matt Canada and a lot of 137 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: the expectations about you know, the new wrinkles that he's 138 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: going to be introducing and stuff like that. From your perspective, Man, 139 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: how has that been for you seeing his offense year 140 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: once a year two Now, I mean, there's definitely some 141 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: new wrinkles, there's some there's kind of new mindset on 142 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: the offense. You know, I think we're gonna really work 143 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: hard to establish a dominant running game, which is going 144 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: to open up the play action pass open up obviously 145 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: dropped back. I mean, it's we're gonna we're gonna work 146 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: really hard to establish a dominant run game, um, because 147 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: obviously the best teams in the NFL are able to 148 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: run the ball and uh the playoff of that. You 149 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: mentioned that dominant run game, and you talked a little 150 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: bit earlier about your body transformation man Nazi Harris. Not 151 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: that he didn't look impressive in the past, right, but 152 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: he has just I mean he Moses was saying earlier, 153 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: he looks like one of those G. I. Joe action 154 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: figures now he used to play with his kids, no doubt, No, 155 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: he's absolutely he was an action figure already. And you know, 156 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: I went up to him because I mean, think about 157 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: how how explosive he was last year and everything, and 158 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean he looks even more explosive this year. I 159 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: mean he's making some moves and spinning and twisting with 160 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: his you know, tripod on the ground. I mean he's 161 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: he really looks he looks fantastic. I mean, it's amazing 162 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: to see even a guy that looks so good his 163 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: rookie year even be more comfortable as second year, being 164 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: as productive as he was last year. No, absolutely, Man, 165 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: where's you running right now? By steal his tight end? 166 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: Zach Gentry, Now, Zack, talk about what was your all season? Like, Man, 167 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: were some of the things that you did specifically to 168 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: change your body? You talked about Man playing a little 169 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: bit lighter this year, And I'm looking at your frame 170 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: when I'm saying, like, Man, you look good, like the 171 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: leanness that the muscles are definitely shown. Like, what were 172 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: so many things that you did that may have been 173 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: different than the year's past for you? Yeah, I mean 174 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: I I just I did more conditioning. That was the 175 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: one thing. One of the things that coach T and 176 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: coach Fredot wanted me to do is just make sure, um, 177 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna hopefully do a lot of two 178 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: tight end sets this year, so you need to be 179 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: in shape, um, be able to run for days. So 180 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: I was doing a lot of that, and you know, 181 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: I went I always go back home to Albuquerque in 182 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: New Mexico with my folks, So, uh, I was working 183 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: in the high Mountain. You know, not a lot of 184 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: open up there, so pretty good. You mentioned kind of 185 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: being one of the veteran guys on the offense now 186 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: at fourth year, I guess you know you're kind of 187 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: the the upper classman to to some of these new guys. 188 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: Is that one of the biggest things that they ask 189 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: you about is just the body transformation and what should 190 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: I be doing throughout this offseason in that process? Is 191 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: that a big part of what they want to know 192 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: from the veteran guys. I mean Moates knows that those 193 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: guys come in and their wide eyed and there, you know. 194 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: And I remember coming in rookie Minie and my first 195 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: o t s. Man, it's a it's a whirlwind, and 196 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: you're you're afraid to step on anybody's toes. Were afraid 197 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: to screw up, and you know, because it's your job, 198 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: you know, and walking on egg you know. Um, you're everywhere, 199 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, weight room, outside, in the meeting room. So 200 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: I think just making a point to go out the 201 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: way and just be there for the guys in general, 202 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, and kind of guide them is a big cud. 203 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: We got a visitor here as Chase Claypole is coming 204 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: to message put the micron on your lip. That's the beauty. 205 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: We need video, We need videos. He's ever gone that day. 206 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: Everyone needs to see Chase Claypole creeping up because we're 207 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: all looking at what we're trying to be for fashion. 208 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: I was trying not to give his answer, and I'm like, 209 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what Chase is about to do. I 210 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: could see him in the reflection of the day window. 211 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: He thought he was sneaking up on you. You had 212 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: him the whole because, like you said, you're not a 213 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: rookie anymore. Man, that's that vent right there. Maybe you're savvy, 214 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: you get really sad bell that mic away as soon 215 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: as does it go. Man. But but going back to 216 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: you being this veteran now, man, what does that feel 217 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: like for you? Man? Now that you're looking and guys 218 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: are looking to you, they're asking you, what's this process like? Man? Hey, 219 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: what do we expect on day two of votes versus 220 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: day three? What can we expect going back to late 221 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: from how are you embracing that role? Man? Man, it's 222 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: been pretty awesome, But I'm not gonna lie. It does 223 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: not feel like it's gonna be my fourth year. Man, 224 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: I do you know? It's nice? So because I do know, 225 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: there's nothing, nothing that's gonna they're gonna hit me with. 226 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: It's gonna be unexpected. You know. I know the schedule, 227 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: I know where to be, when to be there, and 228 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: so that's where I can help the younger guys. So 229 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: nothing's gonna surprise me or astonish me. But I still 230 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: feel like I'm freaking seventeen years old. It's making me 231 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: feel little old thinking this my fourth year here, Zach, 232 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: what's kind of so so? Now? Right, feeling more established 233 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: fourth year, carved out a role on the team. What 234 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: are still though? We know you guys always it doesn't 235 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: matter if you're t J. Watton, you're coming off Defensive 236 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: Player of the Year. You always have those next checklists, 237 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: those things that you're looking to accomplish. What is that 238 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: for you this year? Man? I just want to hopefully 239 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: get a little more involved in the passing game. Um, 240 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: you know, twenty three catches last year, Um, you know, 241 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: which isn't bad, but I'm you know, selfishly had like 242 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: a few more touches. But um, you know, you gotta 243 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: work on your craft in order to do that. And 244 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: I feel like I've done that in the offseason. Going 245 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: to continue to do that, um and really lobbying for 246 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: a lot of two tight end sets with my boy Pat, 247 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: and just hopefully, honestly, I just I hope that our 248 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: tight end room can just do whatever whatever they can 249 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: to help us win games on Sundays and be the 250 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: best tight in the group in the NFL. I like it. 251 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: I like it, ladies and gentlemen, Zach Ginch with the 252 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Stews, starting tight or trying you want to start 253 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: in tighten, I got to say you can see it too, tightness. 254 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: I'm like, come on, man, it's happening. I started sixteen 255 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: games last year. Indeed, touchdown this year coming. Oh, I 256 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: need it every week. I'm gonna be on. I'm gonna 257 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: be on. My gonna be throwing money on Zach to 258 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: score every single week. I wouldn't put money but just 259 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: a few shillings. You know, you know it might be 260 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: a pass prout there. But the real question is this start. 261 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: I'll tell you when you put the money on it, Yeah, 262 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: it sounds good. If you touch paint this year. When 263 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, if when you score this year, we're talking, 264 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: do you have a celebration already to prepare because we 265 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: know that's that's you gotta have some type of thing 266 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: to make your You know, you gotta stand out. Hey, 267 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: I got a couple in mind. I gotta I gotta 268 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: get my boys seven right, Ben was starting to get 269 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: me one last year we had a celebration together. I'm 270 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna still do that. We go, ladies and gentlemen. 271 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: There we go, ladies and gentlemen. Tighted for the Pittsburgh 272 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: Steel Zach gentry Man. We definitely appreciate you taking some 273 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: time to join us today. Man, keep going and man, 274 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: keep having a great offseason as well. Man. Like I said, Man, 275 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: we definitely can see the growth in you, man physically 276 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: and on the field, man, especially now. But the best 277 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: going forward. Thanks. That was Steelers tight end Zach Gentry 278 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: on the earlier today with what I just frozen for 279 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: a second. I know what was going on. I think 280 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: it's all this pollen in the here that's hitting us 281 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: here down here's a fine dust. Actually the vector here, 282 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: whatever this thing is called, is turning green from the 283 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: pollen rolling right into our faces. Yeah. But good stuff 284 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: from him there. Yeah. I like what he's done with 285 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: his career. Yeah. You can tell he's he's getting more 286 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: comfortable in his skin now and he's he's he's feeling 287 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: a little uh. I think he you know, he now 288 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: has a defined role, right. You know what he is. 289 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: He's a building block. He's not a project anymore. He's 290 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: the blocking tight end right right, And that's a valuable piece. Yeah, No, 291 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about that. And I always tell kids 292 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: when I when I'm coaching and if I do a speech, 293 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: you don't have to like your role on the team, 294 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: but you do have to accept it and know it. 295 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: You know what your role isn't accepted. And you know 296 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: if you do that and you get a group of 297 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: guys who do that, yeah, I mean it's the Belichick 298 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: do your job thing, you know exactly. So you know you, 299 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure everybody wants to catch as he was talking 300 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 1: about there, you know tight, you know, a bunch of touchdowns. 301 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: And of course he's the guy that saw Sports Center 302 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: and and that kind of stuff. And at one point 303 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: in your life you thought you'd be that guy. Probably. Yeah, 304 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: everybody in the NFL locker room was the best player 305 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: on his high school team, sure, whether or whatever, right, 306 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: you know, Northwestern High School in Miami or right, but 307 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: then you were third best, you know whatever. You were 308 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: pretty good. You're you're a big fish in a small pond. Yeah, 309 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta put your ego aside sometimes and 310 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: realize this. I can make a living doing this if 311 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: I just accept this. And he's done that, and he's 312 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: put in a lot of work because again, he's a 313 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: much different player than the guy they drafted. Yeah, without 314 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: a doubt, and you give them credit for seeing that 315 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: his future Like Okay, well, here's what he is. This 316 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: is projectable that he can be this down the road. 317 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: It's not just a big, tall guy, but he could 318 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: do more than that, right And I think he's he's 319 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: just starting to really come into his own as that guy. 320 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: It amazed me and he said he was two eighty. 321 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: I might have to pay more attention to just his 322 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: body type and things up close here tomorrow. They don't. 323 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: I don't think they don't list him as that, and 324 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: I think you know, they still listen. Here's the thing about, yeah, 325 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: you know when when they when they talk about weights 326 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: and they don't change those things and whatever you get 327 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: as a rookie, right right, so right now that gentry 328 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: still listed at six eight to sixty five. That's what 329 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: he came in as. And he looked kind of lean 330 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: at that weight, you know, like it is combined and 331 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: there's a rookie and when he got here in his 332 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: first training camp. But you come in and you add 333 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: not just fifteen pounds, but you get rid of some 334 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: of the your body changes, your body change, composition changes. 335 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: It goes back to our Nagy Harris conversation that we 336 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: had in the first segment of the way back when 337 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: that that. You know, guys, you change how your body 338 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: is put together. You may stay the same weight, I'll bet, 339 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: and like I'll bet Nagy Harris is still pretty much 340 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: in line with what he weighed last year, but he 341 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: looks different. But the way that you build the body 342 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: is different. And part of it's just natural evolution. I mean, 343 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: all of our bodies changed between age twenty one and five, 344 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, right right right. Gravity there's a problem too. 345 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: But then these guys are I mean, especially someone like Nausea. 346 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: I don't know what he's doing off the field, you 347 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: know who his trainers are or whatever, but I bet 348 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: they're good. They're not sitting around eating cheetahs, right, They're 349 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: not doing what I'm doing tonight, you know. I mean, 350 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: so I'm sure that they look at different things and 351 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: not to mention all the pliability and all the different 352 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: things that are over my head in terms of strength 353 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: and conditioning and flexibility and all the banded work and 354 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: stuff they do. But your body changes, you know. It 355 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: leaves me at a conversation one time with Darius Heyward 356 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: Bay about that, and we were just we're just you know, talking, 357 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, the difference between the guys 358 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: that do this, the guys are playing in the NFL 359 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: and your you know, other people is that they're willing 360 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: to make those sec ffices that do it day after 361 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: day after day and have those you know that I 362 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: work out for six hours a day and that's what 363 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: I do, and I do it every day, even when 364 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: on days that I don't want to. And that's the 365 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, that's why you know you look at these 366 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: O t A sessions, This is all part of it. 367 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: We as we sit here and we watch, you know, 368 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: there's a player out on the field now. It's it's 369 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: not cool out here today. The sun is shining, you know, 370 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: it's the temperatures in the high seventies. I'm sure he's 371 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: We watched him walk across me. I'm not even sure 372 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: who it was, yeah, right, right, right, but he took 373 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: like a gallon of water with him. He's playing on 374 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: the time out there, right right right. He's gonna be 375 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: out there and he's working by himself. It's it's the 376 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: work that you do when nobody's watching. Say, isn't that 377 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: the Muhammad aliquoll You know, right, Champions are made when 378 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: no one's watching or there's something along those lines, and 379 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: all these guys come from different strength programs that yeah, 380 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: they picked his recruits, but the strength coach told them 381 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: to do X Y Z, and they did it, you know, 382 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: I mean, they filled out their sheet every day. Some 383 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: of them are probably better than others. And then you 384 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: get here and then you're kind of an independent contractor, 385 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: you know. You know. Of course the Steelers have a 386 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: way program too, like every NFL team, but most of 387 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: these guys, especially the higher price guys, take it a 388 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: step further and do more, you know, more what you eat, 389 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: you change your diet. Uh. You know, when we had 390 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: to Marvin Lee awl On at the UH at the 391 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: UH the draft on day three, he talked about how, 392 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: you know he gets down to two five just by 393 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: changing his diet. I imagine, right, you're still working out 394 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: like crazy, you're still staying strong, but you change your diet. 395 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: You're not You're not eating it with Donald's. You're not 396 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, you're not having a I'm gonna have this 397 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: boll captain crunch in the morning, you know, to get 398 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: me going. And unfortunately, I mean, which is a problem 399 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: obviously much bigger than just athletics, but a lot of 400 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: these young as young people didn't have a lot of 401 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: money and McDonald's fries were cheap, you know, or coke, 402 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: you know whatever. You got three burritos at Taco Bell, 403 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: right right. And we didn't have a lot of money, 404 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: so I'd ate whatever I could get, you know, and 405 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: it wasn't necessarily the best left for you. And they 406 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: didn't develop bad habits and things like that too, So 407 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot of that. And I was listening to 408 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: podcast this morning, you know, the UM DJ and Bucky's 409 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: you know, Move the Chains, and they were talking about 410 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: the the first round UM the Bush class a fifth 411 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 1: year option and they were just going through it and 412 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: they were looking through it through a scouting I and 413 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: DJ said, man, there was two linemen I really liked 414 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: that year. The Eagles drafted Dillard, remember, the tackle, and 415 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings drafted Lindstrom, the center, And both those guys 416 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: were super athletic, kind of lender bomb type athletes, you 417 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: know what I mean, a little bit light and DJs 418 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,959 Speaker 1: like I just assumed both would get stronger. Why did 419 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 1: I assume that, you know, I made a mistake as 420 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: a scout, just because it's not like you get to 421 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: the league and all of a sudden, you put on 422 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 1: twenty pounds of muscle. It's not like that. I'm not 423 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: even accusing those guys of working harder. Maybe they can't 424 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: get stronger, But there's sometimes you have to do. You 425 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 1: do have to look at the genetics of it. You know, 426 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: you take a look at mom and dad. I do 427 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: this all the time with people, but we did a 428 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: lot in recruiting, you know, like that official visit when 429 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: the families here. I want to go get mama hugged, 430 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, right right at forty year whatever, big strong 431 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: bone guys, or maybe this kid sit in his gross 432 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: spurt yet, or you know right uh, you know I 433 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: was when I was. I remember one year I was 434 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: coaching baseball and a bunch of the guys who were 435 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 1: into baseball. I decided they weren't going to play baseball 436 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: next year. They were all gonna go play au basketball. 437 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: And I'm looking at mom and dad, and I'm like, 438 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: Dad's five eight, Mom's five seven. Are you making the 439 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: right career choice. Here's a really tall male man that's 440 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: in your best interest. Yeah, I mean you are. You're 441 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: probably gonna be a product of one of those two 442 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: or a combination of those two aren't many that aren't there. 443 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: You don't often see situations where you know, mom and 444 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: dad or that size and the kid comes out and 445 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: he goes to be six five. That just doesn't have Again, 446 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: that was big in recruiting because their bodies are changing 447 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: unbelievably fast. You know, some of those guys are hitting 448 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: puberty late or not or you know whatever, and you know, 449 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: new to weights or whatever. If you could meet both 450 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: parents and wow, if he can be a product of 451 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: those two, will be fine. But with the situation with 452 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: Zack Gentry, you're looking at him, You're going, okay, six eight, 453 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: he's got the length that that you know you want 454 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: as a blocker. You mentioned former quarterbacks, so the heads there, 455 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, so you know. Then the question then 456 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: becomes can he put on not just weight but good weight? 457 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 1: Good because anybody can put weight on. Yeah, that's that's 458 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: always a thing, you know. You know, you see guys 459 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: come in and this time you can get heavier. I 460 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: put on you know, I put on twenty pounds in 461 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: the off season. Was it good, waight? Or is it 462 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: were you just sitting around drinking beer and uh, you know, yeah, 463 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 1: people get heavier and I'm a living testament me too. 464 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 1: My question with him was, though, can you bend? Can 465 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: you get low enough to be a blocking thing? You 466 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: can improve your flexibility, you can blow down and again 467 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: that's something I'm sure it's technique, you know. I mean, 468 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: can he get low enough to be a blocking tight 469 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: end in this league while still offering something as a receiver? 470 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: And I think he's accomplished that. Yeah, no, no doubt 471 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: about it. I think he's made himself a valuable member 472 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: of this team. And you know he's You're you're second. 473 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: There aren't many guys. There aren't many positions where your 474 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: second string guy is guaranteed to get four snaps, right, right, 475 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: that's one of them. I think that's one of them. Right, 476 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: And you're not unhappy about it, right, you know? Right? 477 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: I mean the second tight ends important on any team, 478 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: on any scheme. Um. I was watching Raider the other 479 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: day there yesterday too though. I think he's a pretty 480 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: decent prospect too as a third tight end. You know 481 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: it's not gonna cost much maybe you know it can 482 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: be a contributor. I mean, I've liked him for a 483 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: long time. I know he's one of your guys. I 484 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: totally agree. Yeah, so we're gonna go to a break 485 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: before we come back and finish up the show. He 486 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: is Matt Williams and I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to 487 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: the Drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We are live 488 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: from the u p mc Roundy Sports Complex here during 489 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: Steelers O t A Sessions. We'll come back to finish 490 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: up the show right after this. Welcome back on Dale All. 491 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: You are live here at the Steelers uh U p 492 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: m c Rudy Sports Complex here as as the Steelers 493 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: wrapping up day two of days three of the O 494 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: t A sessions. And Matt, I thought we'd dig in 495 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: for this last segment here of power rankings. Okay, some 496 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: guy named Matt Williams had did power rankings uh times 497 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: a time on the did kay Pittsburgh Sports here, and 498 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: I thought we'd go over those real quick. It's probably 499 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: moved pretty quickly on. Yeah. Yeah, but at thirty two 500 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: you have the Falcons. I really think they're bad. I 501 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be a bad foot. Yeah, it's gonna 502 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: get worse. Yeah. At thirty one you have the Texans. 503 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 1: I think they're finally taking steps, though I don't think 504 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: they're gonna be thirty. I don't know if they'd be 505 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: thirty one of my power rankings. Okay, who's who's worse it? 506 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: The problem is that all teams look better than they 507 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: really are right now, you know. But I think Houston's 508 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: go in the right direction. I think when we when 509 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: we talked about the quarterback head coaching situations, we came 510 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: up with three teams that have really bad quarterback head 511 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: coaching situations. Yeah, and the Falcons were one of them. 512 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: Seattle was one. Seattle was another. Who I would have. Yeah, 513 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,959 Speaker 1: I'm pretty low on Seattle Carolina. They have a chance 514 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 1: to be okay, but they have the worst quarterbacks in 515 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: the league. They don't That's what I'm saying right now. 516 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: They have the worst quarterbacks in the league. Yeah, and 517 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: they probably are gonna hurt the team more than Mills Walter. Yeah. 518 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: I mean if Sam Donald because out in plays like 519 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: Sam Donald did last year, they're not gonna be anybody. Yeah, right, 520 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: all right, now, that's a good point. I think Seattle's 521 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: got a bad roster too. Yeah, I think Seattle, you 522 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: have them at thirty. I can't disagree that Jacksonville twenty nine. 523 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how good they can be. I know, 524 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: like I think they're out of the doldrums and out 525 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: of the dark ages kind of. Boy. I mean, no 526 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: one's lost more games in them in the last five years, 527 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: you know, like they don't win games. And the Giants 528 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 1: and the other one, they're the two losing his teams 529 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,959 Speaker 1: over the last five years. I don't know if that's 530 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: gonna change anytime soon for either one of them. No, 531 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't know either. A dark horse that I would 532 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: have to be perhaps the worst team in the league 533 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: is the Bears. Yes, I think they're d is respectable 534 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: and I think is a fan of but yeah, they 535 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: could pick first overall. Yeah, I mean I would consider 536 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: him at thirty one and not thirty two. I think 537 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 1: Atlanta's think, Yeah, I think so as well. But the 538 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 1: Bears to me, I mean, look at everything that they 539 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: lost in the off season. He really didn't. We talked 540 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 1: about before Atlanta's receiving corps. Chicago's might be just as bad, right, 541 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: and and guys like Mooney a good players, you know, 542 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: but they also kind of snuck up on people last year. 543 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: You were talking about this a segment or two ago. 544 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: What happens when every team game plans for Darnell Mooney, 545 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: you know, like, I mean, he's I'm sure I'll be okay, 546 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: but he's not a one. No, I don't even know 547 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: if he's a three, right, right, that's probably what he 548 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: should be as a three. I mean, any guys like 549 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: Cole comment to step up, and they might, you know, 550 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: but I have a hard time envisioning that being a 551 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: successful season, really putting a lot on the plate of 552 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, right, which is hard man. Seventy of the 553 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: Giants again, we just talked about them. It's twenty six 554 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: Panthers again. There's a case for both those to be lower. 555 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: And I think there's a line of delineation there. Okay, everyone, 556 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: all those teams we just talked about could be in 557 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: the top couple picks overall. Yeah. Yeah. The one thing 558 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: about the Giants, and they did this with Bradberry, you 559 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: wonder when the you know, the trade deadline rules around, 560 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: are they in the dumb Shepherd and Barkley And you know, 561 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: I think, right, you know, I like, at the end 562 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: of the season, gonna be miserable. Yeah, I think they 563 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: want to just completely blow it up. Again. This is 564 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: the problem when you blow things up. There's no guarantee 565 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna get it back right, right, Like getting that 566 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: culture back is difficult. Giants had a great culture for 567 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: a long time and it's gone. It's gone. It's gone, right, 568 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: And it seems like the Bears in Seattle at least 569 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: have a lot of cap space next year. But who's 570 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: gonna want to go there if it's a miserable you know, right, 571 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: Like Jackson has that issue. Yeah. Now the line of say, 572 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: that line of delineation is there because I think these 573 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 1: next couple of teams here, the Jets, the Lions, uh washing, 574 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: I think we definitely agree the Jets and Lions of progress. 575 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: They they've made a lot of progress in the last 576 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: year or two. This regime at least is doing good things. 577 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 1: There's something to be excited about now, you know. But 578 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: for the Jets, so much depends on Zack Wilson taking 579 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: a step forward. Of course. I think the rest of 580 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: the rosters okay, it is, it is. I agree with that, 581 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: But the quarterback is a problem. Whereas with the Lions, 582 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: I think the quarterback is okay, it's good enough. Yeah, 583 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: I think it's good enough. I think they've upgraded their 584 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: skill position players on offense, they have a good offensive line. 585 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: Now the question becomes is the defense good enough to 586 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: stop anybody? Right? And they have a big picture problem 587 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: of who's the long term quarterback? But I didn't factor 588 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,479 Speaker 1: that in on I don't care about Yeah, I mean 589 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: he's an NFL Carolina would killed have Goff right now? Yea, 590 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: If Carolina had Jared Goff, they would be at twenty four. Yeah, 591 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: well said maybe even higher, right because they have things 592 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 1: in place. So the Lions twenty three, the Jets twenty two, 593 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: the Patriots. I don't think you're gonna find me on that. 594 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: I'm not going to fight you on that. But I 595 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: think a lot of when you look at a lot 596 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: of other power rankings from guys national writers, they have 597 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots much higher than this. A lot of have 598 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: them noticeably above the Steelers. Who on that Patriots roster 599 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: would would you take and say, okay, he could play 600 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: for the Steelers? There are many the stower. Yeah, I 601 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: mean it's as bad as any team in the league, 602 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: just about, and even like you know, at places where 603 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: they were good last year in the trenches, yeah, they 604 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: got worse there. It's not better. It's definitely not better. 605 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 1: I mean, col Stranger places Shack Mason, and he may 606 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: have a fine career, but it's not better. No, it's 607 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 1: not certainly not that all right, And even like Jesse 608 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 1: Jackson was one of their best players, he's gone, Yeah right, 609 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: the receiver's fixed. I don't think so, you know, all right, 610 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,479 Speaker 1: it's a problem problem, it's a bad roster. Twenty one. 611 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: You have the Dolphins, another team that people nationally are 612 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 1: much higher on. Are the Dolphins and Jets much different? Now? 613 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: Sporting cast is good? Two as farther along than Zack 614 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: Wilson is, I know, but I don't. I think Wison 615 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: is more talented. He's more talented. But is he a 616 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,479 Speaker 1: better quarterback as we sit here today? No, No, definitely not. 617 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 1: I think year definitely not. I don't know that defense 618 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: is going to be any better than it was last 619 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: year Miami's Yeah, no, but I don't think it'll be awful. 620 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 1: You have an offensive coach coming in. Brian Flores was 621 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 1: essentially the defensive coordinated there as. I mean, he's I 622 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: expected to run the ball better. Yeah, well they should, 623 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: Yeah they should. That's a foundation. It's twenty of the Raiders. 624 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm not impressed. I just think O line and back 625 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: seven is bad. Yeah, I think that's a problem area 626 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: for them. That. Yeah, I think their skill guys are great, 627 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: their pass rushers are great, but linebackers secondary O line 628 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,719 Speaker 1: is a problem at nineteen the Steelers. That could make 629 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: a case safe for them to be higher. Of course, 630 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: people gave me a hard time saying you have them too, 631 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: You're you're too high on the Steelers because you're from Pittsburgh. 632 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: But we've talked, I mean we talked about all the time. Obviously, 633 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: I think are gonna be competitive this. I think they're 634 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: better than those those last three teams that you just mentioned, 635 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: teams in this neighborhood that I kind of lumped together 636 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: and threw together. And I had the Patriots firmly last. 637 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: But I feel pretty good the Steelers better than the Raiders. 638 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: But even the next two or three teams on here. 639 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: I think you could put a put the Steelers versus 640 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: some head to head and be pretty good shape. That 641 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: would be the Titans. I have some questions about the Titans. 642 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: When they were the one seed in the a f 643 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: c S. I think they deserved some smoke mirrors. There 644 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: was some smoken mirrors. They're right. I mean, just counting 645 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: on Tannehill and Henry for a long haul at the 646 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: stage of their career would worry me. Then you have 647 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: the Browns. But I just totally cheated on them. Yeah, 648 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,239 Speaker 1: I get aware to power right then I stuck them 649 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: right in the middle. I don't know. I mean we 650 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: went over their roster yesterday, the starters. I don't know 651 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: that the defense isn't better than it was a year ago. No, 652 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: it's not. I think the passing game with or without 653 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: Watson is but I'm a little and line isn't going 654 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: to be as good as it was. No, but I 655 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: think this will be really good. It'll be all right. 656 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: You'll run the ball, They'll run the ball well. Yeah, 657 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: with Watson. Also, he hadn't played in the year. I 658 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: think I like the Browns with Watson a little better 659 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: than you do. I think they're a good team with Watson, 660 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: but I don't expect them to have Watson. That's why 661 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: I can't look at them as a good team. And 662 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: I don't know they have I don't know if they'll 663 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 1: have Watson all year. I know, I know, so I 664 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: really it was almost unfair to me as the writer 665 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: to put them anywhere, because it's too big a variable 666 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: right now. In May, if it was week one and 667 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: you told me he suspended, well I put him at 668 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: You know, I just don't. I need to know that 669 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: information before I can rank them. It's sixteen. You have 670 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. I have no idea what the Cardinals. I 671 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: just don't trust them at all. They got off to 672 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: a hot start last year and then and then I 673 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: couldn't beat anybody down the stretch. They have a hard 674 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: time sustaining. Yeah, and again, these aren't predictions. They went 675 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: out and got so many old guys. They got so 676 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: many old guys, and a lot of guys are just 677 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: hard to count on for eventeen games, including Kyler. I mean, 678 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: he always seems something that happens around week twelve. And 679 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: you know, James Conners, you're really only back, like you 680 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: calling him for seventeen games? Is that for one good year? 681 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: That's a problem. J G. Watt and Hopkins is suspended. Yeah. 682 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: I fifteen are the Vikings. I think they're solid. I 683 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: think they're okay. You know, I think they will be 684 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: a little better than last year, especially on defense. But 685 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: it's a rookie head coach and I don't think they 686 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: have a real hot ceiling. Forty Niners, and I agree 687 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: with that. I think people have them rated way too high. 688 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: We actually went over for the podcast I Do. We 689 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: did NFC Power Ranks to today, and the biggest blowback 690 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: I got on Twitter was I was too low on 691 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: the Niners. But there's only one reason, you know, Yeah, 692 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: it's it's you have a quarter I don't know what 693 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: they have a quarterback, right, I can't put you up 694 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: over these ones we talked about about to talk about 695 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: the Saints. See, I think the Saints are pretty solid. 696 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean they they're not built for the long haul 697 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: in terms of draft picks and things like that, but 698 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't see a lot of weaknesses on the team. 699 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: It's a good defense. They now three receivers that are respectable. 700 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: You know, it's a good old line. Yeah. Two over 701 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: the Eagles, and they're hard to play against. I'm an 702 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: Eagles believer. I'm not a Hurts believer, but I'm an 703 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: Eagles believer. Yeah, but I don't think he hurts them, 704 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: especially in the regular season. Eleven of the Colts. I 705 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: think I said the word solid eight hundred times. They're 706 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: They're kind of boring, but they're a hard team to 707 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: play against. Uh Ten, you have the Cowboys. There's a 708 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: lot of volatility there and there's room for air. But 709 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,239 Speaker 1: I think that's better than he showed. UH nine are 710 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: the Broncos. They're good. I mean, I can't put him 711 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: in the top tier, but I would probably make them 712 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: like the worst Tier two team out there. It Eight 713 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 1: the Bengals. I got a lot of what was lump 714 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: these two together? The Bravens I think right ahead of them. 715 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: That was the biggest blowback was how could you have 716 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens ahead of the Bengals. And I'm not This 717 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: isn't holding that back, right, I mean I think that 718 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: I would rather play against the Bengals right now. On 719 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens, Yeah, I agree. Six are the Packers. It's 720 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: a spec thing. I mean, they've taken a hit, but 721 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: they win twelve thirteen games every year and they have 722 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: the raiding m v P. I mean, I think you 723 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: can't take that away from him. Yeah. Five of the Chargers, 724 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: I'm I'm buying, but I'd like to see it first. 725 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: I wish they were a wild card team last year 726 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: and got beat you know, like you gotta learn how 727 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: to win in this league, and they haven't exactly shown that. Yeah. 728 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: Four are the Bucks solid. I mean they're they're old, 729 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: but they've run back to back again three years in 730 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: a row. It might cost you, yeah, but I think 731 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,719 Speaker 1: it's a logical move. Considering who the quarterback is at 732 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: his state of his career, they could win the whole thing. 733 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: Three you have the Rams, the champs. I mean, they 734 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: always stay healthy. I don't know, you know, if that's 735 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: something they do differently than everybody else. But I mean 736 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: I think they're the best team in the NFC. That 737 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: leaves just two teams left to you. Of the Chiefs, Yeah, 738 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: I got some to think of the Chiefs. It's a 739 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: quarterback quarterback coach combination. Trust. I think that's their number 740 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 1: one in that department, and I think they'll play differently. 741 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: I think defense will be better than it was a year. 742 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: I don't know that they're lying a lot of rookies. 743 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that the offense will be as explosive. 744 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it will be, but I think it 745 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 1: will be good. There one Travis Kelsey injury away from Yeah, 746 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: struggling for weapons a little bit, right, But I think 747 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: they'll run the ball a little better. I think they'll 748 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: play a little different. I just trust my homes and 749 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 1: read and that leaves at number one in the Bills. 750 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: And nobody fought me on that one. Yeah, And I 751 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: don't think it's far and away, you know, but I 752 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: think they should be the leader in the clubhouse. Is 753 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: you know the best odds with the Super Bowl? Yeah, 754 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: I mean you you you bring back a team that 755 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: was pretty good last year, and you had Von Miller 756 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 1: to it. You had a couple of like, Okay, I 757 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 1: get it. I'm as big a Josh Allen fan as 758 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: there isn't going I mean, but I think people also 759 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: forget his regular season had some blemishes. What I mean, 760 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,319 Speaker 1: there's also you know how much of that was Brian 761 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: day ball. I mean, that's a big that's a big loss. 762 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. And I can't remember it's 763 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: Ken Dorsey's their new offense quarterinat he might be he 764 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: was there, he was the quarterbacks. Yeah. I mean he's 765 00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: a logical progression. But you lost a big time coordinator. Yeah, 766 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: So I mean you're the offense will be a little 767 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: He's gonna call offense differently than Dabel did. And of 768 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: course that's just that's only natural. Yeah, and there's some 769 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: volatility to Alan's game. I think he's a total superstar, 770 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: but he's a bit of a stallion, you know, wild stallue. Yeah. So, 771 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean that's where things stand as we sit here. Uh, 772 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: you know, in late May May that will change. Is 773 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: is guys get hurt, guys get signed, things of that nature. 774 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:26,800 Speaker 1: I mean, if things go well, I could see the 775 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 1: Steelers getting to nine or ten. Yeah. I think when 776 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: things go I mean I think always have to go 777 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: really well. Yeah yeah, yea, yeah, I mean I think 778 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: I think that's who they are right now. And you know, 779 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: I know people that won't be good enough. You know, 780 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: for for some people, it should win the super Bowl 781 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: every year. It's not easy. I'm warming up the team 782 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: more and more just in terms of lack of holes, 783 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: and I like the way they're built, especially for the 784 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:52,839 Speaker 1: big picture. Yeah. So that's gonna do it for today's show. 785 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 1: So for my partner Matt Williamson, I am Dale Lally. 786 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,320 Speaker 1: We appreciate you listening to this special edition of The 787 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: Drive here live from the U p M. C Rooney 788 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:03,879 Speaker 1: Sports Complex, as we bring you our live coverage from 789 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: Steeler O t A Sessions. We'll be back again tomorrow. 790 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: You can tune in at ten am to hear West 791 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: Huhler and Arthur Moates. They'll get your startup with today. 792 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 1: Matt and I will come in at one o'clock and 793 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: finish up today, and that will finish up week one 794 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: of O T A s It will be in the books, 795 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: one week closer to training camp starting. Absolutely. I can't 796 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,360 Speaker 1: wait for that, but get weather. Yeah. For my partner 797 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 1: Matt Williams and I am dale Ally. We appreciate you 798 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:30,240 Speaker 1: listening to this edition of the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.