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Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on Home of the Black and

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Speaker 1: Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back to the drive by

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Speaker 1: and Dale Ally here with Matt Williamson and uh, just

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Speaker 1: looking here at Bill Barnwell has his UH ranking. The

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Speaker 1: NFL m VP candidates Awards picks through week four of

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Speaker 1: two made me think of, you know, we talked some

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Speaker 1: offensive Rookie of the Year before the UH it's a

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Speaker 1: couple days ago. I think we were chatting, well, we

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Speaker 1: were talking about that in the preseason. We had you know,

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Speaker 1: we're talking little Kenny Picket there, We're talking little George Pickens.

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Speaker 1: And so I just wanted to call it the most

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Speaker 1: the odds now, Crystal Lave the favorite is according to

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Speaker 1: this according to Draft Kings, I don't know who the

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Speaker 1: favorite should be. Crystal Lava is the favorite at plus

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Speaker 1: five hundred. Damian Pierces plus six fifty. Drake London plus

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Speaker 1: seven hundred. That was my preseason pick was London. Romeo

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Speaker 1: Dubbs is plus seven hundred. Can you pick it now?

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Speaker 1: Plus eight hundreds? So still, so I think he should

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Speaker 1: be righting to the top. I mean really, just because

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Speaker 1: the position he plays absolutely quick. You know he's gonna

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Speaker 1: you know better or worse. Right, he's gonna get what

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Speaker 1: games starts. Probably then you get that Garrett Wilson, George Pickens,

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Speaker 1: and Breece hallop all up plus twelve hundred. I might

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Speaker 1: bump all up a little bit too, just because he's

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Speaker 1: really the only back in the conversation, and you know

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Speaker 1: he's gonna get touches more so than the receiver. Well

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Speaker 1: pierces there plus six. I can't a team. I can't

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Speaker 1: imagine him holding up for the whole year and a

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Speaker 1: bad team. Yeah, I mean, he's been impressive, he's been

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Speaker 1: the focal point of their offense. But when they're losing

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Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, he's not gonna be putting on the number.

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Speaker 1: Ye know they're gonna be losing the fourth quarter. Lot,

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Speaker 1: I mean, picking a plus eight hundreds pretty good, right,

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Speaker 1: that's not bad. That's not The Pickens one isn't awful either,

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Speaker 1: because he's already put stuff on tape to get excited.

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Speaker 1: That catch doesn't doesn't hurt either, No, it doesn't. Uh

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Speaker 1: So Barnwell looking at his uh he's got his defensive

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Speaker 1: rookie of the year here first. His number three is

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Speaker 1: Jalen Watson, cornerback for the Chiefs. Yeah, I mean he's

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Speaker 1: been fine, he's been okay. There's I think there's some

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Speaker 1: other guys out there. I would look at them before

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Speaker 1: I look at him. Curious who the top two are.

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Speaker 1: But to his Treek Woolen okay, I mean he's a big,

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Speaker 1: freaky corner from Seattle six four ran a four two

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Speaker 1: and they concerted right in the lineup, and he's done well.

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Speaker 1: And then one is Devn Lloyd. He had a rough

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Speaker 1: one against the Eagles, but he's been really good before

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Speaker 1: that and putting up numbers. I would have Walker on

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Speaker 1: there before. I have Walker and Hutchinson certainly, but I

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Speaker 1: know Jalen Watson had the touchdown return against the Chargers.

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Speaker 1: That's really all he's done. I mean, let's not get

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Speaker 1: too carried away. Um who was number two again? Uh?

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Speaker 1: Tree will and that's both the corners would be behind

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Speaker 1: the two overall for me. I mean Hutchinson gets doubled

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Speaker 1: all the time they're producing. Walk is making plays. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: offensive rookie of the year. He has Damian Pierce at three. Okay, alright,

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Speaker 1: and not saying if he voted right now, is that okay? Okay,

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Speaker 1: that's not his predictions. And then a two and one.

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Speaker 1: I guess he's gotta basically a tie here. He has

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Speaker 1: Wilson and a lobby, the two Ohio state guys. That's fine.

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Speaker 1: Wilson's have one good game, one good game. None of

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Speaker 1: those guys have great resumes, which brings us to picket

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Speaker 1: that absolutely not that much in your way to win

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Speaker 1: that award, and you don't have to be a top

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Speaker 1: ten quarterback to do it. Three shows. If you're have

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Speaker 1: a successful rookie year, you know you're you're in the mix. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: and the competition is not great this year. Coach of

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Speaker 1: the Year, Now this is rough because it's a four

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Speaker 1: game stress yea. You know there are plenty of guys who, wow,

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Speaker 1: he looks like the coach of the year kid, and

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Speaker 1: that through four weeks, and then the team finishes six

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Speaker 1: and you know, maybe even the no fall to his

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Speaker 1: they lose t J. Water, Donald or Garrett or you know,

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Speaker 1: he's got Kevin Connal number three. The Vikings, I don't

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Speaker 1: know if they've exceeded expectations. I don't think so either.

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Speaker 1: They're fine, kind of barely beat the Saints. I mean, okay,

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Speaker 1: I'm not having a candidate that's screaming in my ear

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Speaker 1: right now, though, either he's got Mike McDaniel number two.

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Speaker 1: That's interesting. I mean, I'm I'm on board with that.

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Speaker 1: His obvious test now is life without two of for

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Speaker 1: short term, long term, who knows, we'll see. But I

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Speaker 1: mean they beat the Bills, I mean they've done good things.

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Speaker 1: Number one. He is Nick Sirianni. I guess kind of

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Speaker 1: they're doing in Jacksonville right now? Yeah, I mean the

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Speaker 1: Eagles were expected to be good. I don't know a

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Speaker 1: lot of people thought they'd be, you know, elite. They've

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Speaker 1: had a pretty easy schedule too. They have a very

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Speaker 1: easy schedule. The biggest turnaround is Jacksonville. Unless you want

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Speaker 1: to think about the Giants. I mean they're three and

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Speaker 1: win three games this year. I know we didn't let

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Speaker 1: alone be three one. I mean, if they're in the

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Speaker 1: playoff hunt, yeah, he should have a really strung You

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Speaker 1: can make a strong case for Mike McCarthy and Dallas too.

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Speaker 1: I was thinking that they've overcome a storm and really

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Speaker 1: are playing with house money now, especially if you look

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Speaker 1: around the NFC. Unfortunately for them, they the best team

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Speaker 1: in the conferences in their division. But coming to the

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Speaker 1: top seven for Dallas now it seems like a slam dun. Yeah. Absolutely,

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Speaker 1: I mean the rush back back and you know you're

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Speaker 1: in good shape. Yeah, I think more, even more so

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Speaker 1: they overcame stuff. Yeah, you know what I mean. I

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Speaker 1: think that's big come I hate this come back play

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Speaker 1: o the years. I hate this comeback Player of the Year.

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Speaker 1: So he's got Jeff akutas number three. What's he coming

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Speaker 1: back from from stinking? From stinking his first couple of Ye,

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Speaker 1: that's what's why it's a goofy Award. Two is Khalil

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Speaker 1: Mack again coming back from stinking not being great? And

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Speaker 1: then one s quon Barkley. I guess I can't fight Barkley. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: he's coming bad from major injuries and he's daring it up. Okay,

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Speaker 1: let's skip over that war. You can find a bunch

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Speaker 1: of dudes that were hurt last year that are playing well.

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Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year now, I'm gonna say this

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Speaker 1: right now, if Miles Garrett is in the top three

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Speaker 1: should not be. I know who I'd have one. I'd

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Speaker 1: have Parsons, I might have Boas would be in my

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Speaker 1: top three, but those would be the easy ones for legs,

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Speaker 1: all right. Three is Max Crosby. Their defense stinks. It's

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Speaker 1: not his fault, but their defense stinks. Yeah, they were

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Speaker 1: winless until the last one. Their defense blows. Yeah, I'm

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Speaker 1: ever a hard time count of candidates though. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I'd probably put Donald over him, but their defense things too.

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Speaker 1: Two is Makeing Fitzpatrick. Wow. Interesting, I didn't even dawn

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Speaker 1: say player. He's got half a more interception. I mean,

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Speaker 1: blocked an extra points that stands up as well. It

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Speaker 1: was kind of a big deal. Yeah, I don't think

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Speaker 1: people avoid Player like they do make it either. No,

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Speaker 1: I don't think either. Uh. Number one, he is Bosa,

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Speaker 1: have Parsons over well. I would definitely have him over Crosby.

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Speaker 1: He was he would have been my one. I can't

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Speaker 1: fight John Bosa. What about Nick by the way? Not

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Speaker 1: Joe's out? Um, fair enough. I mean he's leading league

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Speaker 1: I mean it's a pretty combination, pretty good combination. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: he's been pretty dominant Offensive Player of the Year. See,

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Speaker 1: I think this award should not be allowed to go

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Speaker 1: to a quarterback. I don't disagree unless well, I mean,

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Speaker 1: you know a couple of these running quarterbacks that are

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Speaker 1: just you know, you're you're gonna have a combined six

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Speaker 1: P of your you know, the league like Hurts. Yeah, right,

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Speaker 1: I think I'd give this the cup though, if I'm

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Speaker 1: doing is ridiculous. He catches like fourteen balls. Again, Chubb

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Speaker 1: case as well. Kelsey, Kelsey, they don't win that. He's

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Speaker 1: been pretty dominant. Um, is there any other receivers fighting Cup?

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Speaker 1: I mean, Diggs is pretty good, Tyreek is pretty good.

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Speaker 1: Chubb is number three. Fine, he's awesome. I mean he's there,

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Speaker 1: He's their whole offense. Basically. Yeah, he's the best one.

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Speaker 1: I mean he's the best ball carry a going right

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Speaker 1: now at two years Stefon Diggs Okay brings back to

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Speaker 1: he is the thing to be scared of. And you

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Speaker 1: know on Saturday one he is Tyreek Hill. He is

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Speaker 1: the most fasting art receiving Original League. Um. He has

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Speaker 1: changed Miami without questions. Gonna have another hundred fifty catches

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Speaker 1: this year, maybe more. I mean catches four game or

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Speaker 1: to it's amazing. Snuck up on anybody. He was. He

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Speaker 1: was the triple crown winner last year. I would have

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Speaker 1: couped one over those guys. Barkley is definitely the conversation.

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Speaker 1: He should be in the conversation. M v P Mahomes.

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Speaker 1: I'm throwing out names, Mahomes, Alan Hurts, Hurts. I feel

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Speaker 1: like those three teams stand alone in terms of accomplishments.

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Speaker 1: This year as has been pretty good. I mean, I'm

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Speaker 1: sure we've brought this up this week, But I very

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Speaker 1: much believe Baltimore and Buffalo ask more of their quarterback

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Speaker 1: more than Lamar and Alan. Yeah, I agree, I probably

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Speaker 1: at two, Josh Allen, okay, at one, Patrick Mahomes Hurts

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Speaker 1: I think he'd be fourth for me, behind those three. Um,

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Speaker 1: and I'm trying not to have any preconceived notions of

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Speaker 1: what I thought of them coming into the year, because

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Speaker 1: that's not fair when we're talking about four games here.

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Speaker 1: I'm not sure he's as good to pass for as

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Speaker 1: those guys. Yeah, he's not, and he's not especially the

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Speaker 1: top two. Um, but he's been great. Yeah, that's there.

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Speaker 1: That's the Bill Barnwell Awards at this point of the year. Um. Again,

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Speaker 1: we're just four four games into this thing, yeah, right, right, right,

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Speaker 1: It's a lot of football left to be played. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think you know, this is the task the Steelers

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Speaker 1: face this week, is slowing down a guy who's two

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Speaker 1: names are on that list. Yeah. Actually Payler could have been.

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Speaker 1: So you're dealing with, you know, top guys at their

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Speaker 1: up Alan. I mean, he's really one of those guys

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Speaker 1: you hope to contain them. I mean, right, I think

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Speaker 1: you know, you can't let him have three hundred passing

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Speaker 1: if you could get the four combined, yah, you know right,

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Speaker 1: he can wreck your day quickly. Um. I was on

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Speaker 1: And sure he's a big, strong guy, but I do

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Speaker 1: just let it if it's a pocket passer, you know,

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Speaker 1: don't know if you necessarily want him running the football,

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Speaker 1: I mean, he's human too. Sometimes hard to believe that,

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Speaker 1: but uh, the Steelers have not been at least a

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Speaker 1: fourteen point underdog in a game since nineteen sixty nine,

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Speaker 1: It was there. I was young and a fan at

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Speaker 1: if that goes one more quarter, I think the Steelers

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Speaker 1: win or even maybe two more series if they don't

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Speaker 1: that's you know, the they set the lines in these games,

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Speaker 1: get money on both sides, you know. So the Steelers, right, yeah,

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Speaker 1: here's what since So since Mike Tollin was hired in

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Speaker 1: two thousand and seven, the Steelers are forty four five

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Speaker 1: That's the second best mark in the league in that

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Speaker 1: so you're an underdog seventy two times, some quick up

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Speaker 1: all we know is they have all been under fourteen

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Speaker 1: I mean the fact that dogs win. I don't know,

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Speaker 1: Bet it's forty or thirty, you know, I mean, I

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Speaker 1: bet it's way down there. Tomlin, way above that that line. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Tomlin also is eleven and two against the spread, seven

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Speaker 1: finds ways to again muddy it up, knuck it up

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Speaker 1: I think some of that's part of the quarterback change, too,

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Speaker 1: Deonte Johnson was a great throw, and Steeler throws pretty impressive.

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Speaker 1: If it's if if Deante Johnson's toe is a half

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Speaker 1: of the Steelers this week because that's a touchdown. There

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Speaker 1: was a beautiful throw. What what I think Pickett will

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Speaker 1: you know, like if you're gonna all turn your back

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Speaker 1: He's a more accurate quarterback, and he's a more accurate guy.

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Speaker 1: I think he's more willing to take shots. He's more accurate.

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Speaker 1: Now they're sneaking like crazy, three times three rushing touchdowns

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Speaker 1: I think the run blocking is coming along. Um. Their

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Speaker 1: see that on on on social media all the time, folks.

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Speaker 1: You know, like I don't know about that. There was

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Speaker 1: the Steelers screwed up by taking Kenny Pickett. They should

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Speaker 1: have taken an offensive lineman. Give me, first of all,

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Speaker 1: the next dozen years. How could that be a bad pick.

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Speaker 1: He doesn't think Picket has star quality because he said,

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Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers would like a word about that. Yeah, alright,

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Speaker 1: Tom Brady might like a word about that. Yes, these

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Speaker 1: I think that that narrative is is false. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: He could be part of the equation. Yeah, you know again,

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