1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: Welcome back. I'm dale Ally here with Matt Williamson. Matt 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: the the wind projections here we're talking about in the 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: previous segment um of Kansas City at eleven and a half, 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay at ten point nine, Buffalo at ten point six. 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: I can't argue with any of those. They're really solid teams. 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: The Ravens at ten point one, and we talked about 7 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: the steal. Yeah, so I was gonna say, we talk 8 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: about the difficult schedule that the a f C North 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: has to play this year. The Bengals, Browns and Ravens 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: also play top ten hardest schedules this year. They have 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens at ten point one wins that the Browns 12 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: at ten wins playing in the same division, and you 13 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: also have the Steelers in there. The Bengals aren't awful. No, 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: Bengals aren't awful. When wind projection is one of the 15 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: first things I do, like, hey, should I bet the 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: over under on these guys win protected injections. I like 17 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: to look at the division and narrow it down. You 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: got six games in the division. What do you guess 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: their record will be in the division. And if you 20 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: look just at the a f C North teams. I 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: doubt the Bengals go oh in six. I mean, they'll 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: probably beat somebody, So that doesn't leave a ton of 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: wins for the other three teams within the division. I mean, 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: do you think the Bengals or do you think four 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: and two probably wins? You know, I think every team 26 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: should take it if they get for into they have 27 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: seen North winner probably goes for in too. Yeah, and 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: that's what I'm gonna say. Like, I have a lot 29 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: of respect for Baltimore and I don't have a problem 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: with their win projection, but they're not even goes six 31 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: and oh in the division. You know, they probably there's 32 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: one the division last year going for in two in 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: the division, right, and the division looks better or more 34 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: competitive than ever. So there's not a lot of wins 35 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: to go around in the North. It makes it it 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: makes it hard to to start stacking the wins. Um 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: again that when you have two teams who were in 38 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: the top five and win totals, that means you're gonna 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: dominate outside your division. Yeah, they cannibalize each other a 40 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: little bit in the real world. Um, you know, but 41 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: you know again that that extra game that was at 42 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: that Baltimore plays, uh that the Rams, Yeah, yeah, that 43 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: makes sense. Cleveland plays probably Arizona, Arizona since he gets 44 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: since he gets San Francisco. Everybody said, well the Steelers, 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: they gotta play the Seahawks. Well, does other teams have 46 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: tough games? Still West pretty good? Yeah? I mean, since 47 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: he didn't get an easy situation for being a last 48 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: place team. Yeah, I hear you. I mean again, running 49 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: these simulations, everybody gets kind of close to the meet 50 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: in the middle, and that's not how the league works. 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: We in the Baker Mayfield for all of October and 52 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: win oh and four, but we were super hot down 53 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: the stretch when he came back, you know what I mean, 54 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: Like these all project you know that you run down 55 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: ten thousand simulations and all the outliers then fall off. 56 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: But there's all outliers are littering the league, right. I'm 57 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: just wanting, like the Colts coming at nine point one wins, 58 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: does that take into account not having your starting quarterback 59 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: in Quentin Nelson for the first month? Maybe? Maybe? Maybe. 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: I mean they're still saying five to twelve weeks. Like 61 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: that's like saying I've got I've got eight to five 62 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: years to live like we're supposed to be getting news 63 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: on that in the next week or two. Like I 64 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: guess when the swelling goes down post surgery, they'll be like, Oh, 65 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a short one or a long one. 66 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: You can't make any projections on that until there, like 67 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: the right. But I assume, considering they both had foot surgery, 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: neither one of them is playing in the opener. I 69 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: think that's a long shot. That's less than a month away, 70 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: and Wentz won't have any reps with his new team. 71 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: And by the way, Quittin Nelson's a three d pound man. 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: That's a foot injury. Like you, you really get his 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: doctor is really going to give him the Okay, okay, 74 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: hey Quentin, go out there and run around on your 75 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: on your three hundred pound you know it's somebody else 76 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: leaning on you. And yeah, that's a that's a good idea. 77 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: And the cults are gonna look and say, yeah, you're 78 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: gonna play seventeen games this year, Quentin on that on 79 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: that surgically repaired foot pounds and with him, and you're 80 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: gonna play it safe with him. You gotta play it 81 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: safe with him. Yeah, And I don't quite understand. I mean, 82 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: they probably look at it like they'll go four and 83 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: two in their division, which I don't know that they will. 84 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: That's great, But we've talked before about their their's five 85 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: first five games of the season season they very well 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: could you know, maybe they were healthy. I think they 87 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: probably win one or two of those. So I don't 88 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: know where you're getting to nine point two wins for 89 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: them on on these projections. And I think their defense 90 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: is good, but it's not great. Great. Yeah, you know, 91 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: they get the Dolphins projected at nine point three wins 92 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: based on what I don't see that they've got them 93 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: as one of the top they get them the win 94 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: total after Seattle. Seattle was ten, they've got the Dolphins 95 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: at eleven based on two is stinks their offensive line 96 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: might be worse than Steelers. Their skill positions look really impressive. 97 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: Two is a bigger question mark than bad, without a doubt, 98 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: without a question. I mean, we've seen like five or 99 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: six games of them, and they weren't super impressive. He 100 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: was winning last year, so two is great a right, right? Right? No. 101 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: I have respect for Flores and I think they have 102 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: a pretty good defense, but it's not in the same 103 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: tier as the Steelers. They get they had some some 104 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: they were the luckiest. They had some ball luck last year. Yes, 105 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: and I know that that there's no luck they've lived 106 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: off turnover. It's an oblong ball that bounces strange ways, 107 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: and it bounced their way a lot last a lot 108 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: last year. And I don't have all the metrics available, 109 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: but one of them's turnovers. They generated a ridiculous number 110 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: of turnovers. I think there were some some goofy things, 111 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: like they they recovered their phone. They played a game 112 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. That helps it. A couple of kicks, 113 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: you know, that kind of stuff. But no, they it's 114 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: it's unlikely that they'll be as fortunate as they were 115 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: last year. They're gonna need to be better to get 116 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: to the same wind total, and they might be. I'm 117 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: not super certain on it. I think they're a good 118 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,119 Speaker 1: team of bad bad bad take a pretty big step 119 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: forward compete for the playoffs now a little step regression 120 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: usually how teams work that regression. Yeah, the Broncos are 121 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: another team that come in. They're a lot like the Patriots. 122 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: You don't have a quarterback. They gotta win a lot 123 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: of close, low scoring games and your their division. That No, 124 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: it doesn't, you know, I mean, you're gonna give my 125 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: homes the ball back, well does point back to Casey 126 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: or you know you're gonna we're gonna get you know, 127 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: get into a shootout with Herbert with Teddy Bridgewater, right 128 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: right right, you're gonna lose that. And again, you know 129 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: we brought up the stet in the past that Teddy Bridgewater, 130 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: what was his seven games last year? He's a seven 131 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: one score games last year and he was won in 132 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: six in those games. He's the better's favorite guy to 133 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: bed on because Teddy always gets points. He always keeps 134 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: it close and you don't care. It doesn't lose, but 135 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: they cover. The Teddy team covers you know, Teddy plus seven. 136 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: They lose by six, just good enough to get you beat. 137 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: I don't know many of the quarterbacks records versus spreads, 138 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: but his is like ridiculously good. For that reason is 139 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: nobody respects him much that he gives him a big 140 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: number because he's not very good, but he doesn't get 141 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: blown out. Yeah, it's it's I don't know, I mean, 142 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: I just look at those those projections. Um, I don't 143 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: know that Vic Fangio is a good head coach either. 144 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: I think we don't know amongst the best defensive but 145 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: he might be that Peter principal guy, that boy he 146 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: should be excell and owen it up and in charge 147 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: of the defense. I don't know if he's a leader 148 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: of men, decision maker on game day, deal with his 149 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: quarterback mass and if Locke plays, they're gonna turn them 150 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: all over time. Denver is interesting to me, but I 151 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: don't know what they know how to win any I can't. 152 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: I can't say without a like I guarantee there are 153 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: two or three of these teams that are ahead of 154 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers on this list that aren't going to be good. 155 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: I think some most Again, I think it comes back 156 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: to the track record. Which teams do you trust? That's 157 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: as I say, I think several of those teams Denver, certainly, Miami. 158 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: I can't say the Patriots are a lot more fragile 159 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: than the Steelers. You trust the Browns? No, Yeah, I 160 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: trust them more than I ever have. But I've never 161 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: trusted what happens to the Browns if they because they've 162 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: been hyping this, they open with Kansas City in Kansas City, 163 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: good luck with that. Oh no, They'll lose that game. 164 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Yeah what if they get smoked in that game? And 165 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: then you're reading and because you know, and you give 166 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: Andy Reid a full offseason, oh yeah, coming off with 167 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: something that I guarantee you nobody's ever seen before. Oh yeah, yeah, true. 168 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: And they could absolutely beat the Browns by three touchdowns 169 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: in that game. And then all of a sudden, that Cleveland, 170 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: because Cleveland's been talking, Yeah, we're gonna play these guys twice. 171 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna you know, this is the first of two meetings, 172 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: all that stuff. Tyreek Hill is gonna be dancing in 173 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter with a third touchdown. I mean, I 174 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: can already see that, and you're right, I mean, and 175 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: then does that, you know, does the house of cards 176 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: fall down? It's one year, but I think they have 177 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: a coach and he was Coach of the year. Good 178 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: different than being Tomlin Belichick and being consistent year after year, 179 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, it's one year. It's a I 180 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: think it's just a very fragile mindset. Miami's very I 181 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: think they're feeling, hey, we went in the Kansas City 182 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: last year and we played with those guys. That's why 183 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: they're there, you know, are feeling we've we've made all 184 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: these upgrades, but then you go into that opener and 185 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: get smoked. Different story. And I don't know if the 186 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 1: Steelers are equipped to do this, But when the Browns 187 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: and Steelers meet next, if the Steelers smoke them, it's 188 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: gonna be like the big brother and one nice day 189 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: or the little brother one nice day and then he 190 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: can be honest with you. That's kind of how I 191 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: look at it. Yeah, I mean, just because I saw 192 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: the Steelers them in Pittsburgh last year. I saw I 193 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: was at the game in Cleveland where they Steelers could 194 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: have won that game with with Mason Rudolph at quarterback 195 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: and t J. Watts sitting on the bench and Cam 196 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: Heywards sitting on the bench, and I mean, I know, 197 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's not there the inferior team. 198 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that they're markedly better than the Steelers. 199 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: To this point, I think they're a good team. I'm 200 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: not going to discount it, right. Yeah, I'm impressed with 201 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: the organization for the first time since they've been back. 202 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: But I don't know that there are markedly markedly better 203 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: than the Steelers. Agree, And I mean, aren't they markedly 204 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: better than the Ravens. No, the Ravens smoked him last year. 205 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: I trust I don't think the Ravens are fragile at all, 206 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think we're the Ravens are rock where 207 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: I think Cleveland's fragile. Um. We saw it before two 208 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: years ago. There's a much different head coaching situation. But 209 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: the off season of O'Dell, you know, the Browns are 210 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: ready to take the big step, and Labs are sitting 211 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: there with us like, let's see them when they return, 212 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: you know, and when they deal with the travel and 213 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: the expectations, and they fell apart. There are the people 214 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: in Cleveland are already complaining, some of their their media 215 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: people that the Browns have to travel on Christmas this year. 216 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: Get used to it. If you're good, this is what happens. 217 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: This is what happened. You know. The Steelers played on 218 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: Christmas like two years in the last two of the 219 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: last one years, played on Thanksgiving, played on like New Yon, 220 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: like every holiday. You're playing because you're so you get 221 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: used to those things. Well, now, welcome to the big leagues. 222 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: All right, this is your top tier team that people 223 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: want to watch, you know that. Be careful what you 224 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: wish for and Stefanski, to me, it was a very 225 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: deserving Coach of the Year candidate. But his job last 226 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: year was make Baker's life easy, put something together, get 227 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: us to the playoffs. Now we expect you to be 228 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: a double digit win team and contend not only for 229 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: a division, but if you're not a playoff team, you're 230 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: a failure in the That's a lot different world to 231 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: live in. It's also this meant now that you've put 232 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: yourself on the radar. Everybody spent the off season studying 233 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: your offense. Okay, here, you didn't know what it was 234 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: gonna You had some ideas what it was gonna look like. 235 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: Here's what he did in Minnesota. But he's got different personnel. 236 00:11:58,240 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: So how's it. How does it work this year with 237 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: this with this green on who they trusted on third 238 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: and six. You know, now you look at me. Okay, 239 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: he spent the entire offseason looking at this. Okay, well, 240 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: here's what we're gonna do defensively against these guys. Here's 241 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: what I mean. You know, so I think that changes. 242 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: I have the ultimate respect for the Ravens, and I 243 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: always talked them up on these airwaves, but they're going 244 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: through that right now too. Where the league. They're not 245 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: taking anybody by storm anymore or by surprise. Their offense 246 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: isn't nearly as complex as people think it is. It's 247 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: a lot of window dressing, but it's a lot of 248 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: basic plays, and everybody plays the Ravens the same. If 249 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: you can throw and beat us outside the numbers, you know, 250 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: we're gonna give you that. We're gonna put a lot 251 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: of bodies. And you know, I think the Steelers kind 252 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: of opened up the you know, their their thing with 253 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: with them is okay, well we'll let the other guys 254 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: run against us, but we're gonna beat Lamar up. So 255 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:56,119 Speaker 1: I don't understand why more teams don't take that blueprint. 256 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: I mean some do, but the Steelers, going back to 257 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: Cam Newton conversation, that was a Thursday night, right, and 258 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: he was here and McCaffrey's running all over the place, 259 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: and they beat the snot out of Cam. He hadn't 260 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: been the same sense he has been the same sense 261 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: he really hasn't, right, And they do it to Lamar 262 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: all the time. And when all these running quarterbacks have 263 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: come in and they do the read option, you put 264 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: yourself in jeopardy. I mean, nobody's blocking that. It's an 265 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: unblocked defender and you're like, you are absolutely live. And 266 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: it's often Bud the pre you know. I mean, it's 267 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: not Mike Kilton, you know. So I've always never understood. 268 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: I've said this a lot, like just hit the quarterback. 269 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: I mean, ask Al Davis, Chuck Nold, you know, Bill Parcels. 270 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: Let's just affect the quarterback. That's what we want to do. 271 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: And then when he actually has to throw the football, 272 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: he's a little more head. It's like it's like a 273 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: boxer in round ten. He's not the same guy that 274 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: he wasn't round one. More has punched him in the face, 275 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 1: you know, a hundred fifty times, and you know in 276 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: the first the first ten rounds and that effect, you're 277 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: super confident. You've been doing it forever. You've got you 278 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: freeze everybody. And Lamar's really you know, but now he's 279 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: peeking out the side and like, well I just got 280 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: hit in the ear. I mean it's not much fun. 281 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: And yes, I mean I think defenses are afraid. We 282 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: don't want Dobbins to run for two yards on Is 283 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: that going to beat you? Is that enough to keep 284 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: up with the offense, and that's all they got. So 285 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think you will see more of that, 286 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: But it shocks me that the league hasn't taken that 287 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: to the next level and not take cheap shots on 288 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback, but put him on his butt every time 289 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: you can. Yeah, I mean, if it's just a bump 290 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: afterwards and he goes rolling backwards. You know, Steeler has 291 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: been pretty successful against that guy very much. You know, 292 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: two of those seven losses that he had in his career. 293 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: We're against the Steelers right right like. But I mean, 294 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: I think they're at the crossroads. You know, not only that, 295 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: it's just everyone's putting a lot of bodies between the 296 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: numbers and a lot of guys that can run. You know, 297 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: that can always there's no reason putting those tackles on 298 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: the field against those guys. If you could push backwards, 299 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: he's never gonna catch Lamar anyway. And they leave corners 300 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: on islands outside. And I think I think they're coaching 301 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: a little overrated offensively. You know that everyone talks about 302 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: Roman is look we do with Kaepernick and now even 303 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: invented this Lamar offense. It's very predictable. He didn't invent 304 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: the Lamar offense. Lamar offense was invented in the wingy stuff. 305 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: But he's gonna evolve the Lamar offense. That's the that's 306 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: the next step, all right. And that goes back to 307 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: the Browns. The Browns need to evolve like you. It's 308 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: the first two steps are easy. Staying there is hard. 309 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: Staying in there is very different. He is Matt Williamson. 310 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to the drive here on 311 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. We're gonna take a break. When we 312 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: come back, we'll hear from Alan Fannik and his Hall 313 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: of Fame speech. We'll do that right after this Black 314 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: and Gold football keeps here. You're listening to s n 315 00:15:46,240 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: R p R L. Martine in here, Glenn the show 316 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: for So we have different music today, Yeah, a little 317 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: different feel. I like it a little heavier. This screwing 318 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: around on Monday morning. Give you a little wake up 319 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: call there, Alan Fannica. For those of you who stayed 320 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: up last, that was offensive line music. That was offensive music. Yeah, 321 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: it's kind of like having the way. Yeah, Alan Fannika's 322 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: walk in music is uh. He gave his induction speech 323 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: last night. I know, uh, you know, a lot of 324 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: Steeler fans didn't stay Saturday Sunday. They couldn't do both nights. 325 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: I get it, Um, but you had work to do. 326 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: Maybe he didn't. I couldn't stay up and watch that 327 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: last night, So I did want to play back Alan 328 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Fannika's induction speech from Sunday night. Um, good stuff from 329 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: from Alan. Another great night of Hall of Fame stuff. 330 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: In general, it was good stuff. Really happy that he 331 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: got into the Hall of Fame six years as a finalist. 332 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: Like that's tough, you know, because the finalists, the people there, 333 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: they have to go to the Super Bowl every year 334 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: and sit in a hotel room waiting for that knock 335 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: and then it doesn't come, and it's like you're talking 336 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 1: about flawed system. I think it's ridiculous. You sit there 337 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: and you hope somebody bangs on the door, you know. 338 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: Mr Baker. Yeah, I talked to him about that a 339 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, and he's like, you know, the 340 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: first couple of times you go, it's cool, you know, 341 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: you're right right. It didn't like the you know, the 342 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 1: first or fifth time, you're like, I've done this. I 343 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: gotta go to the like I gotta go to Minneapolis. 344 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: They have to wait for a knock that's not gonna come, 345 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: like yeah, yeah, and when do you know that? Well, 346 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: the clock hits nine, he's not gonna knock it. They've 347 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: been like, when' you gonna show up? I think they 348 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: call you know you didn't. I didn't make it. Yeah, 349 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: I have some intern call and say, oh, sorry, we 350 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: know knock for you. Yeah. I mean I know a 351 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, when I did the the induction 352 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: or his presentation, I was kind of talking to some 353 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: different guys on the bus on the way over from 354 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: the from we didn't know the results yet. Yeah, so 355 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: I was texting back and forth with him to see 356 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: if he, you know, he had heard anything, if he'd 357 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: gotten a knock. And I'm like, I'm telling him what 358 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: I was here. I'm like, well, I think it's like 359 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: fifty fifty, you know, we'll see um. And then he 360 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: didn't get the knock, and you know, it's obviously disappointed. 361 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: So you could you could you could see the excitement. 362 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: You can see the excitement on his face this year, 363 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: and he talks a little bit about that. So let's 364 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: hear what Alan Fanica had to say last night for 365 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: his induction ceremony into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 366 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: Photo Bob, I want to hold you up, Warren, I'll 367 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: be in trouble. There are quite a few players that 368 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: epitomized Pittsburgh Steelers football. One of those is Alan Fanica. 369 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: The team had a pretty good hunch ship that would 370 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: be the case when they drafted him out of l 371 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: s U with their first round pickback. It was apparent 372 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: by Week six of his rookie year when he made 373 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: his first started left guard when the Sailers game over 374 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: two ter in fifty yards rushing that day. From then on, 375 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: Alan would miss only two starts for the rest of 376 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: his thirteen season two hundred and six game career. Yikes. 377 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: It was a parents everybody else as well. He made 378 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: nine straight Pro Bowls. Only five guards have ever played 379 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: in more. He blocked for nine thousand yard rushers them 380 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: was an easy choice for the NFL's All Decade Team 381 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: of the two thousand's. Four times he started to the 382 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: a f C Championship games, including one with the New 383 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: York Jets, and then it was Super Bowl forty third 384 00:19:55,240 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: quarter perfect block sprung Willie Park her for a seventy 385 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: five yard touched on run against Seattle, so the longest 386 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl history. Pittsburgh was on its way to 387 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: the Lombardi Trophy. Oh h now this is pretty interesting. 388 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: Remember I said he played two warter in six games. Right, 389 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: he was flagged for holding four times. Now, first of all, 390 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: that's nearly impossible. But second of all, Alan says, I 391 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: think they should go back and check. The film's four 392 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: seems too high to present him. Great Steeler teammate pines 393 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: Ward and thirteen seasons playing for the Steelers, Jets, and Cartons, 394 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: Alan Fannica's gate matched He's understated demeanor. So when we 395 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: got drafted, we both came in together. The Pittsburgh still 396 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: is and I just loved that accent that he had, 397 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: that Louisiana accent red d long man. Let's call but 398 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: we call a big red man. And the guy was just, 399 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: I mean, enormous and size, but yet still down the 400 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: earth guy. He really wasn't over the top, crazy loud. 401 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: He just was just an even killed player. He rarely 402 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: drew attention to his six ft five inch frame, with 403 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: just three offensive holding penalties accepted in his final ten seasons. 404 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: The six time first team All Pro God, demonstrated his 405 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: signature excellence on the game's biggest stage, bulldozing momentum toward 406 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: a victory in Super Bowl forty. There's one particular play, 407 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: um Willie Parker's touchdown. He's on his way. Look at 408 00:21:53,800 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: Parker five touchdown. If you go back and look at it, 409 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:06,479 Speaker 1: you have Alan Fanaka pulling around getting this guy. And 410 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: I think that just resembled what the Pittsburgh Stealers are. 411 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: You know, we're really not flashy players or anything. We 412 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: just go about our business and do the little things right. 413 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: Alan Fanica man, he of the black See him pulling 414 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: sprunt Parker. That's why he made be the best part 415 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: of the league. Alan and I would always be tied 416 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: to the hip U super Bowl forty. I love him, 417 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: I love his family. I love what he what he 418 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: means to the city of Pittsburgh, and how he represents 419 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Stealer organization. Hold On, I am honored and 420 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: privileged to present my friend Alan Fantica for enshrinement into 421 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: the Proper Ball Hall of Fame. Laity you said, gentlemen, 422 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: presenting Alan than born and stripment into the Pro Football 423 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 1: All of Fame, PIDs Ward, who thank you. Thank you 424 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: to all of you, my family, friends, and to the 425 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: entire Hall of Fame team classmates, and to my friend 426 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: teammates presenter. In one day of taking his rightful place 427 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: up on this stage, Heine's Ward. The thunderous knock on 428 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: my door came Saturday, January eleven, thirty six am. The 429 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: fact that I was actually being invited to become a 430 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: member of this extraordinary football fraternity. It's hard to put 431 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: into words. Perhaps the best word is simply gratitude. There 432 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: are thousands of young boys around the country who dream 433 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:57,360 Speaker 1: of playing in the NFL. I was one of them. 434 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: My dream was awakened in high school at the age 435 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: of fifteen when one day we were pushing the five 436 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: man sled up and down the field when one of 437 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: my coaches, Don Carter, noticed me working extremely hard. Instead 438 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: Alan here is going to be playing on Sundays. This 439 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: is the beginning of his pep talk to the guys 440 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: to do better because he saw that I was always 441 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: working harder to be better. When I heard this, my 442 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: eyes got big and I couldn't tell you the rest 443 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: of what he said. But that's when my dream to 444 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: play in the NFL began. Thank you coach for that. 445 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: It's so much more. Fifteen was a transformative year for me. 446 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,439 Speaker 1: My dream of playing in the NFL was awakened and 447 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I instinctively knew that I 448 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: was not going to let anything prevent me from fulfilling 449 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 1: this dream. I knew as long as I listened to 450 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: my doctors and followed their guidance along with a strong 451 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: support system, I would be fine. I have always told 452 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: myself and spoken about the fact that epilepsy is part 453 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: of me, but it does not define me. We are 454 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: in charge of our destiny. I never want any health 455 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: challenges to define us. We must define ourselves whatever wants 456 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: challenge in life, whether we have a disability or not. 457 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: My message is always to maintain an integral commitment to 458 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: not let anything stop us from fulfilling our vision. Be resilient. 459 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: We all get knocked down in life, but it's how 460 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: we get up that matters. Yeah. Now to the Tigers. 461 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: I've always strived to embody the spirit of LSU love, Purple, 462 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 1: Live Gold. The memories and lessons learned from my time 463 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: with you are forever ingrained to my character go Tigers, 464 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: to the Jets and Cardinals, where I was privileged to 465 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: complete my career. To everyone in these organizations it was 466 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: an honor. Now onto the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to 467 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: thank the late Ambassador Runing and Art Runing for cultivating 468 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: a culture where teammates be come true brothers, and your 469 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: benchmarks for success are relentlessly high. We inspire a city 470 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: at Stealer Nation. You inspire us. Many people helped me 471 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: throughout my career, none more impactful than the coaches I 472 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: learned from who shared their wisdom both on and off 473 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: the field. To my off field wellness team, and to 474 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: the team doctors and trainers who kept me in one piece, 475 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: taped me up and stitched me back together, tolerated my 476 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: yelling hurry up so I could get back out on 477 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: the field. The men in the equipment room who took 478 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: care of every detail so all I had to do 479 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: is think about playing. And to the support staff, the 480 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: unsung heroes. Without your efforts and dedication, so much would 481 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: be lost. As I stand up here this evening, I 482 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: do not stand alone. Without my teammates, all of you, 483 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: I would not be here today. We laughed, We cried, 484 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: we celebrated, and through it all we leaned on each other. 485 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: We genuinely care for each other, and through football we 486 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: grow as men. My brothers, I love you guys. You 487 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: are all standing with me tonight. Now my other teammates, 488 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: my pal and father Alan sr Am, I devoted motherly 489 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: in I love you. Without your support and the values 490 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: that you instilled in me, I would not have found 491 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: my way up here. Thank you for everything you sacrificed 492 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: to help this kid make his dreams come true. Thank 493 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: you my children, and about Burden and Penelope. Words alone 494 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: cannot effectively express how much love your mother and I 495 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: have for you. It is such a joy to watch 496 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: the three of you grow. Your strength, courage and bright 497 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: outlook on life provide both of us with a true 498 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: sense of wonderment for what lies ahead. Our message to 499 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: you going forward, through kindness, understanding and integrity, you will 500 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: overcome anything. Be true to yourself, know anything is possible. 501 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: Follow this path and you will be fulfilled. Yeah. Okay, 502 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: I may have been able to play as a champion 503 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 1: on the fields, but my beautiful wife, Julie, you are 504 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: my champion. And as I pushed myself and my teammates 505 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: to achieve. Your belief in me fueled my desire to 506 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: believe in myself. Sweetheart, I'm in awe of your love 507 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: and unwavering dedication in our family. Without your support, I 508 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: definitely would not be the man I am. I appreciate 509 00:31:52,160 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: everything you did, everything you sacrificed for this. I enjoy 510 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: every second of our journey together. I love you with 511 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: all I know. In closing, there are choices, decisions, and 512 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: sacrifices that each of us is athletes who play this 513 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: great game must make every day. The choices we make 514 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: outside of football are even greater because they aren't simply 515 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: game choices. They are life choices. The sacrifice and discipline 516 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: to choose to be the best kinds of fathers, husbands, 517 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: and respected leaders we can possibly be is greater than 518 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: any responsibility we ever had to deal with in football. 519 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: These values are foundational. I know I would not have 520 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: this amazing life if God had not given me the 521 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to choose football. Thank you very much. That was 522 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:11,479 Speaker 1: Alan fannik Is very moving speech last night's good stuff. 523 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: Is he you know, talking to his his wife and 524 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,239 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys that that would be a 525 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: tough one. You know, you're you're thanking everybody. You have 526 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: to thank your wife, of course, situations the wives, NFL wives, 527 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: just professional sports wives. Right, You're you're essentially a single 528 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 1: mother for a lot of a lot of time. Absolutely. 529 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 1: I mean some of these highly successful guys, you know, 530 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: make a lot of money and you know, provide a 531 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: great uh you know, family and families are but the 532 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: coaches in particular stand out to me. I mean, none 533 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: of the coaches started out on easy Street, and they 534 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: spend way more time away from the home, you know, 535 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson, Cower, those guys brought it up than the players. 536 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: But a players live is is rosie as people think. 537 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: It's a lot of moving. Hard on the kids too. 538 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 1: You know, for sure, you made all these friends and 539 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: you were here for Pittsburgh for so many years. Now 540 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: we're going to New York, you know. And then he 541 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: spent two years in New York and for Fantacas case, 542 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: and now we're going to Arizona. Yeah right. I Mean 543 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: the other thing people don't think about is like in recruiting, 544 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: it was culture shock for some of the kids. You 545 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: pick up this inner city Miami kid in December, never seen, 546 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, snow or the city or anything north in 547 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: his whole life. Scared to death, you know, and give 548 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 1: him a winner coax. He doesn't have one. And I 549 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: know these guys are men and they're drafted, but like, 550 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: if you're from Louisiana, are you psyched about living in 551 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 1: the Big Apple? You know what I mean? Like, it's 552 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,879 Speaker 1: this is different for me, a little different. Yeah, there's 553 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: a human aspect of it, absolutely, and I think he 554 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: did a good job of bringing that human aspect into it, 555 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: as did Troy, Paula Malu, Bill Cower, A lot of 556 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,760 Speaker 1: the guys did debt. But we're gonna take a break. 557 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,319 Speaker 1: He is Matt Williamson and Dale Lali. You're listening to 558 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: the drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be back 559 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: to finish up the show right after this. They are 560 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: brand from Bradshaw and the steel Curtain. Welcome back. It's 561 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: done to the Fantasy Ball focus. That's how we close 562 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: out the show every day and Matt I wanted to 563 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: try something a little different today in the fantasy focus, 564 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: and that is we're gonna draft a team quarterback, running back, 565 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: wide receiver, tight end from each division. The rule is, 566 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: though you can only take one player from each team. 567 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: There's four teams in each division, so we can't take 568 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: my homes, Kelsey and Tek, so you can't do that. 569 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:33,319 Speaker 1: We're going to the n f C North today since 570 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: we you know, cover the Steelers and um so we 571 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 1: can take a quarterback, tight end, wide receiver, and running 572 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: back from Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. But you can 573 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: only take one guy from each team, got it? So 574 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: who's your quarterback? See? This division is loaded at receiver 575 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: and running backs, So I think you have to start 576 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: with this team. Bill would have who's my tight end? 577 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: Who's my quarterback? But I think both those guys play 578 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,799 Speaker 1: on the raven is Yeah, you know what I mean? 579 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: So would you rather have Burrow and Andrews or Lamar 580 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: and Hooper? Ebron? Big drop offs? It's a big drop off, 581 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 1: and you know you you also have to take into Okay, 582 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: so Andrews is he that much better than the next 583 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 1: best tight end as opposed from I think it's a 584 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: pretty big gap from Lamars is Lamar to the next quarterback? 585 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:32,800 Speaker 1: Is that they're both? Yeah? Right, So which do you prefer? 586 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,280 Speaker 1: I mean, Lamar to me is probably my second quarterback 587 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: you take, you take. Let's let's start a quarterback ahead 588 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:42,920 Speaker 1: and take you who would be your quarterback? I guess lamar, Okay, 589 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go the Borough route on this one. Okay, 590 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,520 Speaker 1: I'll take Burrow, and so you end up with Andrews. Yes, 591 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: who's your who's your running back? Harris? Okay, I'm gonna 592 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 1: take So I've got Burrow, I'm gonna take Chubb. Huh, 593 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,839 Speaker 1: and we can both pick the same guy, right, yeah? Yeah? 594 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 1: And that leaves me Chase is my receiver and Hooper 595 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: is my tight end for my receiver, I am going 596 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: to take You've been taking the Steeler yet, right, I 597 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: have been taken a steel yet. So I'm gonna take 598 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 1: Deonte Johnson, got it? So I've got Burrow, Chubb, and 599 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: Deonte Johnson. So I still have to take a Raven 600 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:33,719 Speaker 1: do I wonder who I'm gonna pick? What do you have? 601 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 1: Then you've got jacks of Jackson, Nausey and Chase. You 602 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:46,360 Speaker 1: got two rookies. Hooper's scared. You're gonna take Hooper or 603 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: you could take in Joe Coup. You could take one 604 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:49,960 Speaker 1: of the other guys. I though about Ebron too, And 605 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 1: because I could have taken a you know, a receiver 606 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 1: from the other team, but I'm going with Hooper and 607 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,279 Speaker 1: I don't like that part. Again, it comes down to 608 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: Burrow and Hooper or Burrow and Andrews versus Lamar and Hooper, 609 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,959 Speaker 1: and I think there's some big gaps with both those. Yeah, 610 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna take Andrews as my fad in, so 611 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: I end up with Burrow, Chubb, Deante Johnson and Mark Andrews. Yeah, 612 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: we have none of the same. Not that bad, but again, 613 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: I I think it's you know, you're gonna if we 614 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: went head to head with those lineups, you would win 615 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,960 Speaker 1: some games based just on the Mars output. That's what 616 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:33,400 Speaker 1: I'm banking on. Andrews thing offset that a little Hooper 617 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,920 Speaker 1: is gonna give me nothing. Yeah, that's the thing is 618 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 1: Lamar needs to blow up. I think our receivers and 619 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: running backs are a wash. It's pretty Yeah, we're projecting 620 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: with Chase and obviously, you know, if if if the 621 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 1: Borrow Chase connection works out really well, there's be some 622 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: weeks where that would cancel it self out. Exactly good point. 623 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: But I don't kind on Hooper delivering much at all. 624 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: He's got a touchdown here and there to keep me 625 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,879 Speaker 1: in the loop. Yeah, otherwise he's one of those three 626 00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: for fifty guys every right, Yeah, that's kind of that's 627 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:03,759 Speaker 1: kind of tight end. Hell see, and if I like 628 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: the Andrews a little better, I would have gone your route. 629 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 1: I just think I like him, But he's more like 630 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 1: my fifth tight end. And I don't know that he's 631 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,799 Speaker 1: a great football player. I think he's a good football player. 632 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 1: He's in a good situation. Yeah, I think they're in 633 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: the throat receivers more. But fantasy tight ends that play 634 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,359 Speaker 1: a lot and produce, which he will do, have a 635 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: lot of value. Yeah, I mean who goes earlier in 636 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: drafts Lamar or Andrews about the same. They're about the same. 637 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,719 Speaker 1: They're not the same player, not even remotely. I think 638 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 1: that's why the tight end leagues the leagues that you 639 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 1: have to start a tight end um or least there 640 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,360 Speaker 1: were even some leagues out there were tight end catchers 641 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,640 Speaker 1: are point in a half. Oh yeah, some of them are. Yeah. Right, 642 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,720 Speaker 1: they're weighted a little heavier, and then all of a sudden, 643 00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: those tight ends they're they're more valuable than the quarterbacks. Yeah, 644 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,799 Speaker 1: tight end value leagues are a big deal. But at 645 00:39:56,800 --> 00:40:00,479 Speaker 1: my point, if Andrews and Lamar go about the same 646 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: round in most drafts we do, Hooper and Burrow don't. 647 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,840 Speaker 1: Hooper doesn't get drafted. Yeah, he's on you know what 648 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:09,759 Speaker 1: I mean, like not very valuable. You could have gone 649 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,319 Speaker 1: with the say ebra on there as well. I mean, 650 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: not about it. Honestly, his if you look at his 651 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,640 Speaker 1: catch totals were actually better than Hooper's left they are 652 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: better than Hooper's and Hooper has a lot of competition 653 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: at that position. He has two guys fighting with them 654 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,359 Speaker 1: and they just don't throw the ball that much. No, 655 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:26,879 Speaker 1: I thought about it with Ebron again. Neither one of those, 656 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: none of those, No tight end besides Andrews in the 657 00:40:29,239 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: division gets drafted for fancy at least number one. You 658 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: might take somebody for depth, but you're not taking him 659 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: as a one, not as one to be serious. Now, 660 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: maybe next year we have the same conversation with farm 661 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:46,440 Speaker 1: Moose in that mix, but not right now. He is 662 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:50,320 Speaker 1: not now. Yeah, interesting, Yeah, but we'll do that again 663 00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:52,480 Speaker 1: the rest of the week here we contendue to get 664 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,600 Speaker 1: closer to draft time. Can't wait. If we do the East, 665 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to take a patriot. That's gonna be Yeah, 666 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,920 Speaker 1: that's to take a tight end, I guess. And you 667 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: want Damian Harris maybe, Yeah, there's some teams you don't want. 668 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:07,719 Speaker 1: Anybody I don't want to make. That's either. That's a 669 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: tough one, Yeah for sure. Yeah. I went a couple 670 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:12,440 Speaker 1: of bills, but I only have one that's gonna do 671 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: it for the Drive today. So for my partner Matt Williamson, 672 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 1: for Brian Lee Martine keeping us on the air here 673 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the show, we want to thank you. 674 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: I'm Dale Lally for listening to this edition of The 675 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:26,280 Speaker 1: Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.