1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: on your home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly Matt. It seems 4 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: like we haven't done one of these in a while. 5 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: Ye right, last Thursday, Actually, guess it was last Thursday. 6 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: We've had some holidays getting in the way and Monday 7 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: nighters always threw us up. Allow that to happen from 8 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: here on now we're rolling. I don't say any more 9 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: distractions in the in the speed bumps in the meantime 10 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: the potential end of the season. But were five days 11 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: a week for a while, right, I would hope? So? 12 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, so Steelers winning last night fourteen over the 13 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, sweeping the Browns this year. Uh, the supposed 14 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: division champions, the preseason division champion. First one is eliminated. Yeah, 15 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: last place. They wrapped up last minute. They wrapped up 16 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: last place and looked like it. I mean so much 17 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: to unpeel from that game and the emotions and the 18 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: bend stuff, and you know that the Steelers certainly did 19 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: a lot of good stuff, and I thought there was 20 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: some promising things. And I'm not trying to throw a 21 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: wet blanket on things. But you're gonna throw a wet blanket. 22 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: Browns were a bad opponent last night. I mean, if 23 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: it depends on your your view, they were a good 24 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: opponent if you were if you're trying to win, they're 25 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: an ideal opponent for that. But I was not impressed 26 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: with their strategy. People were picking like going until they 27 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: were officially eliminated on Sunday. Browns were favored in that game. 28 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: We talked about half. I couldn't figure out how the 29 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: Browns were favorite in that game. I mean they were 30 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: favored at the very end too, or but didn't go 31 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: to like three and a half of one or something. 32 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: It moved, it moved to the Steelers side of it. 33 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: Brown's got eliminated. Um, but I didn't see it all 34 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: week long leading up to that game. Why why would 35 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: you know the Brown's favored in that game? They two 36 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: In three games against the Steelers this season, the Browns 37 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: scored three touchdowns and that's one of what one of 38 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: them was a gift at the end of that one 39 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: last night, right right man. Seventeen meaningful points against Steelers 40 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: this year this year. Yeah, and this is not despite 41 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: last night's effort. A great Steelers defense. No, I thought 42 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: the defense payed really well and it's something to build 43 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: off of. But they got thirteen sacks in two games 44 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:48,399 Speaker 1: against the Browns. I mean, this is some Again, let's 45 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: let's let's look at the good stuff, not the Browns. Well, 46 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: if we're gonna do that, then first we got to 47 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: talk about Ben. We gotta we gotta get it. I mean, 48 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: it had to be very cool to be there. It 49 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: was one of the most uh surreal moments um in 50 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: my twenty eight years of covering this team. I can imagine. 51 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: I don't know that. I don't know if there's been 52 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: something like that in the NFL that I can remember 53 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: where a guy got to go out like that. The 54 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: timing was just so cool of it too. I mean 55 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: it was a win. He gets the final kneel down 56 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: at the end. It's home, it's Monday night, it's the 57 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: only game on at the time, Like all these worlds 58 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: collided perfectly for a farewell and an opponent that he's 59 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: dominated the course of his vision that he's just killed too. 60 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, I could have drafted him. It could have 61 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: drafted him, right, I mean, all the easter from Ohio. 62 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: I mean all those things. It was very cool to 63 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: sit back and even just watch it on in my 64 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: lazy boy, you know. I mean, but I'm sure being there, 65 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: we're four days into the new year. Now we're three 66 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: days in the list, there won't be another moment in sports, 67 00:03:55,240 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: certainly not in Pittsburgh, but maybe nationwide that will have 68 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: the meaning of that one. Yeah, of the of the 69 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: just the overall you know, movie type ending. Yeah, it 70 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: was very very cool. It's almost like it was scripted 71 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: and it was, you know, the end of a Disney 72 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: movie or something like that. You know, and it's not 73 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: over yet, of course, but uh, the way Ben's handled this, 74 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: the way the fan base has handled it, the organization, 75 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: his teammates, you know, Nazi running through a wall for 76 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: you know, things like that too. And you know, I'm 77 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: not always just gonna focus on football, but I sat 78 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: there thinking after the game, you know, if you're nausey, 79 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: Harris Friar muth, I mean, louder Milk even, I mean, 80 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: just guys that are new to the city in the 81 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: organization within the last year or so, and you sit 82 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: there and you look at that and go, wow, I mean, 83 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool. To be here, you know, like I'm 84 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: much gonna have the same career as that guy. Actually, 85 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: he actually said something similar to that. Actually he said 86 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: he was asked about that, and he as well. I 87 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: had a different feeling about it than obviously what Ben was. 88 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: I was. I was thinking about how we could recreate 89 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: this and a few how how we could keep this 90 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: kind of feeling, uh, you know around there. How can 91 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: we run how can we run the ball like this continually? 92 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: How can we be this successful? How can we keep 93 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: the fans this happy? Yeah, it involved makes a lot 94 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: of sense, and just it has to be such a 95 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: positive experience for the players, the organization, their comfort level 96 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: being here. I mean, I could be loved like that 97 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: or you know, it's uncommon, and like you said, you know, 98 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: even on the field, how do we keep this going? 99 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: You know, I mean we we had some success, We've 100 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: run the ball well, played a pretty solid game top 101 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: to bottom. It's hard to find negatives on what the 102 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: Steelers did. And you know, you're still in the hunt, 103 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, I mean it's the standard. Is the standard 104 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: type of thing you know it is. Steelers now eight 105 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: seven and one. Roethlisberger goes out without a losing season 106 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: for the team under his uh in his eighteen years. 107 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: It's pretty impressive, pretty impressive. I mean, there's some amazing 108 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: Brown's Bend's numbers. There's some amazing He tied far from 109 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: most winds in a single building third ever, you know, 110 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: I mean behind Brady and Fracas me passed him. I 111 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: thought he died him. Okay, Um, all kinds of stats 112 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: like that, you know, the Monday night win, wins at 113 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: home and all these type of things in a row, 114 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: and just Cleveland inability to win here over the years. 115 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, just some amazing, staggering numbers. Yeah, it really was. 116 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: It was just such a um you know, for lack 117 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: of better words. It was just a neat just just 118 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: a cool thing. And there was some times there where 119 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: I I mean, if you were at least emotionally moved 120 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: by the whole thing, Um, you're not. You're not a 121 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: human being, right because it could have gone bad. I mean, 122 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: the steels would have been terrible, and I mean, frankly, 123 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: Ben didn't do a whole lot on the field that 124 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: was inspiring. It made me think it's time to gone 125 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: with your life's work, you know, and all that, and 126 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: it's the right decision. Um, But it could have been 127 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs game, you know, and it would have 128 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: been quite as cool. You know, I didn't see that 129 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: happening than you. I mean, we both picked him to 130 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: win last week, largely because of everything that transformed. Um. 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: The Browns are a mess. Um. The defensively, Um, the 132 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: Steelers just in two games against the Browns have just 133 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: completely dominated them with the line of scrimmage. Crushed them, 134 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: crushed them. And that's a really good line. That's a 135 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: line they're spending fifty million dollars on. I get they 136 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: didn't have Jack Conklin last night the right tackle and 137 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: he was missed. But they did have the first time 138 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: that's when he got hurt. They had him in the 139 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: first half of that game. They still had four sacks 140 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: in that game and held him under a hundred yards. 141 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: Here's one thing I want to bring up again. This 142 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: isn't the wet blanket, and I'm meaning it to be. 143 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to be impartial. There were strategy and 144 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: coaching decisions by the Browns that I just didn't understand 145 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: at all. It's our friend Bob Labriol always says, the 146 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: other team has coaches too. Yeah, yeah, right, And these 147 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: didn't seem like they were doing their job or putting 148 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: the Browns in the best percentage present a chance to win. 149 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: And what I mean by that is, why is Johnson 150 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: out snapping Chubb in the first half? And why aren't 151 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: you running it up the middle against a team that 152 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: is notoriously bad run defense, that doesn't have warmly or 153 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: either line. Once again, they get scared away from I 154 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: think they did too, but wrong to me. Stefanski did 155 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: say after the game that Chubb was dealing he could 156 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: get a little bit of a rib injury. Um, but 157 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: address him or I don't. Yeah, he was your he 158 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: was your ticket. I mean, at one point in the 159 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: first half, Baker Mayfield missed on ten consecutive passes. You 160 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 1: don't see that in the NFL. And Nick Chubb had 161 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: four carries and and they were productive ones. Well, he 162 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: had had one good one. He had one good one. 163 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: Um the first play of the game for them, Robert 164 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: Spling shoots the gap and blows him up for a loss. 165 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: Uh so really he had those other three carries were 166 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: for like five yards UM, But the one he was 167 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: your best player, and he just didn't he didn't try 168 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: it enough. No, the defense is begging, didn't. I mean 169 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: the matchups begging you to do with the defense was 170 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: a lot of man and you know, trying to take 171 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: the run away because they don't fear Mayfield. I mean, 172 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna stack the box. We're gonn trust our corners 173 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,479 Speaker 1: on the outside because your receiver stink. They don't get separation. 174 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: And as you mentioned a lot last week, I mean, 175 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: outside the numbers is not part of their passing game 176 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: really or what Mayfield does well. And he's not healthy 177 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: and they keep him confined in the pocket and don't 178 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: let him roll out. Worst than that, allowing James Hudson 179 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: about fifty of the time to say, okay, kid, you 180 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: block t j W with no help. Yeah, I mean 181 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: that was one of me. One of my black complaints 182 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: was that the lack of Chubb leaving the rookie who 183 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: we both liked coming out of school, but I didn't 184 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: think we thought was a defensive lineman three years ago. Right, 185 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: He's a good athlete that someday might be a tackle, 186 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: which made perfect sense for them to draft. It might 187 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: have ruined him last night, Oh man, I mean, what 188 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: do you expect from him? He gave up one the Tusca. 189 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah, I mean totally overmatched Tusca is what 190 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: coming around the corner on him right right? You know, 191 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh no, that was There was a lot 192 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: of sacks in that game. It was just a race 193 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: to who get there first, you know. I mean it's 194 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: a lot of those instances what would have actually had 195 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: the sack record, but Highsmith just beat him to the 196 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: quarterback half a second or something, right, which is kind 197 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 1: of fitting because Highsmith has gotten beaten to the quarterback 198 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: a couple of times this year too. That's true. I'm 199 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: sure there's a few that he would have gotten if 200 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: it wasn't for Mr Watt on the other side and 201 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: they're batting down balls left and right to But you know, 202 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: if I'm the Steelers, I'm looking at that one. Gedric 203 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: Willis is healthy. He's healthy, Oh right, I mean him 204 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: up pretty well? Yeah, yeah, without doubt. Um, I think 205 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: Mayfield had something to do with it. But still, I mean, 206 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: the front played well, the pass spect was great, Cam 207 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: was awesome, of course, what was awesome, But even things 208 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: like it seemed like they I've only watched the TV 209 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: copy ones, but it sure looked like they played a 210 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: lot of too high when the Steelers had the ball. 211 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: And I know the Chiefs did that and that works well, 212 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs are gonna put up thirty on everybody 213 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: they have my homes, you don't, you know, every point 214 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: in yard is gonna be hard to come by. I 215 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: just didn't understand how the Browns played that game, and 216 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: why even put Garrett out there, I even putting Mayfield 217 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: out there, you know, if they're hurt and I don't know. 218 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: I just didn't understand their approach to the game. They're 219 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: a proud story franchise that you know, an old franchise. Well, 220 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: I guess they're not anymore, but they were used to. Yeah, uh, 221 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: it was. But there's a lot of good to take 222 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: away to it, and I'm not trying to throw a 223 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: wet blanket on that. I was really impressed with a 224 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: lot of the role player young guys, you know, louder Milk, Adams, Witherspoon, 225 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: you know, some guys they picked up to they weren't 226 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: with the team before that. Ulysses Gilbert played a few 227 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: quality snaps, you know what I mean. So the the 228 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: offensive line, Hoss and La Glue, you know, guys, you 229 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: weren't counting on the beginning the year. There were big 230 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: contributors and uh, you know, I asked Cam Heyward about 231 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: the defensive effort after the game and he said, you know, 232 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: the that defensive effort like should be the teaching tape um, 233 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: you know for everybody next year, like this is how 234 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: you play team run defense. A lot of people to 235 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: the poet as yeah, taken on block. If you if 236 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: you watch some of those Nagi Harris runs late in 237 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: the game or even any any time in the second half, 238 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: Browns weren't running to the football. No, No, their effort 239 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: was a little lackluster that the final touchdown run, like 240 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: half the defense just stood and watched him run down 241 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: the sideline. You know, Myles Garrett, you want to be 242 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: defensive player of the year. So I don't. I can't 243 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: believe even played. I'm sorry. He probably it was, yeah, 244 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: and Steelers know it after a while too. And it 245 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: was like the opposite of the Watt Hudson thing. We 246 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: don't really even need to help him that, right, This 247 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: guy is just kind of walking around going through the motions. 248 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: Can't get off the ball, you know, getting dominated in 249 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: the run game, getting pushed on the run game effort 250 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: wasn't great, you know. I mean he's been like that 251 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: for three weeks. Like, I mean, I get him and 252 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: Mayfield trying to be a good be the Benn and 253 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: Hayward leaders that you know, and established something there, but 254 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: they shouldn't have been out there. I mean, there are 255 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: shells of themselves and Mayfield is not that good on 256 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: his best day. Mayfield is really really bad, really bad. 257 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: That first interception that he threw to Witherspoon, he had 258 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: in Joku underneath on that about five yards in front 259 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: of the receiver that he threw to, and he decided 260 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: to go to the guy that was covered and it 261 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: was covered and picked up Weatherspoon keeps making plays. Yeah, 262 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: I mean I think you really need to consider bringing 263 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: him back and even as a starter back, you know, 264 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: or maybe in place of Joe Hayden. I mean, we 265 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: can talk all the stuff in the off season, but 266 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: there's options there. Now. I don't think you let him 267 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: go anywhere. No, He's he's not going anywhere. Um yeah, 268 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: good good effort for the Steelers. Unjie Harris that in 269 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: the run game. Um, Mike Tomlins saying today that, uh, 270 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: he thought Chris um Morgan the new offensive, Uh really 271 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: made a difference there. I thought, I actually wrote something 272 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: made a big difference. Not getting shoved back into the 273 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: into the backfield. Ye, just not having a negative at 274 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: the center position went a long way. And I don't know, 275 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: it feels like I'm we're picking on Adrian Clem because 276 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: there's one game he hasn't been here and all of 277 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 1: a sudden, yeah, it's it's I can't say that was 278 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: a difference. I mean, they ran the ball effectively the 279 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: first time against the Browns, just not that effectively, and 280 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: it really felt like they were much more assignment sound 281 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: up front. It wasn't you got him, I got him, 282 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: nobody's got them. They were double teaming and getting big 283 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: bodies of the second level, you know. To that point though, 284 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: the Browns aren't a big blitzing team. No they're not. 285 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: And there was a few times clowning you got came 286 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: free with recognition. If you're playing the Vikings in that 287 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: game yesterday, maybe things are a little bit different because 288 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: the Vikings were, you know, sending guys left and right 289 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: and stacking, you know. But Host does seem like a 290 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: smart communicator. I mean's not those gifted guy in the world, 291 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: but just having not a negative, just deal right. And 292 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: I thought the line played really well. I mean, I 293 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot of this in the league. Well, 294 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: let's factor in the opponent. And I know there's a 295 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: lot of really bad teams and the Browns weren't super stellar, 296 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: but that's what you're supposed to do against the bad team, 297 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: So you know, just run all over him. And Harris 298 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: got a lot of a lot of yards after contact 299 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: are like most of his most contact. I didn't have 300 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: the percentages and that he was just running through guys 301 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: like that, and that's the problem. You know, a guy 302 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: like j ok sure did he play yesterday because I 303 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: didn't see her much from him either. He flew around 304 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: a little and showed up here and there. But but 305 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: he's not tackling, not g Harris. No, you know, Delpit 306 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: got run over a couple of times. He's you know 307 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen. The way they're built is get after 308 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: the quarterback with Clowney and Garrett and their back seven 309 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: guys can all run and they want to play play 310 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: a lot of those dudes and they're smaller and guys 311 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: like Newsom and j Ok looked like they have bright futures. 312 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: But you know, in general, I didn't think their secondary 313 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: played bad in coverage, you know, I didn't think Johnson 314 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: and Claypool, to think of Steelers exactly tested him a 315 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: lot time, so great and the receivers that didn't help either. 316 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: But it wasn't exactly Dan Foults in the early eighties 317 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: airing it out here. That was not a That was 318 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: not a two thousand twenty era passing game by either 319 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,359 Speaker 1: team last night, by either team. I mean just completion percentages, 320 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: difficulty to throws. It was a little windy, it was 321 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: obviously cold down there yesterday. That's not an excuse that action. Yeah, yeah, 322 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: we can overlook that. Today. Today's about it about good things. Absolutely. Um, 323 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, the special teams were a factor. I thought 324 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: they played kicker a good players man. I mean, we 325 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: know the kicker has been but he's a stud, and 326 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how you don't at least give weightman, 327 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: he at least comes to camp next Yes, at least 328 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: give him next week and bring him to camp. Okay, 329 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: you may have a fine there. Yeah, Um, of course 330 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: he was on the roster last year. They could with 331 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: him last year may turn into a pumpkin. I mean, 332 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: he could you know, who knows, but boy, he was 333 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: impressive so far. Yeah, and the coverage units were really 334 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: solid as well. You know, they did the job. And 335 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: so the Steelers now eight seven and one, heading to 336 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: Baltimore next Sunday. Of course, they've lost four games in 337 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: a row on the road. It's not been pretty. They've 338 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: been lost at home or they've been lost at home 339 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: since Week three, though they have not you looked at 340 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: some of those things. The Ravens, on the other hand, 341 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: have not one. They've lost five consecutive games in a row. 342 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 1: The wheels have come off for them a little bit. 343 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: They have they to lose, and they're just overmatched at 344 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: too many key positions anymore. And they don't have a 345 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: Lamar to make up for things anymore. And they play hard. 346 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: And I hate to say the Browns rolled over. They didn't. 347 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: The Ravens won't. But they're still devoid of talent, you know. 348 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: I mean there's still some major issues, major roles. Yeah, 349 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: big plays allowed, secondary problems. Boy, the amount of sacks 350 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: they take, I mean, yeah, I don't know how much 351 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,479 Speaker 1: you've dug into them lately. But not yet. I mean, 352 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: I've watched him a couple of times and they're not good. 353 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: I started peeling back the numbers today and it's worse 354 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: than you think. Yeah, I mean t J. Watton needs 355 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: now one sack to break the NFL record or tie 356 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: the NFL record of twenty two and a half sacks 357 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: by Michael strahan. Um. He could push that to like 358 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: twenty five this week, three or four or not out 359 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: of the question. I mean, if the Ravens throw a 360 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: decent percentage of the time, even if they don't, you know, 361 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: if they don't, I mean, if the lines back, if 362 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: it's Huntly, he holds the football a little bit, definitely 363 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: doesn't see the pass rush all that well. Again, and 364 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: if it's Jackson, he looks to try to run and 365 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: get out of stuff, and well, remember that doesn't work 366 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: a lot last time they played the Ravens too. That 367 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: one of the reasons for sacks, and it's third or 368 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: fourth down the list is they don't give him a 369 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: back to kind of dump it when plays get bad, too, 370 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: so you have to run around a little or you know, 371 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: talk it and run. And Lamar makes up for those things, 372 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,640 Speaker 1: of course, but they end up in sacks. I mean 373 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: a lot of it's just not good enough blocking. Sure, Yeah, 374 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: I don't know how much of that game. Like I've 375 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: Huntley throws better. Somebody asked me if standing I did 376 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: the post Tomlin press conference today, and I said, you know, 377 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: I've watched Huntley now a couple of times, and to me, 378 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: he checks. He throws the short stuff better than Lamar, 379 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: he has better touching. Lamar is obviously a better runner 380 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: and a better thrower down the football field, whereas Huntley 381 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: is better on the in the game. Yeah, you know, 382 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: stuff within five yards in the line of scrimmage, he 383 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: excels at that. That's that's his game. He's a nickel 384 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: and dimer, you know, in an athlete. But yeah, that's 385 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: not that hard to play against. No, I mean, you know, 386 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: that's Marcus Brown's catching getting ten targets for five catches 387 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: for thirty eight yards and things like that. You know, like, 388 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: that's fine, you let him do it all day long. Um. So, yeah, 389 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers, of course still needing some help. Things didn't 390 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: fall quite the way that they need. The problem. To me, 391 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: you gotta root for the Jags. Well, the Indianapolis Colts 392 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: have not one in in Jacksonville, the two thousand fourteen 393 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: who two thousand fourteen. There's things to that, you know, 394 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: back to the Browns on winning here and you know, 395 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: I mean, at least here there's a constant quarterback coach 396 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: combination that's very formidable. Not winning in Jacksonville. What's going 397 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: on there? The weather thing? Or if Carson Wentz plays 398 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: like he did in the first half of that game 399 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: last week, Stars might be goodness was bad? He was. 400 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: It was Baker Mayfield like there for a while. Yes, 401 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: it really was. I mean he was like one for 402 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: seven for four yards. I mean it was bad. I 403 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: mean I've been saying this for about a week or two. 404 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: The Giants and Jags, I think we'll do uh power 405 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: ranks next next segment. There's so much worse than the 406 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: rest of the league. I mean, at least the Texans 407 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: and Jets and something. The Lions are getting better than 408 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: they were in training camp. Those two teams are junk. 409 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: But I mean, the Colts are super reliant on taking 410 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 1: the ball away on defense, and they've been really really 411 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: good at it. And whence, as you mentioned, is sort 412 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 1: of Baker like, especially mistakes especially, you know, and they 413 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: oh line issues right now too. Uh. There's also always 414 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: Mr Covid looming out there. Yeah. I guess you know 415 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: it's not lost, but I wish it was any team 416 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: but the Jags. You're you're the last. Uh. Well, we'll 417 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: go over the scores of those games for the Jaguars 418 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: at home against the Colts. Now, remember last year they 419 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: beat them in the first game of the season, and 420 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: then and then the Jaguars didn't win another game. That 421 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 1: one was Uh. The year before that, the Jaguars beat 422 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: the Colts thirty eight to twenty. Okay, Uh. The year 423 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 1: before they were good Night year. That's the year they 424 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: earned the Lawrence Pick. The year before that, we're talking 425 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:57,239 Speaker 1: about an hour in so Andrew luck is still playing, Yeah, right, 426 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: right right, it was six nothing wow. Uh. The year 427 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: before that in Jacksonville, thirty to ten. Um in twenty 428 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: sixteen it was thirty to seven in it was Jaguars sixteen. 429 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of these haven't been close, right, right, 430 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,239 Speaker 1: I mean I kind of like last year, I can 431 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: kind of explained it. Going to Jacksonville Week one is 432 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: a terrible chore with heat and fatigue and all that stuff. 433 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: But that's a weird trend for the least winning his 434 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: team in the league. Basically like fifteen wins against everybody 435 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: else over that period, there's six and oh against the 436 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: against the the Colts, who have been a competitive team 437 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: each year. Yeah, I mean it's almost like the Browns situation, 438 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: where what if you were just handed the Nick Chub 439 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 1: every play last night or handed to Jonathan Taylor every 440 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: play next week. They refused to do that, it would 441 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 1: have been better. I mean, you know what I mean, honestly, 442 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I I was sitting there watching that game 443 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: on on the and you know, I got I got 444 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor going in my fantasy championship, and I'm like, 445 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: first play of the game, here goes now he hines 446 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: for like, what are you doing? You've got this guy. 447 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: He's like, I don't know, eight carries in the first half, 448 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: like a top two or three back in the league. 449 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: What are you doing right your game? You need to 450 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: win right right right? No, it was a little odd, 451 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: say the least. So all these coaches gotta show how 452 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: smart they are. There are some of that, there's some 453 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 1: of that, so I don't know. I mean, you can't 454 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: be worried about wearing him out. That's the that's what 455 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: he's there form kind of a nazy situation to run 456 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: until the wheels come off, and they do have a 457 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: guy like Hines do Um. I don't know. I mean, 458 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: I don't expect it right now. That's not getting wins 459 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: hopes too far off. I don't even know that I 460 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: expect the Steelers win in Baltimore. I mean, given how 461 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: they've played on the road. Yeah, I mean that's job 462 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: number one, of course, and I think it's gonna be 463 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: in a fun game. I haven't given it a ton 464 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: of thought yet. I'm exactly sure what Ravens do expect. 465 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: They're not gonna sit anybody that's still They're still in it. 466 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: But they need a lot of things to happen. Yeah, 467 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 1: they need. They need They need Indianapolis to lose, They 468 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: need the Chargers to lose, and they needed Dolphins to 469 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: lose or tie pluss a win plus win, so they're 470 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: they're in a little more dire stre than the Steelers. 471 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: If you're John Harbaugh, do you bring Lamar Jackson back 472 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: for this game only if you think he's close to 473 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: being himself, which I don't think they've ever thought. I 474 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 1: really think they've been flim flamming the world now for 475 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 1: three weeks of practice, saying no, we think he's going 476 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: to play. Lamar is really limping badly here, Yeah, I mean, 477 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: and Huntley's not bad. He's played pretty well over the 478 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: last four weeks. I think he started, you know, so 479 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: I guess the short answers. No, I mean, you're gonna 480 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: put your franchise guy in danger or have him really 481 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: struggle out there? Probably not unless he's really spry and practices. Yeah. Yeah, 482 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: but I I don't get and I saw a lot 483 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: of this on my preview stuff and everything. Steelers need 484 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: to lose these final two games, you get a better 485 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: draft spot. Oh no, I'm not thinking that way. Neither 486 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens aren't thinking and neither one of these teams 487 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 1: just thinking that way. No way in Browns might And honestly, 488 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: what's the difference between picking I don't know, twelve not nothing, basically, yeah, 489 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: I mean, very very little. It's not it's not I 490 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: was using Lemieux thing like, it's not bringing up a 491 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: goalie that can't make any saves. You can get a Francis, 492 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 1: you can get Lebron or or somebody like that. Not 493 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: getting the number one overall pick here, No, I mean 494 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: the alt dull totally different conversation, but the outdule the 495 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: Jags and the Giants for the first overall pick. He's coming, man. 496 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean you think that Steelers don't look good at times? 497 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: Some of these teams are just awful start to finish, 498 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,959 Speaker 1: week after week, no matter who they lay. And as 499 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: I mentioned on the pregame show yesterday, he got t 500 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,959 Speaker 1: J What with THET pick? Yeah, you got Cam Heyward 501 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: at thirty one. We'll do the two generational defensive players 502 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: that you got. Yeah, at the end of the first round. 503 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: It's funny. I didn't plan on having this conversation, but 504 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: I was late in bed and couldn't sleep, and I 505 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: went through every starter quarterback in the league. You get 506 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: those guys, I mean my homes Watson, I mean those 507 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: guys Lamar. They're not all top two picks. Very high percentage, 508 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: isn't if you actually go through the whole list of 509 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: who are the guys that you really want, Russell Wilson, 510 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott, you know, like the best guys in the league. 511 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: Very few are top two picks. You know, everybody's patting 512 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: the Bengals on the back for for winning division and 513 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: good for them. Oh yeah. If you look back to 514 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: that draft, they had the ninth pick in that draft 515 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: that the John Ross tra They took John Ross. The 516 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: next pick was Patrick Mahomes. The next pick after that 517 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: was was Watson. Was not far Marshawn Lattimore and then 518 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson and Houston. They could have been much farther 519 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: down the road here on this whole. Yeah yeah, I 520 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: mean John Ross, we all rolled our eyes. He was 521 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: little and fragile and just ran fast. And think about 522 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and the Texans in that draft, they were 523 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: both playoff teams. They traded up to that spot. They 524 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: found a quarterback they loved, but they didn't trade to one, 525 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: you know. I mean so, I don't know, there's a 526 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: lot of quarterbacks that are really good in this league 527 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: that are not top five picks. You try to win 528 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: as many games as you can and see where it 529 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: put you when it all shakes out. He has a 530 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: culture like that, like you just saw around Bend. If 531 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: you start tanking, you know, like that's just if they 532 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 1: lost these last two games in the Jaguars beat the Colts, 533 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: M don't where then you're going, oh, I can't believe 534 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: they did that. I know, you know, they really blew 535 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 1: it there. I hate the logic two of well, who 536 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: cares if they get in they can't win the super anyways, 537 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: I'll I'll roll the dice, take the chances. You're right. 538 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I probably won't hit my number on the 539 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: roulette wheel, but I'd rather spend it than not. Right, yeah, right. 540 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: You can't win the tournament without being in the tournament. 541 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: Goal number one is get to the playoffs. See what happens. 542 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a weird year. I mean again, I 543 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: don't think they're a contender, but what they're doing and 544 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: the way they're playing is exciting and sometimes like the 545 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 1: rest of the way, like right, right, that's hey, it's 546 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: finally healthy again. You're teaching Harris and friar Muth and 547 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: all these guys the Steelers, you know, I mean, this 548 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: is what we do here, you know, this is the expectation. Right. 549 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm not sure the same message was, you know, conveyed 550 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: on the other sidelines last night. It didn't seem like 551 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: it's still seem to be resting on that one playoff 552 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: win that they've had in the last twenty years. They're 553 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: preparing to beat the Chiefs in the NFC Championship. He 554 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lali. You're listening to the 555 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We're gonna take a break. 556 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: When we come back, it's time for power rankings. I 557 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: can't believe it's already Tuesday. Power rankings happen. Take a 558 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: look at that. No Thursday night of this week, No 559 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: Thursday night. We'll do that right after this