1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Welcome to the drive. I'm Dale Ally here with Matt Williamson. 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: Say kind of a chili Sunday morning, windows down driving 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: here this morning I went outside, damn like I might 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: have underdressed to the day. Steelers practicing at five today. 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: It will be a closed practice. Uh, so don't come down, 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: don't come down. You're not gonna get in. You're not 7 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: gonna get in. Uh. It's not at the regular one 8 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: thirty practice. So no fans in the seats today, so 9 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: we can't do any live tweeting or report anything that happens. 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 1: So stay off a Twitter today. Looking for a lot 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: of Steelers. Yeah, I'm not gonna get any of that 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: inside information. They practiced differently on those days, like, no, 13 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: the practice is largely this. Well, here's what Mike Tomlin's 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: doing this week? Could they show you things different, like 15 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: could they be new more Bill's game plan stuff today. 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: They're treating this week like a regular season week. So 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: today would be Monday like a Monday type walk through practice, 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: regular season Monday. If you don't if you don't have 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: a game the day before, like typically Monday, they don't practice. 20 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: It's a film study day. So today is you know 21 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: yesterday was kind of a bonus day, if you really 22 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: want to call it that, because it was really a 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: sloppy practice. Yeah, Ben Roethlisberger through three interceptions. You know, 24 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: people look at that and say, you know, Roethlisberg had 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: a bad day. At this point in his career, he's 26 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: testing certain guys. Oh yeah, like he was targeting James 27 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: Pierre a lot. That might be. That might be Mike 28 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Tomlins saying, Hey, I was gonna say, let's you don't 29 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: know what's going on, even if he's not, even if 30 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: his guys not open, throw it at him. See what 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: he see? How he Because we want to test the 32 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: defense more than we were worried about our quarterback turning 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the ball over? Right, Yeah, they know you know yeah. 34 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: Um so today will be like a regular season Monday, 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: okayff off tomorrow, so that would be there, Tuesday, Tuesday, 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: so tuesdays and Wednesday, etcetera, etcetera. Then they practiced three 37 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: days a row, which would be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Really Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, right, Yeah, 38 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: so Thursday's practice will be like this one. It will 39 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: be close to the to the two fans, it's an 40 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: early practice, which is what they usually do on a 41 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:28,239 Speaker 1: Friday in season, just to get everybody going through. Yeah, 42 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: Mike likes to get them through what a work week 43 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: looks like. Um, so that's different than the college level 44 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: or maybe the team absolutely yeah, you know right. So 45 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: they actually will also do some a little bit of 46 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: game planning, um for this game, not a lot, just 47 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: to kind of again get the guys in a game 48 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: type mode. Hey, this is what it's going to be 49 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: like during your regular season. You're not all gonna be here, 50 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: but this is what it's gonna look like. I don't 51 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: know what the Steelers strategy is for you know that 52 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: that game planning, um, preseason game, but some teams will 53 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: script plays for that one, you know, and sort of 54 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: opponent based, you know, if you're just we expect to 55 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: see a lot of cover to pretty generic still, but 56 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna script it this way. That's often how we're 57 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: gonna run, you know, games during the regular season. Get 58 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: used to it, you know. I think they probably do 59 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: that for this game. Um, and you do it uh 60 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: in respect in regards of like, okay, so Matt Canada 61 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: and Ben Roethlisberger sit down, what ten plays do we 62 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: want to refer what fift team plays. Do we want 63 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: to take a look at against an opponent. Oh yeah, 64 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: that's kind of I think that's how the preseason goes. 65 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: Weren't anything we really need to work on this outside 66 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: zone run with it's our weakness, or we want to 67 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: get better at it, or I don't care what the 68 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: opponent does. We're gonna run it like crazy. And this 69 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: game maybe it's a little more. I bet Ben's audible 70 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: ing a little more things like that, you know, just yeah, 71 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: just to make sure that you know every Hey, let's 72 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: see if you out a bad place. Let's see if 73 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: everybody's on the same page here if we if we 74 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: do call an audible like, I don't think they're looking 75 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: at boy, this third team defensive end for the Lions, 76 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: it's not that kind of guy. Or they're not you know, 77 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: they're not breaking down the Bills, uh Lions game. I'm 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: sure they're watching it because it's attention to that one, right, 79 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: Their advanced scuts are watching that because the Bill is 80 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: not the Lions. Yeah you're watching, but you're not saying, Okay, 81 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: we want to attack this particular guy or that particularly 82 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: You're just you're coming out with that script of plays 83 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: that you want to run. Maybe these are gonna be 84 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: your bread and butter plays for the season, and you 85 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: know you want to get them on tapes. You can 86 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: see what they look like. Okay, here's what we need 87 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: to tweak on this play. That kind of stuff. So 88 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, and and it's and it's you know, hey, 89 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: you go talk to the receivers. You need to get 90 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: to two yards deeper on this out things that absolutely 91 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: especially against this coverage, and we need to you know, 92 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: lean one way or the other. Um. I don't think 93 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: they look at the Lions oh and say, let's exploit 94 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: all their weakness. You know. I don't think that's the 95 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: way with the Lions. I don't know, probably not. It's 96 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: hard to do. It might look that way, it's all 97 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: said and done. But maybe you look at too far 98 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: as this is a heavy cover two team. We're gonna 99 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: run our cover two beaters, you know, because we know 100 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: what they're didn't run. But I don't think they're looking 101 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: for individual players to pick on and things like that. 102 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: Nothing like that. You Knowason, we're gonna attack this offensive 103 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: lineman on defense and that kind of stuff. It's it's 104 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: the same way you've attacked the first two preseason games. 105 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: Go win your one on ones. Yeah, do what we 106 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: do and probably implement a little more a little more 107 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: scheme to it, especially with the starting quarterback. Yeah, that's 108 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: why I don't. I know, people look at the preseason again, 109 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: I got a lot of questions. You know, they need 110 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: to go sign one of these, or go sign one 111 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: of those, or trade for this. You know, you run 112 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: out of draft picks after a while, you do run 113 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: out of you only have so much capital. Yeah, yeah, 114 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: I've figured it out yesterday, Matt. They've signed or acquired 115 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: in three Pro Bowl players in the last six weeks um. 116 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: They've used a six round draft pick to do so, 117 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: and they've spent ten point three million dollars in captain Wow. 118 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: Not bad. Yes, that's that's that's bargain shopping for not 119 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: guys that have awarked. But at the timing works out 120 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: better for the club than it doesn't play or that's 121 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: for sure. And it doesn't affect any of your comp stuff. 122 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: That's the big thing. I mean, you know, I think 123 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: that's why you know and I get it. You know, 124 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: we're both in the business. We understand that you have 125 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: to put out content in the off season. I wonder, 126 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, looking at this now, we talked about it 127 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago. I can't remember was it. I 128 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: can't remember who who did the best as one of 129 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: those guys. I wonder now, with the acquisition at Joe Schobert, 130 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: where the Steelers off season would rank. Sure, I mean, 131 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: like you're addressing knee needs clearly with all three of 132 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: those pickups, their veterans, you know who they are. Um again, 133 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: there there is that six weeks stretch where it's hard 134 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: to put out content. So let's put our lists and 135 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: all that. I mean, I've been there, I did that, 136 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: we all we all have done that. But the off 137 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: season doesn't end. Yeah, I mean just because just because 138 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: training camp started doesn't mean the off season is ended. Absolutely, 139 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: And where Joe Hayden at the end of the at 140 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: the end of the of a preseason one year, I 141 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: mean these you know, you're still always building more trades 142 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: around the league. There'll be good guys that are cut 143 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: that are picked up immediately. Um, you know, things like 144 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: let's say they extend t J. Watt, Well, that should 145 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: really come off next year's off season because you got 146 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: it done. You know what it thinks about those things either, 147 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's more to it, and the seeters and 148 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: some of those things before free agency even open. So yeah, 149 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: I think you're right. I mean, let's let's finish, Let's 150 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: let's watch until the whole paint, the whole picture is painted, 151 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: and before we judge an off season to Yeah, and 152 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: I know fans reacted, oh my god, because that that 153 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: ranking had the Steelers with the worst offseason. First of all, 154 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: I disagree, right, yeah, but but secondly, you know, you 155 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: can't overreact to those things because again, if you don't, 156 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: it's not done yet. That's why you know, people, Um, 157 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: I always get asked for for the the quote unquote 158 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: knee jerk reaction to something. I've learned over the years 159 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: not to have a knee jerk reaction to something. I 160 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: think this organization has taught us that more than anything. 161 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: Patients is you know, you have to be patient. You 162 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: have to be patient, and few organizations are. There are 163 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: a lot of knee jerk organizations in the league, and 164 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: the fan bases act accordingly, which isn't the best way 165 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: to judge things. For sure. I'm curious because they traded 166 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: a draft pick for Louder Milk. They traded a draft 167 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: pick for Schobert for next year's draft, and I know 168 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: they'll be getting something plenty of comp stuff back, I mean, 169 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: a third for Biden and whatnot. I gotta think that 170 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: they're probably done trade in future picks. I would think so. 171 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: I mean, they may add somebody. I don't know if 172 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: they're giving up a pick. Here's the thing. I mean, 173 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: you gave up a six round draft pick for Showbert. 174 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: Is there a sixth round draft pick guy in the 175 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: sixth round next year that you would have gotten? Highly doubtful. 176 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be a deep draft next year, 177 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: but I don't know it's gonna be that deep, right, 178 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't keep giving up those guys because 179 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: they're such cheap labor and their special teamers and you know, well, 180 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: here's the thing. You know, the Steelers, I wrote about 181 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: this in my Friday Insider over the Cap, did a thing. 182 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: They were they have, Um it's like this sixth most 183 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: guys on their roster who are on deals for less 184 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: than a million dollars, they they have, Uh, they were 185 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: like and they were in the top ten and guys 186 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: under a million dollars, who were they were in the 187 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: top ten and guys who make between one and two 188 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: million dollars, which means they're probably still in their first contract. 189 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,479 Speaker 1: They were, they were in the top ten and guys 190 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: making over ten million dollars. Guess that makes sense. And 191 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: they were dead last in guys making between two million 192 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: and ten million. So the middle class, the middle class 193 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: doesn't exist right now with Shobert's now one of those 194 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 1: middle class guys. Yeah, I'm trying to think what the law. 195 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: Obviously that's being done for a reason. Well that they've 196 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 1: they've had a bunch. I mean, that's where Vince Williams was, 197 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: that's where Villaine Wuava was, That's where Filer was, That's 198 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: where you know, those those guys who were long term 199 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: starters but not stars, not stars. I guess Nelson was 200 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: probably in that category. Well, no, Nelson was actually his 201 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: cap it was more than that. Because they want to 202 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: be money. Um, I'm just trying to think, why, what's 203 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: the logic behind doing that? Why they structured like that 204 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 1: so much? They usually aren't they usually pretty well, usually 205 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: pretty well, Yeah, but their middle class because of this 206 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: past off season where they were up against the cap, 207 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: you weren't gonna cut Ben Roethlisbury. We're not gonna cut Cam. Yeah, 208 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: the guys like that, TJ is about to becoming that class. 209 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: So you know, their middle class. You know, maybe I 210 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: can't remember what the percentage was, but I think it 211 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: was six or seven guys that they have we're usually 212 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: which usually it's you know, twelve to you know, fifteen 213 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: or somewhere in that range. I bet it jumps off 214 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: quite a bit though. Next year, you know, I mean, 215 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: I bet you Edmonds guys like that will be in 216 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: that class. Even a guy like Sutton for example, Yeah, 217 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: because he's just signed his deal, so he's on that 218 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: one to two million dollar cap hit, his deal goes 219 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: up into the middle millions or whatever. And maybe you 220 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: could probably they're not gonna go out in free agency, 221 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: contrary popular belief and sign someone for Dollars're gonna sign 222 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: their own left tackle or something. But they'll probably keep 223 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: their own. Maybe they maybe they make a six million 224 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: dollar guy from outside like that and add that middle class. 225 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: But I just wonder if it's done with the intent 226 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: of is this an easy way to get the next quarterback? 227 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: But I think it's more coincidence than co viod reaction 228 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: more than anything, the more I think about it. Yeah, 229 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,599 Speaker 1: So we'll see Joe Schobert, the aforementioned Joe Schobert on 230 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: the practice field today. Mike Tomlin talking about him yesterday 231 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: he could finally talk about it since the trade was complete, 232 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: right right, that took a minute, yea, yeah, Um, you 233 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: think he plays this week? That's a good you know, 234 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: I'd be shocked he didn't. I think I think you 235 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: at least play him a little bit. Maybe you here's 236 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: what I think they use him in the nickel this week. 237 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: He spend this week getting him ready to play in 238 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 1: the nicknack. Yeah, okay, here, we're just gonna play. And 239 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: because of that, maybe only play zone this week. And 240 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you play man because that's you know, hey, 241 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,719 Speaker 1: just Joe, just take that guy. Yeah yeah, that kind 242 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: of stuff. Maybe do simplify for him with a good 243 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: his feet wet because you got you got now three 244 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: and a half weeks before the start of the regular season. 245 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: You can't just ease him into this. He's got a 246 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: kind of know you want him playing every down a 247 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: week one, right, I mean, don't you think that's the 248 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: goal and it gets the goal? Yeah? And I think 249 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,599 Speaker 1: that's an achievable one. It's not that he's a superstar. 250 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: But how much do you want to play him in 251 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: the final preseason game. I mean, I think he dresses 252 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: and plays and starts. Yeah, but I don't know that 253 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: you play him sixty minutes or nothing like that. But 254 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: you you play him, you're not gonna play Devon Bush. 255 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: I would say Bush probably sits, but maybe two weeks 256 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: from now you use him as a dime linebacker, you 257 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: know that kind of stuff. Just yeah, I mean, he's 258 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: supposedly a super quick learner. He's been on these terrible 259 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: teams and have gone through a lot of different defensive 260 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: schemes and defensive coordinators. He seems to catch on pretty quick. 261 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: I wonder if Saturday is you know, a little too 262 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: early though to ask a lot out of him, But 263 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: he was on the field. He's on the field. But 264 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: I don't think you're not going to see him, you know, 265 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: playing the snaps the bush or anything like that. And 266 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: we might all analyze, like, why do you trade for him? 267 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: He looks lost, Well we probably should be lost. And 268 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: I got the question, Um, you know it took them 269 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: however long you get Avery Williams and up to speed. 270 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: It's different when you trade for a guy in a 271 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: regular season. Oh, yeah, you're game planning for the next 272 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: This week will be a game planning for the next 273 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: for next week. But you're still you're still teaching, teaching. Yeah, 274 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: and you get in the regular season. You don't have 275 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: a lot of time to teach, right, and you can't 276 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: afford this in the regular season. But I bet Buddy 277 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: Johnson isn't getting quite as much attention from Jerry Oh 278 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: this week either, you know what I mean. Yeah, you've 279 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: been at this for a month now. Yeah, you're on 280 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: your own. We're gonna go coach up the whole room. 281 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: It's a little bit. But then I'm taking showber aside 282 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: and spending every extra minute I have with him. And 283 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: I can remember, for example, when they made the trade, 284 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: when they've traded for guys in season in the past, 285 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: and you talk about, uh, they'll they'll always be talking 286 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: about so and so, coach meeting with that guy all 287 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: day Monday or Sunday night when he's when he's acquired, 288 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: and you immediately on on a call with him, and 289 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: then he comes in and you all spend all day 290 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: with him all day. When I say, all day, all 291 00:14:55,160 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: days on a Monday, and then a Tuesday's has to 292 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: be an off day, but the coach spends all day 293 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: with him Tuesday, just kind of what do you think 294 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: they gonna do tomorrow? Right, yeah, Shoe, But it's gonna 295 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: be working, you know, Joe and Jerry, you guys are 296 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: gonna spend a lot of time way tomorrow. All right, 297 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: that's what you do. I mean, because acclimated as quickly 298 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: as possible. Um, But I don't think he's gonna struggle 299 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: mentally once. As you mentioned, I mean, he's he's been 300 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: around for a while now. He's probably already had four 301 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: or five different defensive coordinators, you know. Um. And that's 302 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: the nice thing about this what the Steelers do. And 303 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: when I talked to Joe Hayden last week, he said this, Look, 304 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: I know that I now know that I've been here, 305 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: this is my fifth season in Pittsburgh. I now know 306 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: the entire defense. It's not a situation where I just 307 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: know what the corners are supposed to do, because this 308 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: is entirely new defense to me. And so straight on 309 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: that first, yeah, you know, I mean my job, Yeah, 310 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: but he now knows what the linebackers are doing with 311 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: the defensive lines doing. Because he's been here for so long, 312 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: it hasn't changed. It doesn't change. And certainly a linebacker 313 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: you need to know the whole defense a little bit 314 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: better than you would a corner. Corner is gonna be 315 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: very single minded. That's why inside linebackers, I think, you know, 316 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the tight end position. It takes 317 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: a few years to kind of get that because you 318 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: have to game and xapulate you a lot too. But 319 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: even like from a Hayden perspective, as you're saying that, 320 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: I'm sitting there thinking, Okay, if he knows I have 321 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: a man coverage here and I need to play with 322 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: inside leverage, fine, he gets that right away. But at 323 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: this stage he probably is like, well, they're gonna run 324 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: a twist up front, and this linebacker is gonna blitz 325 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: through this gap. So chances are if the team audibles 326 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: are gonna audible to a slant on my guy to 327 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: get it out. So now I'm gonna be more aware 328 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: of those. I'm gonna I'm gonna play a little up, 329 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: a little tighter on this guy because my guy is 330 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: gonna be the hot right As a pea. The best 331 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: way to attack this defense, and this quarterback might get 332 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: that done is slant with my guy or whatever. You know, 333 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: whereas a young cornerback might not understand that because he's 334 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: just worried about I got many man, you know, they 335 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: don't think about the wise and you think about I don't. 336 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: I can I can press up a little more because 337 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: I don't have to worry about this guy getting behind me, 338 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: because we're gonna get quick pressure right right right, that 339 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 1: kind of thing. I trust, the fast rush to get home. 340 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: It's gonna have to come out hot, you know, those 341 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: type of things. Yeah, but it'll be interesting to see Shobert. 342 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: We'll get a chance to talk to him to do 343 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,719 Speaker 1: um see what he has to say. I'm interested. Well, 344 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: his wife's pretty excited. I'm sure he's pretty excited. I'm 345 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: sure he's very excited. Yeah, to get out of that situation, 346 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: every situation he's been And I mean, you signed there, 347 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: you did, you took them. He kind of took the money, 348 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, Yeah, I mean they weren't attractive landing spot 349 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: walk on at Wisconsin. I know, like, what's weird about 350 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: that Jags? Off season? They signed they didn't have a 351 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: lot of cap space that year they did. They were cutting, 352 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: they were cutting guys, and they still signed him. And 353 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: to be honest, I didn't know he would be a 354 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: future stealer. Know what have changed my opinion of time. 355 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: As soon as they signed him, like they signed him 356 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: in too much money we have it was give us 357 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: a big deal. It was five years, fifty three million dollars, 358 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: a lot of a guarantee. Like, he's a good player, 359 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: but he's not that type of guy. You're fishing in 360 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: those free agent waters again, teaching point for Steeler fans. 361 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: When the Steers have a lot of money, you got 362 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: that first week of free agency, you don't find any bargains. No, 363 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: there's there's no there's really no bargains in free agency 364 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: period right until the end, until the end, right, Um, 365 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: So you just waited out it's there. The name players 366 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: are going to get money, yeah, um, But there's guys 367 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: beyond the big name players that are good football players 368 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: who fit into your scheme. That's the biggest thing, right 369 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: You guys go spending money to fill holes and you 370 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: know it's jerseys and things of that nature. That's that's 371 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: not a good way to that's team building. But I 372 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: think he was a part of that with the Jags move. 373 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: You know, he was a sending player with with Cleveland. 374 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: They gave him too much. They're a team that has 375 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: to over paid because nobody wants to pay right, right, 376 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: I mean even though there's no state income tax, that's 377 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: still a drop in the bucket comparing to being one 378 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: and fifteen, right, I mean, the players understand that. They 379 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: see what's going on there. They see that you're picking 380 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: in the top ten every year, and then none of 381 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: those guys are there. Right, It's just amazing their top 382 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: ten picks. None of them are worth the team anymore, 383 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: you know, like you're not even retaining your own I mean, 384 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: what's what's there to be excited about? What are you building? Yeah? 385 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: Frustration without question. Andyways, we're gonna take a break. He 386 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. Later in the show, 387 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: will be joined by Bob Labriola, editor of Steelers Digestive 388 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: Steelers dot Com will have that later in the show, 389 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: And as I mentioned, Steelers practicing at ten five am today, 390 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: So lots of stuff going on, but we'll be back 391 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: with more right after this. You're listening to the official 392 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: Voice of Black and Gold Nation for Love and Black 393 00:19:52,560 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: and Gold s n R. Matt, We've got pretty much 394 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: an entire preseason now preseason week one into books. Yeah. Yeah, 395 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: of course the Steelers kicking that off Thursday night by 396 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: beating the Eagle. Um, there's one game today. I believe 397 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: it's just one game Carolina Indianapolis. Might be a night 398 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: game too. Yeah, I got yesterday was packed. Yesterday was 399 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: in a little behind slate. Yeah. Uh so you had 400 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: the Steelers on Thursday. You had New England and Washington 401 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: on Thursday, that New England Friday, you had Tennessee beating 402 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: Atlanta two to three. Um, you had Buffalo beating Detroit 403 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: sixteen fifteen. That was a barn burner. Uh, Dallas beating 404 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: for Arizona beating Dallas nineteen to sixteen. And then you 405 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: had Chicago beating Miami. In that game, you had justin 406 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: Field stirring brand about Um, Denver smoked Minnesota. I was 407 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: just saw a little of that one listening to that 408 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: one on the way home yesterday. Both quarterbacks I guess 409 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: Lock got the start. Yeah, and a couple of touchdown 410 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: passes yeah, um yeah, they just I was listening to 411 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: the Minnesota broadcast actually, and they were not happy. Every 412 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,479 Speaker 1: every one of their units was just getting beat um 413 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: all the way down the line. Cleveland beat Jacksonvilleen Baltimore 414 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: beat New Orleans seventeen fourteen. Both Taysom Hill started that game, yes, 415 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: but both quarterbacks through interceptions as well. Yeah, turned I 416 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: think the I think the Saints turned it over six 417 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: times in that game. I was watching early in that 418 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: game and they had two real early ones. Was not pretty. Uh. 419 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: The Jets beat the Giants twelve seven. I don't know 420 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: who the winning pitcher wasn't that one. Uh. Cincinnati beat 421 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay nineteen fourteen. Houston beat Green Bay six to seven. 422 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: Jordan's love getting a lot of playing time is his 423 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: first person time NFL field through for hundred twenty two 424 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: yards um. Kansas City beat San Francisco nineteen sixteen. Trey 425 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: Lance in that game, I believe it would I say 426 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: five or fourteen for a hundred twenty yards. He had 427 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: a naighty yard touchdown past but five of the other 428 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: than that. Yeah, It's been a lot of buzz about 429 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: him pushing Jimmy, but that didn't only get helped his god. 430 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: Las Vegas beat I can't get used to saying last 431 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: one screw up San Diego to Yeah, they beat Seattle seven. 432 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: Nate Peterman with two six passing yards hanging on for 433 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. It's amazing how long these quarterbacks hanging on. 434 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: I mean, he's gonna, He's gonna. This is what we 435 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: talked about when when people talk like Rudolph, Yeah, Mason Rudolph, 436 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: Josh Dobbs, Wwayne Haskins, Nathan Peterman is still getting a 437 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: check in the NFL fight. So if you think that 438 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph stinks, you didn't get to this game. But 439 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: do you know who started the game for the Rams, No, Doc, 440 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: he started. He started the game for the Rams against 441 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Yeah. Uh the Los Angeles versus Los Angeles, 442 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: the Battle of Los Angeles. The Chargers beat the Rams 443 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: thirteen to six. Those those two games were the crossover 444 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: team that. Yeah, the New York l A games, they 445 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: didn't have to leave their stadiums. We're not h we're 446 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: not burn burners. Those the guys that are starting this 447 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: week was just I mean, you looked down to the again. 448 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: This just this is why you can't get too caught 449 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: up in the preseason. Uh, There was a guy and 450 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: I don't even know which team he plays for in 451 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: the Jets Giants game. The leading rusher in that game 452 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: was a guy named Sandro Platts Gummer. I don't know 453 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 1: his work either. You and I study the draft religiously. 454 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 1: I couldn't. I couldn't tell you which team he's on. 455 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 1: I don't know any Sandro Platts Gummer had a big day. 456 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: This will be the only time you've ever heard of 457 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: this guy. When grandson Platts Coomer asked, you know, Grandpa 458 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: on his knee one day, you know, tell me about 459 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: your football career and be like, I led the league 460 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: in Russian one one week, but no one else did. 461 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: I led the game in rushing. The leading rusher he 462 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: plays for for Denver uh in that game was a J. 463 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: Rose Jr. Yeah. I actually saw a little bit of 464 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: him and I was like, who is that. I've never 465 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: seen that player. They actually had this conversation yesterday in 466 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: the press box, these guys adding like Larry round Tree 467 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 1: the third same thing he led, he led. I think 468 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: he was actually a sixth round pack. Yeah, he was 469 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: actually attracted. Yeah he's a guy. If nobody knows who 470 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: who the first two Larry Round Trees were do you 471 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: really need the third on there? Especially it's you know, 472 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: unless he's a famous dude that everybody's gonna know. Is 473 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: it honoring your father and grandfather or is it just 474 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. I kind of wondered that too. There's 475 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 1: a lot of seniors and juniors. Now, see when I 476 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: got into when I got into the business, Uh, my 477 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: first full time newspaper job, I had to put the 478 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: junior at the end of my name. Yeah, because my dad, 479 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: I was I was working in the area where my 480 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: where where I grew up at, and my dad was 481 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: the president of the county Fire Department founder. He was 482 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: somewhat of a public figure, so he was actually, you know, 483 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: quoted in the paper every once in a while. So 484 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: I had you put the junior on there, just to distinguish. Yeah, 485 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: so people knew which one that makes sense? Larry Rowntree 486 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: probably did Larry Rowntree Senior and then Larry round And 487 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: second did they play in the NFL? No, And are 488 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:48,959 Speaker 1: they still I don't think we're getting I'm confused, yea. 489 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: So that was that was kind of our conversation yesterday 490 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: in the press box, Like if these guys like the 491 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: Steelers have a couple of juniors and things of that nature. 492 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: Best Senior I always thought was interesting and he became 493 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: Stesiss Senior late in his career. Steve, everybody know, everybody 494 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: knows who you are. We don't when your kid. If 495 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: if a kid makes the NFL, will worry about two 496 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: year old? Doesn't change doesn't change your status. No, I 497 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: never quite understood that either. So that was our our 498 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: Our discussion was, well, do you use that in print? 499 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: We're online if you're on first reference to this guy? Yeah, 500 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: Dan Moore Junior, Like I don't know his dad, right, Yeah, 501 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: but so I don't. I don't respect. I mean, if 502 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: people want to be called that, they can called that. 503 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: I mean I don't. I don't use them like he's 504 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: Dann More. I don't know. I don't know Dan Moore Senior. 505 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: God bless him. I I'm sure he's a fine fellow. 506 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: Sure he's a great dude. But raised a fine young man. Yeah, yeah, 507 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: I'm in the same way. When I type him up, 508 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,239 Speaker 1: I usually do not use the juniors, and I never 509 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: do actually, or the thirds or whatever, or junior the 510 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: third a lot of times. That's why that you. You know, 511 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,239 Speaker 1: you get the nicknames m you know, he's They may 512 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: have the same name as Dad, but they go by 513 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: you know that is Bob and Bobby or a little 514 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: Joe or yeah, that's you know, that's the way to 515 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 1: distinguish that. Yeah, exactly. Um back to the preseason though, 516 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: I mean it as interesting as that was looking at it, 517 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: I mean I have them not I I'm a little 518 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: disappointed myself. I'm way behind on preseason viewing. It was 519 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 1: like was a tornado the Sharknado of of preseason games, 520 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: and so I don't really know much that happened. And 521 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 1: I do agree let's not get carried away by the 522 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: preseason as a rule of thumb. I'm a percent with you, 523 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: but I am interested to see what how did these 524 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: teams all approach it? You know who all said who 525 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: didn't you know Jordan loves On right now, I'm I 526 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: am interested to watch how he looks. Aaron Rodgers didn't 527 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: dress for that game. You know he was dressed, but 528 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: that would have been a different story, right, that probably 529 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: would have been a headline. But oh no, I mean 530 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: I think you need to dig into what the approach 531 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: each these teams took and you know that who was 532 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: that running back you mentioned? Sandro? Right, I don't care 533 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: about him. I mean, if he has three awesome preseason 534 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: games in a row, it might make the team. Because 535 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: of it, I'll start paying attention to Sandro. Well, here 536 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: you're leading rushers for the weekend. Here. You know what's 537 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: big money actually is DFS for preseason. Yeah, good luck 538 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: with that. There's I know some people Silva and those 539 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: guys make a lot of money doing it because you 540 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: gotta do a way too much. You gotta know what 541 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: what coaches playing as guys who's not so here you're here, 542 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: you're leading rushers for this weekend's preseason slate. VERMONDI Stevenson 543 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: makes sense. Yeah, fifth round pick or whatever. He also 544 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: broke a long one. Tony Brooks James for the in 545 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: the Steelers game. Don't get Tony Brooks James signed four 546 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: days before the game. Play because they had injuries, because 547 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: they had injuries because they loved them so much. Not 548 00:28:55,720 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: gonna make this roster, no practice squad. Maybe I still 549 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: give the camp last year. They know this. They who 550 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: really that second half of the steal game they were 551 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: I mean, any back should be grateful that they got 552 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: some absolutely, you know. And I'm not saying his guys 553 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: are bad. It's just they should be grateful that they 554 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: got the show off in that situation. Phelippe A. Franks, 555 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: who's a quarterback. He's a quarterback. He has seventy three 556 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: rushing yards or seventy six. Craig Reynolds. He had to 557 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: introduce himself. I was reading a story about this. He's 558 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: he plays with the Bills. I believe you know, he's 559 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: with the Lions. Oh, we'll get the sea. Mr Um. 560 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: He had to introduce himself to his teammates when he 561 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: got in the huddle. I didn't know he was so 562 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: he was rand new Yeah wow. Uh. Craig Struggler. I 563 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: don't know him either. I don't know which team he 564 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,479 Speaker 1: plays for. Don't know a thing about him. Artavius Pierce, 565 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: I don't know him either. A. J. Rose Jr. Saw 566 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: him out there, But that was my introduction to him 567 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: because that game happened to be on recently when I 568 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: was watching it. Dre Gnawally, Yeah, he was that Buck 569 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: guy for a long time that's had a hard time 570 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: stay in the league. Good receiver. Um probably lucky to 571 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: make a team Yeah, Tony Jones Jr. Yes, but I 572 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: can't remember what team. Yeah, that's what rings Bells, Yeah, 573 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: Sandro Plattsgomer, the the famous Mr Plastomer, Jacques Patrick. I 574 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: don't know him either. I don't know Scottie Phillips. Okay, 575 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: I don't know him either. Joe Michael Hasty. I've heard 576 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: of him, yes, but I'm not positive what team he's 577 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: on now. He was a Niner. I think he's still 578 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: with the nine. He's one of the seventeen running back 579 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: A million running backs, probably not go back to the 580 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: team anyway. Trey Regas and then Larry round Tree. Round 581 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: Tree it was a six round pick. I don't think 582 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: any of those other guys were drafted. YEA of those guys, 583 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out on a limb and say three 584 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: of them make a roster this year. A roster. I'm 585 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: gonna say one carries the football this year in a 586 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: real game. Yeah, I'm not sure who. I mean, maybe 587 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: round three. But he's gotta beat out three guys. Uh. 588 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's what's the way the league works, 589 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: even when injury said, and those guys, Stevenson maybe I 590 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: know he probably would. Yeah, So maybe two. But this 591 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: is why don't get caught up in fourth quarter production 592 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: against bad teams. It means nothing. Because I had well, 593 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: you know, uh so and so it looked really good 594 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: against the Eagles. You know he should he's playing in 595 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: the second half of the game. Put no stock whatsoever 596 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: in the second half of that game because the Eagles 597 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:37,959 Speaker 1: backups they're jvs jvs were bad. They were I mean, 598 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: there's something to take away from it from a Steelers 599 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: overall perspective, from the drive perspective, talking about what individual 600 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 1: Steelers did, but I mean the reality was it was 601 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: nineties degrees. That team is not as deep as the 602 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: Steelers on their best day. That was their first preseason 603 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: game and they have not been in camp as long 604 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: and I thought it showed. But you know, my biggest 605 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: takeaway from the second half was the Steelers dominated, though 606 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: I mean that it wasn't like, well, they struggled a 607 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: little bit of any destroyed them. The reason I brought 608 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: that up is because I got the comment that, well 609 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,480 Speaker 1: b J. Finney and Kevin Dotson were the Steelers two 610 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: best linemen in that game. Who are they playing? They 611 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: didn't play against Lectriccox though you know, they weren't seeing 612 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: Javon Hargraven, Fletcher Cox. They were seeing the backups to 613 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: the backups of Yes, yeah, I mean like the Eagles 614 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: number one defense that they threw out there was pretty loaded, 615 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: ye and held their own. It's a pretty good defense 616 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: in front front, right Nelson and Slay. I mean they 617 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: got guys um but yeah, I mean it's a lot 618 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: different blocking the ones. I mean, that's the thing we 619 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: don't know about the Steelers offensive line. I'm impressed with 620 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: Dan Moore Jr. And Finny looks like a pretty good guard, 621 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, and Hasson Howard's playing better and all those guys. 622 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: None of them have been disappointing to me. It's a 623 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: lot different than the top five lining up against the 624 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: Ravens front or or Cox and hardgrade for sixties snaps. 625 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,239 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just a big upgrade. I mean, yes, 626 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: tap the brakes just a little bit. Now. We did 627 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: see yesterday Kevin Dotson back with the first unit, which 628 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: that's what they wanted. That's the end of the story 629 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: in my opinion, right that that was the end game 630 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: for everything that happened last week with with Mike Tomlin 631 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: bringing him back. But putting him on the second unit. 632 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: He had to go out there and dominate against that second, 633 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: second and third grade, and he did. He looked great, 634 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: and again, fantastic message, message sent, message received. Let's move 635 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: on a week from now, and you know, during the season, 636 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: we're never gonna bring it up that Remember whenever he 637 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: ran with the second team for a week. You know, 638 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be water away under the bridge. It 639 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: looks like it accomplished the goal a little a little 640 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: fire sending a little message. Great, you know, but he's 641 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: not gonna leave the first team for a while. I 642 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: did want to talk about the offensive line as a hole, though, 643 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: and we'll do that in the next segment. We got 644 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to Adrian Clemmy yesterday. I asked 645 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: him some some pointed questions about, Hey, when do you 646 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: want to see this group together on the field. I mean, 647 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: we've ben starting in this game. Zach Banner seems like 648 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: better be out there, you know what I mean. So 649 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: we're getting that we're getting close to that situation here, 650 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: So we'll talk about that in the next segment. He 651 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lelly. You're listening to the 652 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: drive here on Steelers Nation Radio, Black and Gold Football 653 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:31,359 Speaker 1: Lives here seven. You're listening to s n R. I'm 654 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: welcome back to the drive. I'm Dale Lally here with 655 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. As I mentioned, spoke to what Adrian Clem 656 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: yesterday and I asked him, I said, look, you've been 657 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: in the league a long time. He played in the league, 658 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: been around it. Uh, what's you're feeling on on having 659 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 1: your starting unit out there? Yeah, consistently the Steelers haven't 660 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: had that, even when the next week of practice you 661 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: would think, oh, they got more time. I mean, I'm 662 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 1: sure we and said this before they open camp that 663 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 1: week would be great to get more offensive line continuity 664 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 1: they could really use. And it's something that's heard in 665 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh forever. You know, when they you had those those 666 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: that core four or five guys that which was rare 667 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,240 Speaker 1: in this league. At this point, we're always on together 668 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: on the line, he said, I think there's only two 669 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,799 Speaker 1: lines bringing back their starting five last year and one 670 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 1: of Jacksonville. There's very you know, right, he said, you'd 671 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: always like to have some consistency, especially in our group. Um, 672 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: you want guys to get used to playing next to 673 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: each other. But it gives you the opportunity to see 674 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 1: what guys can do. It's valuable experience, especially for a 675 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: lot of these guys who haven't played in the NFL. 676 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: I added the in the NFL before because obviously they've played. Um, 677 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: they can showcase what they can do. But at the 678 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 1: same time, can they handle the riggers of being in 679 00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,919 Speaker 1: different positions, whether they can handle being on the left, 680 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: right or left. If anything, it benefits us in the 681 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 1: long run. That may be true. I mean, you're collecting 682 00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: notes here and gathering data. But the short term misery 683 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: could be could be brutal, it could be very miserable, right. Um. 684 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 1: You know, you play the Buffalo Bills in Week one. 685 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: They're a good football There are a good football team 686 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: that just keeps drafting pass rushers, you know, and they 687 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: bring him in waves. They don't have a star Jerry, 688 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: he's a good player. Um, but they've got I bet 689 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: they played ten defensive linemen in that game, including defensive 690 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:23,799 Speaker 1: tackle types they've drafted too in the first two packs. 691 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 1: And the Steelers. You don't you don't want to have 692 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: to play seven or eight offensive line. You see a 693 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: variety of skill sets and different alignments and all that stuff, 694 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: and like, you know, Wolf sits in your seat here 695 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,840 Speaker 1: coming up at ten and he mentioned, uh, something happened 696 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: in that game where it was a slide protection to 697 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: the right and trade Turner and Green really had no 698 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: feel for one another. You know, It's something an alignment 699 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:52,359 Speaker 1: would notice, you know, like he's like, you should never 700 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: give up pressure if you slide to the right from 701 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 1: the right side of the quarterback. But the guards center 702 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:00,919 Speaker 1: weren't communicating at all, and they came to that a gap. 703 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: It's like, I mean, most people wouldn't notice that stuff, 704 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: but that's important. And then people look at it and say, well, 705 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,760 Speaker 1: Green had a bad game, he gave up that sack. 706 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: Well there was a community. It wasn't a getting beat situation. 707 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: It was a you know, they just see the end 708 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:15,919 Speaker 1: result and they see Green kind of trying to push 709 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 1: the guy past the quarterback. It's it's it's the pro 710 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: football focus. Who do we blame? But we don't really 711 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 1: know deep down, but you have somebody the bad grade 712 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 1: for it, the plan of going down that road. But 713 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: I mean, every alignment will tell you, you know, things 714 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 1: that a lot of us would take for granted. Let's 715 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 1: say you double team a d tackle, how long do 716 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: I hold that block because I gotta still get a 717 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,440 Speaker 1: lineback or I'm not gonna double team. This guy went on, 718 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: I'm giving him, I'm giving him a bump right, and 719 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: then I'm going to a much he needs so that 720 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: I don't leave my partner out to dry who's trying 721 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: to get into the angle on this guy. You know, 722 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: those type of things take a lot of time. Banner 723 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,799 Speaker 1: as he practice at all. He's practiced here and there, 724 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: but not a lot of Like yesterday, he was out 725 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 1: there for seven shots, okay, and he was out there 726 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: for you know, a couple of eleven on eleven snaps 727 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: and then Dan Moore Junior was on the right side 728 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: and they've they've moved him over to the right side. 729 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: So he's a good example of he's showing you can 730 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,279 Speaker 1: play both sides. They know, okay, they feel comfortable now 731 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,839 Speaker 1: that he's okay on the left side. Now you gotta 732 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,279 Speaker 1: teach this is this is the side he hasn't played 733 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: on his field for those midround tackles, Like if your 734 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,439 Speaker 1: first round tackle, you don't, I don't have to play 735 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: left hand, you know, the midround guy does. Yeah, they 736 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: have a hard enough climb as it is, but you 737 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 1: gotta show you play both sides as opposed it's getting 738 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: plugged in at your natural spot. Any chance more is 739 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 1: the opening day starter? No, I don't see it. Okay. 740 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,800 Speaker 1: I was asked that yesterday and I said the exact 741 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: same thing. I mean, Banner would have to miss like 742 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: the whole preseason, or you know, be it have to 743 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:45,759 Speaker 1: be injured on opening day. I mean the quorif is 744 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: going to start on the left right. Yeah, I'm thinking 745 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,839 Speaker 1: about Banner. Is there any chance he loses his job? 746 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,719 Speaker 1: I can't imagine. I I yeah, I don't see that. 747 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:55,280 Speaker 1: I mean I don't think hag Or Moore is lighting 748 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: up camp to the point where you can't keep him 749 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: off the field. I mean I think at this point 750 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: if it were somebody, yeah, I think it would be 751 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,839 Speaker 1: more just because of the upside. You, Hey, just play 752 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 1: the kid, and play the kid and live with growing 753 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: pains and see what healing, because he is what he is. You. 754 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: Um No, I would play more over hag especially a 755 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,719 Speaker 1: big picture of what you're thinking. But I don't think 756 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: Banners and it's not time to worry yet yet. But 757 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: they're getting close to that time. Yeah, again that extra 758 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:22,640 Speaker 1: week and this will be their third game. Yeah, this 759 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: is the live one. You know, you probably won't play 760 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:27,839 Speaker 1: in the fourth one. You and with Roethlisberger out there 761 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: for this game, absolutely you what's your best line in 762 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: front of him? You really want your starting five in 763 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 1: this game? I mean, usually I don't feel that's only 764 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:36,920 Speaker 1: about it, you know, save them, But I think in 765 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: this case, they need to play together. They're going to 766 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,279 Speaker 1: get every snap bends out there, maybe more. They've got 767 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: to get out there. They've got to get on the field. 768 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:45,160 Speaker 1: They've got to start getting a field for each other. 769 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:49,440 Speaker 1: Because now they opened season September twelve. Yeah, you're you're 770 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 1: now less than a month. The clock is ticking. Yeah, 771 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: and there can't be any continuity or familiarity with those five. Um. 772 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: I you know, I asked him that, I said, you, 773 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 1: do you want to see your starting five in this 774 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: preseason game? Said I'd like to do that, of course, 775 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 1: but out of his hands. Obviously, we'll see he was available. 776 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,040 Speaker 1: I'd like to kind of settle in. We have what 777 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:15,279 Speaker 1: two preseason games before our regular our first regular season game. 778 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,919 Speaker 1: It would obviously be nice to get those guys in there, 779 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: but he also then said that everything is still up 780 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:24,080 Speaker 1: for grabs. Hmm. I mean, I guess you have to 781 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: keep that mentality. You can't just say, boy Green has 782 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,279 Speaker 1: been so great at center because he hasn't, you know. 783 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:30,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like he looks like pouncing his 784 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:33,880 Speaker 1: rookie years yet. Um so, I guess you have to 785 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,440 Speaker 1: keep the competition out there and the the dots and 786 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:39,320 Speaker 1: thing you're not you just said a week ago, we 787 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: can't he didn't earn anything yet, We're not gonna give 788 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:46,000 Speaker 1: him anything just because he played well against the Eagles backups. 789 00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: He's not all of a sudden you're left guard for 790 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: the next hundred years. So you have to keep that mentality. 791 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: But the continuity things big. If you were looking at 792 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: this from a coaching perspective, or even if if you 793 00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 1: were scouting the Steelers, what's their top what's the best 794 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: line that they can put on the field. I think 795 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:06,280 Speaker 1: the one we've been throwing out there left the right chooks, 796 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: dots and Green. That's what I'm not sure about. Yeah, 797 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:17,400 Speaker 1: and then uh, well, the question at center is to me, 798 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 1: is Finny in the conversation? I think Finney is a 799 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 1: better guarden center. But that's not really what. It doesn't 800 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,960 Speaker 1: matter in this equation. You know, is he a better 801 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,279 Speaker 1: center than is he the best center on the team? Yes? 802 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,480 Speaker 1: Is he the best center? Is better than Green at 803 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:34,640 Speaker 1: this point. See, I don't think he's either one a 804 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: hoss or Finney's more better not a word, than the 805 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: upside you lose by not starting Green, right, you know 806 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:44,240 Speaker 1: what I mean? I'd rather grow, have a few growing 807 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,640 Speaker 1: pains with the rook and think a little bit big 808 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,200 Speaker 1: picture there because it's not like the other two are 809 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:53,480 Speaker 1: blowing you away. I mean, if by chance there's a 810 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,319 Speaker 1: free agent center that falls in your lap that's better 811 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,280 Speaker 1: than all those guys, maybe, but there'll be no continuity 812 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 1: there either. Now you're now you're really blowing about even 813 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:06,600 Speaker 1: more um the other thing too. I know it's a 814 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: new line, but it's gonna be loud in Buffalo. It's 815 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:12,920 Speaker 1: just something I'm thinking about it across the whole league. 816 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:14,840 Speaker 1: A lot of these young linemen have not played in 817 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: NFL noise at all. Well before the show started, I 818 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: was reading one of the national analysts talking about how 819 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,440 Speaker 1: because we've now seen a bunch of teams play preseason games, right, 820 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: we've got one of the book. Basically, he says, I 821 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: follow writers from all l thirty two NFL teams, and 822 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:38,120 Speaker 1: nineteen of them are complaining that the offensive line is 823 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:40,759 Speaker 1: the biggest question mark on the team. This is not 824 00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:44,960 Speaker 1: a Pittsburgh centric issue, folks even saying this, since you 825 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,640 Speaker 1: and I have done done the drive. To me, it's 826 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 1: the biggest shortage I've ever seen of offensive lineman since 827 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 1: I've studied this game, which makes perfect sense. I don't 828 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 1: know what they're short on offensive linemen as much as 829 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,560 Speaker 1: the defensive coming. Defensive lineman coming to the league are 830 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: freekier and freakier every year. It's like nobody used to 831 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,040 Speaker 1: run under a five oh defensive tackle. Now they run 832 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:06,800 Speaker 1: four sevens and you know, I mean just all the 833 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:10,239 Speaker 1: way down the line, um, And the league is telling 834 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: us this. I mean, holding was kind of legal last year. 835 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:14,840 Speaker 1: And you know, all the offensive adjustments are because the 836 00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:19,360 Speaker 1: line camp blocked. UM. So offensive line shortage is a 837 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:22,400 Speaker 1: very real thing in this league. Not to mention, I 838 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:24,839 Speaker 1: mean there's twenty two human beings on the football field 839 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,680 Speaker 1: at any given time, five twenty seconds of those are 840 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: offensive lines. It's a big It's actually more than your 841 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:34,720 Speaker 1: defensive line you carry for example, of steer, Steelers typically 842 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:39,399 Speaker 1: carry at least nine offensive linemen. They typically carry three 843 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:42,120 Speaker 1: defensive or six defensive lines right and even like true 844 00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:44,080 Speaker 1: four or three teams. I mentioned the Bills with their 845 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:46,759 Speaker 1: great depth up front, I bet they have eight or 846 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:48,879 Speaker 1: nine defensive linemen, you know, I mean they're not gonna 847 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: have but they're not using their outside there like if 848 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:56,560 Speaker 1: you threw if you just said edge slash, defensive tackles, 849 00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,959 Speaker 1: front line players, front line players, okay, well the steal 850 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,640 Speaker 1: there's then typically keep ten. But those guys rotating throughout 851 00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:05,960 Speaker 1: the game, I mean backup lineman don't play. They don't 852 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:07,759 Speaker 1: play when they sit there and hold their home. Get 853 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:09,920 Speaker 1: you get three of them usually who are active on 854 00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:13,080 Speaker 1: game day beyond your starters sometimes too, and they might 855 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:15,520 Speaker 1: help on field goal protection and that's it. Yeah, I 856 00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:18,560 Speaker 1: mean they are not very useful on game day. No, 857 00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:21,759 Speaker 1: there is a shortage, There's no doubt. Um, we could 858 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,759 Speaker 1: go through every team in the league and think are 859 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:26,320 Speaker 1: they happy with their own line? Most are gonna be No, 860 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 1: And is it the biggest weakness on the team. I 861 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: bet I'd say a dozen of them. The answers, Yes, 862 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:34,520 Speaker 1: we're looking at the Packers are on the screen right now. 863 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:39,960 Speaker 1: They get and and he's really hurt. He's he's questionable 864 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:43,080 Speaker 1: for week one. They're breaking into that center and if 865 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:45,879 Speaker 1: you know, other issues all through the line. Their line 866 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:47,600 Speaker 1: has been really good in the Aaron Rodgers here and 867 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:49,560 Speaker 1: he'll make up for it. But you know, knowing where 868 00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:52,440 Speaker 1: to go with the ball, that's that's where with that 869 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,279 Speaker 1: it goes. It goes to Roethlisberger, it goes to the 870 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:58,279 Speaker 1: edition of Nasea Harris exactly. You know that's why you 871 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:00,560 Speaker 1: go get that guy instead of a line Himan. Well, 872 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,719 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get You're not gonna fix your line over, 873 00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:06,080 Speaker 1: not with one guy with one one one draft or 874 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:09,200 Speaker 1: one off season that you have no cat money. Drafting 875 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:12,279 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman in the first round was not going 876 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: to fix the Steeler's offensive line more than drafting Naj Harris. 877 00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:20,000 Speaker 1: It's not like you're gonna recoup the the Poundcy to 878 00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:23,000 Speaker 1: castro Era if you would use the second round pick 879 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: on Creed Humphrey, your first round pick on Let's let's 880 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:28,120 Speaker 1: look at that. Okay, So in two thousand ten, the 881 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: Steelers draft Poundcy in the first round. Yes, that didn't 882 00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:35,200 Speaker 1: fix their offensive line. No, right, right right? The next year, Yeah, 883 00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:37,920 Speaker 1: a big project. Rarely do you see the Chiefs to 884 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,000 Speaker 1: just throw every resource in the off season to an 885 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:42,000 Speaker 1: offensive line and we'll see how it happens with that. 886 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:45,200 Speaker 1: They draft him, uh the next year, Marcus Gilbert in's 887 00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:49,200 Speaker 1: second round. The year after that, they take the Castro 888 00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,279 Speaker 1: and Mike Adams in the first two. The first two 889 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:55,040 Speaker 1: with their first two picks. That's a strange dedication. That's 890 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:59,480 Speaker 1: for if you consider your top three picks, the premium 891 00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:02,400 Speaker 1: picks are even the top two picks, um that the 892 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:05,880 Speaker 1: Troops were premium picks. You spent half of your draft 893 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:11,320 Speaker 1: cap in three years, for four of your six yeah seasons, 894 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:13,919 Speaker 1: in the top two rounds. That's rebuilding your offensive line. 895 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:18,719 Speaker 1: But but again it doesn't happen overnight. And in today's age, 896 00:46:18,760 --> 00:46:21,960 Speaker 1: you could go get you know, like the Chargers rebuilt 897 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:24,279 Speaker 1: their offensive they paid for and they paid heavy for. 898 00:46:24,520 --> 00:46:26,160 Speaker 1: I mean, one was the first round pick, which was 899 00:46:26,239 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 1: earlier than the Steelers pick. I mean they weren't getting 900 00:46:28,200 --> 00:46:31,040 Speaker 1: resawns later and they paid pretty big money for Filer 901 00:46:31,080 --> 00:46:32,719 Speaker 1: and huge money for Lindsay, you know, I mean, the 902 00:46:32,840 --> 00:46:35,360 Speaker 1: Chiefs rebuilt their offensive line they spent a lot of 903 00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:37,920 Speaker 1: money to do it. Yes, and they they haven't been 904 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:40,200 Speaker 1: able to upgrade their defense. Oh no, they did very 905 00:46:40,239 --> 00:46:42,200 Speaker 1: little rest their whole team. And now all of a sudden, 906 00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:46,720 Speaker 1: like the receivers are thin and you know, things like that. Um, However, 907 00:46:47,360 --> 00:46:53,239 Speaker 1: if the Steelers this line when the season ends, I 908 00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:55,560 Speaker 1: think we'll have a lot of answers. You know that 909 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:58,520 Speaker 1: boyd Trey Turner looked old. They canna find a right card, 910 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:02,680 Speaker 1: you know whatever, you know, uh thoughts AND's not half 911 00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:04,759 Speaker 1: as good as we thought, or he's a star, or 912 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:07,799 Speaker 1: you know, Banner can't be counted on. Like I bet 913 00:47:07,880 --> 00:47:10,360 Speaker 1: there'll be one or two spots that will be clear 914 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:12,839 Speaker 1: that they need and they'll be able to go get him. 915 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:14,239 Speaker 1: That might be a first round pick, that might be 916 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:17,040 Speaker 1: one player from outside the organization plug it might be 917 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:19,400 Speaker 1: it might be a draft in a free right or 918 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:21,880 Speaker 1: something like that. So this was step one of rebuilding 919 00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:24,480 Speaker 1: the line. It might be a two year project. I mean, 920 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:26,480 Speaker 1: it might not be a four year project. But you 921 00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:29,520 Speaker 1: know they'll have two holes probably after this, after this 922 00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:32,239 Speaker 1: season like that. You know, yeah, but you know you 923 00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:36,120 Speaker 1: couldn't you just it's impossible to fill five in a 924 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:38,520 Speaker 1: spot in one in one off season. I can't do 925 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,400 Speaker 1: it right, and it probably does when he had no 926 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:42,879 Speaker 1: catch space and cap space right, and the next year 927 00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:45,560 Speaker 1: they could do more. Yeah, right, But you don't have 928 00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:48,160 Speaker 1: to pay for it. It's gonna cost you. He is 929 00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:50,640 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lully. You're listening to the drive 930 00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:53,000 Speaker 1: here on Steelers Nation Radio. We're gonna take a break. 931 00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:54,640 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it for hour one. We'll be back 932 00:47:54,680 --> 00:47:55,239 Speaker 1: with our two