1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: The Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on Home 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. Williamson it 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: was Tuesday. Of course, we had no show yesterday because 4 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: I was still traveling back from Lovely Green Bay, Wisconsins 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: via via Milwaukee via Chicago, and it was one of 6 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,319 Speaker 1: your excursions. Again, a lot of the other guys who 7 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: traveled there went far different ways than I did and 8 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: had much more difficult trips. I'll give my day on 9 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: Kovakovic made all the travel plans for that one because 10 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: just in Milwaukee all the time for baseball stuff that 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: makes said, this is the way to do it. You 12 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: fly into Chicago, you drive to Milwaukee. It's an hour drive. 13 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: That does sound bad. Then it's two hours from there 14 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: to uh Milwaukee to Green Based two hours. Yeah, okay. 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: I always thought it was like a suburb. It's all 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: straight highway. It's a it's all straight highway through farmland, 17 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: but it's all straight up. What was the environment, the food, 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: the lore and all that. The food was all Bucks lunches, 19 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: So I don't know, I think about that. Is that 20 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: all they do now? Yeah? That's sad. That used to 21 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: be one of the best layouts in the in the 22 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: press box layouts for food. I mean they had cheese 23 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: kurd remember cheese, cheese, cake and cheese. Everything was cheese. 24 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: If you like cheese too at least yeah, I had 25 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: to half time brought. But that was that was that 26 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: was the only hot food. Do we got what it is? 27 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: But the game itself, of course, the Steelers lose seventeen 28 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: to the Green Bay Packers. You and I both predicted 29 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 1: Steeler loss in the game, you know, and we talked 30 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: about this last week that if they went up there 31 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: and lost and yet showed some signs of maybe things 32 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: starting to turn a little bit, that that, you know, 33 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: you'd feel a little better about it. I I kind 34 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: of actually saw that. I know people were down on 35 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: on the Steelers after that loss, But I'm looking at 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: this one. You know, if if the block kick counts, 37 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: which I think which it should have, be very honest, 38 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: that's the ten points wing. If Roethlisberger and Juju Smith 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: Schuster connect on those two passes, which quite frankly everybody's 40 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: killing Ben for those throws, how about Juju selling out 41 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more to make a catch, especially the 42 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: first the first one. I thought he should have caught. Yeah, 43 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: I think that's been a little bit of an issue 44 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: with the receiving corps for the last year and a 45 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: half or so that I could that wouldn't mind. Not 46 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: every throw is going to be perfectly on you when 47 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: you're running, Like how about how about you know, maybe 48 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: laying out and diving for a catch or something like that. 49 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure we'll get the Roethlisberger and it's 50 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: a totally separate issue, but I think that is somewhat 51 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: of an issue with his receivers as a whole. I 52 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: don't blame that unit from a lot of the passing failures. 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: I'll be honest with you. I mean, but I'm with you. 54 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: I thought you had to squint a little bit. But 55 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: the fifth there was progress. There was there was one 56 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: they had Naja Harris got stopped. He ran the ball 57 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: fourteen times and got stopped behind the line of scrimmage once. 58 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: That's rare for the They were getting where they were 59 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: getting consistent yardage running the football on first down. That 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: problem was was in the second half they fell behind 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: and had to stop running the football. Yeah, I mean, 62 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: the second half was a different game script and late 63 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: in the game obviously it was a different game. Script 64 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: I don't I would like to see them still run 65 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: the ball more. But all in all, watching that game, 66 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: I didn't kill him saying, boy, you guys abandoned the 67 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: run or I mean, they didn't have a lot of choices. 68 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: It's you know, at once you're down three three scores, 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: you can't really run the football. And also at that point, 70 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: I thought that's when Green Bay's pass rush was a 71 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: little better too, when they knew there was no run. 72 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: Of course, that's how the game works for everybody. Um again, 73 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: you gotta squint a little. But I thought the offensive 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: line was clearly their best game. Yeah, I mean, without question, 75 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: I thought Kendric Green played well. I thought Haig played well. 76 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: Moore had some tough time with Shawn Gary. I mean 77 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: he's a very very good payer. Yeah, all in all, 78 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: I thought the old line took a step forward. It didn't, 79 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: you know, jump off the page at you. It wasn't 80 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: the olden days with Fannika leading the way type of thing. 81 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: But I thought it was a step forward, and that's 82 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: what we wanted, you know. Yeah, And I thought that 83 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: the offensive balance, I wanted to see what it looked 84 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: like with you know, now that they've figured out, okay, 85 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: we need to throw the ball to Naja Harris in 86 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: the passing game a little bit more, along with having 87 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: Deonte Johnson back. Looked a lot different with you with 88 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: those two guys getting You know, if you look at 89 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: the targets for those two guys, Johnson and thirty, he 90 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: had nine catches on thirteen targets for ninety two yards. Uh. 91 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: And then you look at Harris, he was second on 92 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: the team six catches on seven targets, only twenty nine yards. 93 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: But that's fifteen completions on twenty past attempts ford and 94 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: thirty one yards. Okay, yeah, I mean we've talked a 95 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: lot about Deante in and out of the lineup, with 96 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: him missing the game earlier the year. I mean, got 97 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: thirty four percent of the target share in this game, 98 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: which is a big, big percentage for a touchdown, and 99 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: he did and I thought he played great, you know, 100 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: I mean they're better with him, of course, you know, 101 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: I mean we had talked earlier, maybe they'll do some 102 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: new things when he was out of the lineup. Um, 103 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: I'd love to see Claypool in that game as well. 104 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean I thought there are other other corners weren't great, 105 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, going into the game. Frankly, Green Bay didn't 106 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: blow me away. I didn't think they were wonderful in 107 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: this game either, Like I wouldn't push them off the 108 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: power ranks dramatically or anything. I thought they were fine. No, 109 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: you look at I mean if Aaron Rodgers made some 110 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: high level throws. Yeah, I mean there was five throws 111 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: that he makes every game that few can make in history. Overall, 112 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: he was twenty and thirty six yards. And it's not 113 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: like he tore the Steelers apart. You look at his 114 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: numbers compared to Ben's, it was not much different. He 115 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: was two. I mean, it's not there's not a ton 116 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: of difference there. But the main stats aren't that much 117 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: different either, to be honest. I mean they started the 118 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: run away with the running ball. I mean, especially when 119 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: the game was that's time in possession and the running 120 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: went hand in hand. In my opinion, they went like 121 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: an hour of real life where the Steelers didn't see 122 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: the field. I think that sort of take its toll. 123 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean a couple There were some very pivotal parts. 124 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: The biggest one, of course, is the block kick. In 125 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: my opinion that in the Strip Sack where just two 126 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: yea monster plays they were the Steelers have now given up. 127 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: In their last three games, they've been outscored on turnovers 128 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: twenty four nothing. Okay, that's how games. I didn't know that. 129 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: The last three times the Steelers are turned the ball over, 130 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: it's immediately gone for a touchdown. Yeah. I mean and 131 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: two of those, uh, they've all been on the on 132 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: their side of the field. Oh, it's the defense is 133 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: in a really tough situation. I mean, I think we 134 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: all really need to hold hold them to a field goal. Yeah, 135 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: they're allowed to step up to you know. I mean 136 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: that wouldn't kill I mean they need we I think 137 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: we all realized the team needs a certain formula and 138 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: one of them is big plays on defense and a 139 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: big stop that most defenses won't get, and that's been 140 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: failing them a little. Um. I almost feel for Cam 141 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: Heyward though. I mean, that guy is playing so well 142 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: and with such amazing effort. They need one more big guy. 143 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: It would really make a difference there. And I mean 144 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: two it's the obvious one, but with a Lulu out 145 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: to you know, like those other guys are playing too 146 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: many meaningful snaps on the interior. Yeah, I agree, I agree. Um, 147 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: but again I look at it overall, and it's okay. Uh, 148 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, looking at the at the target share since 149 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: you brought it up. I mean, James Washington four catches 150 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: for sixty nine yards in that game. He's a very 151 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: useful players are gonna do much more than that, probably 152 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: think it, right, But I mean the same ballpark, right, 153 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Claypool is a potentially special player, 154 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: but he has some inconsistencies and still puppy. But if 155 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: you take out the the the Smith Schuster had two 156 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: catches on eight targets for hundred yards. Yeah, I mean 157 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: he really should have. I mean, you take those out 158 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: of the equation and it's you know, Roethlisberger's all of 159 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: a sudden is is what twenty four or thirty two? 160 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: Mm hmm, that's pretty good. I mean his average at 161 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: the targets not high. I mean, and he had a 162 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: beautiful ball. To dote. What I'm seeing right now, Matt 163 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: is they hit some they hit some deeper balls in 164 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: this game. They hit the forty five yeardor they hit 165 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: a thirty yards yarder over the middle of all things 166 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: to to Washington, and so they're they're taking those shots 167 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: down the field. But if you look at Roethlisberger's passing 168 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: charts from that game, it's all it's either at the 169 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage or behind the line of scrimmage. They 170 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: have a very high percentage for the year within within 171 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: ten yards of the line of scrimmage, and then there's 172 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: very little between ten and twenty five yards and the 173 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: intermediate stuff. Yeah, the intermediate stuffs nott there. If you 174 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: look at the like Rogers, I think he didn't complete 175 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: a pass. His longest past completion was thirty yards of 176 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: thirty are yards, but I bet a lot of them 177 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: were in that area where they were in that area 178 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: of the field where he's he's attacking that that mid 179 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: range that you know, the Steelers just start attack acting 180 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: right now. No, No, I think that's true, and that 181 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: makes them too easy to play. Again. So the two 182 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: to Juju, though, we're the right idea. The scene in 183 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: the middle of the field, Um, you know, you've got 184 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: a very accomplished slot receiver and he was. The play 185 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: call was wonderful, the execution was bad. Um, So I 186 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: do think those things are evolving a little bit as 187 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: is the line and the protection and the running game, 188 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: and we knew it wasn't gonna happen overnight. I mean, frankly, 189 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: they just throw it out there. I mean, Ben's missing 190 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 1: too many throws. I mean there's just no way around that. 191 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean, well he's not He's not making the throws 192 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: that he used to make. He's not making a layups 193 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: as much as he should be there in my opinion. 194 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's there's some some easy ones that just misses. 195 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: And what teases you is that Deante throw. Because he's 196 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: capable of still making great throws. The consistency is just 197 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: far from I just think that they need they need 198 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: to figure out the run game, get that going more consistently, 199 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: and even if it's just feeding Harris early in games, 200 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: to get to get the ball moving there and get him. 201 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about like, well they need to 202 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: get you know, they need to score in the opening possession. 203 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: Well they did that, yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, they 204 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: get out to score, but then they have that lull 205 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: again and it was it turns into a field position game. 206 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: Another big play Pressley Harvey has a twenty yard punting 207 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: right and people don't give the Packers of all at 208 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: the forty. So really they gave him. They gave They 209 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: gave Aaron Rodgers the ball on their side of the 210 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: field twice, and he turned it into fourteen points, which 211 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: he always does. They lost, and they lost by ten. Yeah, 212 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,599 Speaker 1: I mean him and Brady and there a couple of 213 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: guys in the history of the league. If you make 214 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: a mistake, they cut your their assassins, you know. So 215 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not going to kill the defense because 216 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: that happened. I think the defense is good now, you know. 217 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: I mean they had a bad stretch there. They had 218 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: a bad game in my opinion when they were super injured. 219 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: But I thought Bush and Schober played their best game. 220 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: Um Minca almost had a big play or two. And 221 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: the one thing has been missing is the bay. They 222 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: get three turnovers this year that they forced. That's not 223 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,040 Speaker 1: enough and that's really not them in my opinion. And 224 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: I know turnovers come and go, but I think this offense, 225 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: or this defense with a ball hawk like Manco, with 226 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: the pass rush that they can create, we'll get their share. 227 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: I bet that comes around or anything. But as Tomlin 228 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: about that today, actually, you know, look, you get three 229 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 1: turnovers or four games and your defense is built turnovers. 230 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Are you concerned about that? He said, Well, the game 231 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: script has kind of lent itself to that. We've been 232 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: behind in the second half of these games, and you're 233 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: not going to hand j Dillon. It's not safe to 234 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: do with it without question, you know, it very much 235 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: is a team game, and offense and special teams, you know, 236 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,599 Speaker 1: need to do their share as well to put the 237 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: defense in position. You know, I mean, how many times 238 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: this offseason would we say, Man, the Steelers have led 239 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: the league in sacks several years in a row now, 240 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: and going back even to the year Ben wasn't there. 241 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: How many opportunities do they have with a big lead, 242 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: like green Baby at the end of the game, you know, 243 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: where they can just pin their ears back. They really 244 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: haven't been in that situation all that much either, you know. Yeah, 245 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: I think I remember doing the numbers. I think they 246 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: were ahead by two scores that season, by a touchdown 247 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: or more. It was like a hundred minutes the whole season, 248 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: the whole and led the league in sax and they 249 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: led the league in sacks. I actually just saw a 250 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: stat about this year. I think there's only four teams 251 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: that have been losing on the scoreboard a higher number 252 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: of minutes than the Steelers so far this year. So 253 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: you're digging yourselves holes early because the offense is slow 254 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: to warm up to the game and then it just 255 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: doesn't allow you to play the way you want to play. Yeah, 256 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: here's what I mean. There's only three teams have trailed 257 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: on the scoreboard for more minutes of playing time than 258 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh this year. I mean, is that on the defense 259 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: for allowing to many points? Sure, I mean they all 260 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: contributed to losing, but I am still excited about the 261 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: defense to take away potential, the big play potential. Um, 262 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: you know they have three edge rusher. Wat's only going 263 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: to get better. I thought he was good in this game, 264 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: but he was still not himself, you know, I mean, 265 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: I mean he he had to run a gauntlet, yeah, 266 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: to the quarterback every single time they were chipping in 267 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: with the tight end, and then then then the tackle 268 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: would pick him up and then you know, maybe there'd 269 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: be a back there waiting for him as well as 270 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: they feared him. He was like he was running an 271 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: obstacle course, right, and he still was effective. And even 272 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: just doing that, if you don't put up numbers. Is 273 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: has value? Um, their edge guys will be fine. I mean, 274 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: I know, steffont it situation is. You know, I don't 275 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: know what the word is right now up in the air. 276 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: I mean hard, hard to guess, But boy, I keep 277 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: thinking about what he'd be like in there with this 278 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: group because that would really complete things on the defense 279 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: in my opinion, and no doubt, no doubt. Um, So 280 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: we'll see where it goes as Steelers of course play 281 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: uh Denver this weekend at Hines Field real quick. I 282 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: mean Denver. It's three and one. They've been impressive this 283 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: year and they beat three really bad teams, of course, 284 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: but they're not gonna be up twenty at halftime. No, 285 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, That's not how they're built 286 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: to play, right, Like, I don't see what we were 287 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: just talking about happening this week. I would be shocked. 288 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,599 Speaker 1: They're banged up, especially I mean quarterback and who know 289 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 1: that they were missing I didn't realize this when I 290 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: made the pick of the game, but obviously I don't 291 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: follow the Denver Broncos all that closely. They're missing six 292 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: starters going into that game against the Ravens. And then 293 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: they lost their quarterbacks, lost their quarterback, they lost the 294 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: cornerback as well, the young the certain certain Yeah here 295 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: loaded a corner suffered a chest injury. Um, so we'll see, 296 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: you know where the Trump's already out. You know, they 297 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: have some issues. I mean people probably recognize the receiver stuff. 298 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Judy and Hambler are out, but they're a little lean. Yeah, 299 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: should be interesting. Um. As I noted, I was asking 300 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: my on my live cues on I was doing today 301 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: on d K Pittsburgh Sports, I was asked, you know, 302 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: you are you ready to cover such a long seat. 303 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a long season. You haven't covered 304 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: a losing season so long, like you know, and and 305 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: it looks like it could be headed into you know, 306 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: the hinter lands here and they might not get this back. 307 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: And I'm like, they're one and three there. It's only 308 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: been on my anybody had to look at this going 309 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: into the season and go okay, looking at the schedule 310 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: at Buffalo at Green Bay in the first four weeks, 311 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: you're probably at the two and two coming out of 312 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: that stretch. So you're a game different. When yeah, you're 313 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: a game different. I'm not ready to say the season 314 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: is over yet. No, I'm not either. I mean, it's 315 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: certainly problematic that the rest of the division as a 316 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: two game lead, you know, but we mentioned it's off 317 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: the air. There's a lot of games between divisions, division 318 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: rivals that has happened. Yeah, I mean, none has happened. 319 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: No AFC North rus ANFC North game has occurred. Somebody's 320 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: gonna lose those games, right and so you know, I 321 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: look at it. I mean I I watched the Cleveland 322 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: game from the the Cleveland Minnesota game from the press 323 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: box in Green Bay. They won the game, but they 324 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: were not impressive necessarily, especially offensively their defense, and Garrett 325 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: looks like the defensive m v P right now. I 326 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: just don't know how much of that. You know, we 327 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: talked offense problematic, We talked they played the Bears two 328 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: weeks ago, who were just completely a mess offensively, and 329 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: then last week you have Stefanski, who knows who knows 330 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota's offense intimately, um and that kind of canceled each other. 331 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: And they both kind of canceled each other out in 332 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: that respect. In Cleveland got fortunate with some yeah, some stuff. 333 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: Baker is a problem though. Baker is a big problem. 334 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: He's not playing well. Um, I don't know. I think 335 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: they're a good team. That I don't think they're a 336 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: great team. I think you know that holds him back 337 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: significantly and more than people want to recognize across the country, 338 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: because I mean everyone just looked like Fields two weeks ago. 339 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: Baker was nearly as bad. Yeah, and he was really 340 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: bad in this game. He was, there was no doubt 341 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: about that. And I keep Lamar Jackson is averaging more 342 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: carries right now than he did his rookie that's a problem. 343 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: Throwing the ball better than he ever has. In my opinion, 344 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: I don't know that he holds up though, for they're 345 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: already complaining about how he doesn't get any protection in 346 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: the pocket like other quarter packs. His protection is at 347 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: it's worse than battons in my opinion, al villain the wave, 348 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: I got hurt this past weekend, right, And it's not 349 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: even like an addition by subtraction thing because I got 350 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: nobody behind them. No, I mean, these teams aren't perfect 351 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: by any means, So I'm not ready to cash in 352 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: this season or anything like that. I mean, there's there's 353 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: still a lot of football to play. Wouldn't surprise me 354 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: to see the Steelers win this week. Seattle's good, but 355 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: I don't know they're good. But they have problems too. 356 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: They're not unbeatable. So you got back to back home 357 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: games here. When the they win these two games, you 358 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: get the three and three is everything? Is everything better? 359 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: Even one win there? It is? You're still above water. Yeah. 360 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: But the stuff that I see, like people on on 361 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: over the overreactions are are just amazing to me. Ben 362 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger's worst quarterback in the NFL. I think you might 363 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: need to watch some other teams play right now to 364 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,480 Speaker 1: tell me that. Or they're gonna get a top three pick. 365 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: I love that kind of stuff too, Like this is 366 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: a terrible year to pick first overall, and they're gonna 367 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: pick FIRSTHT, Like you gotta look around Houston there's yeah, yeah, 368 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: I mean there's there's some bad some bad stuff going 369 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: out there, and there's too many there's too many good 370 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: players in that locker room for this team. I mean, 371 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: it's only been at worst. At worst, they've got games 372 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: against Chicago and Detroit on their on their schedule yet right. 373 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: I like their chances against the Bengals the second time too, 374 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: do Yeah? I mean, I think the Bengals come a 375 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: long way. But do you think the Bengals are gonna 376 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: sweep the Steelers. I just don't picture that. I don't 377 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: see that happen. It doesn't matter who's playing quarterback. I 378 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: think they's probably end up splitting with with Baltimore and 379 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 1: Cleveland as well. Would be great. Yeah, I mean, I 380 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: would get you right back in it. You know for sure. 381 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: It's not over yet. It isn't. I mean there's it's 382 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: hard to see it through the trees, but there is 383 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: some progress. Yeah, I mean, and we all knew. I mean, 384 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: if you were paying attention, you knew that this offensive 385 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: line was going to be a work in progress. It 386 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna just They weren't just gonna roll right into 387 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: the season A little boy, This looks this looks great. 388 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: It's so much better without question. And I mean there's 389 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: a lot of moving parts. Are there's a lot of 390 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: rookies playing played, there's a lot of young the youth. 391 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: The youth doesn't get brought up enough. I mean, they 392 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: are remarkably young outside of Ben on that offense. So 393 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: to expect that to look great right out of the 394 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 1: gate and and put that much right now. The problem 395 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: for the Steelers is that they're putting too much on 396 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: the shoulders of their thirty nine year old quarterback. They 397 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: are there, who's making plays there to bail him out? 398 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about some of the you know, 399 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: they he's made some throws that while they haven't been 400 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: great down the field, they've been catchable. That the throw 401 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: into the end zone a couple of weeks ago, the 402 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: claypool didn't come down with, you know, against the Raiders 403 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: for example, and things and things of that nature. Where 404 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 1: make a play for your quarterback. That that is a problem. 405 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: I mean, there's no question about that. I mean, I 406 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: keep thinking they're coming. Yeah, you know, you watched Nazi 407 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: catch the ball over his head running down the field 408 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: and things that you know that Steer Nation hasn't seen 409 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: quite yet. And I think the tight ends are you know, 410 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: playmakers all in all, and I think the receivers are 411 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: is a high end unit, you know. So I do 412 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: think those things are coming. I mean I think that's 413 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: a little flukey from that pass catching group. Yeah, so 414 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: I think that that's again I'm not ready to cash 415 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: this season. And so well, let's people already asked me 416 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: about next year's draft. I'm like, look, I haven't even 417 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: gotten into that yet, like that we just finished names 418 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: and I've seen some lists here in there, but I've 419 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: watched a couple of quarters of some of these young quarterbacks. 420 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to say, oh, that guy's next this 421 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: or that, or you know, he's the first pick overall 422 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: or anything. I watched Bama just shut down Matt Corral 423 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: and yeah, I watched that one too. Um, you know, 424 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: and you know it's I do know it's not a 425 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: great quarterback class. And like there's not a sure fire 426 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: number one guy for sure. I mean that there's no 427 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: Lawrence or Lock. Of course, those guys don't happen all 428 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: the time. I mean it doesn't mean one won't go 429 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: first overall. I mean doesn't mean, you know, the fourth 430 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: guy picked won't be a star. Justin Herbert is a 431 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: perfect example. Ben was a third one pick. I mean 432 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot of examples. I mean, Holmes wasn't first, 433 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: Watson wasn't first, you know, all the recent memory. So again, 434 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: we don't know that conversation yet. Yeah, we'll get to 435 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: that bridge, you know, come back to me, and you know, 436 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: in December, if if things, you know, mostly they have 437 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: a top five or ten pick. You know, right then 438 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: we'll then we'll talk. But right now, I'm I'm focused 439 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: on this season what they need to do. Um. You know, 440 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: asking me stuff like that after I just spent a 441 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: full day traveling is not I'm sorry. I mean, you know, 442 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: I got to see the late games on Saturday. Uh 443 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: you know again, I think we got to We got 444 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee in time so I can watch the second 445 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: half of Obama and Mississippi State. But you know that 446 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: that's it. Yeah, that's not an indicator obviously, And I'm 447 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: watching them on TV. I haven't you Let give me 448 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: a chance to study these things. Yeah. Now I've read 449 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: up on some of them. I know some of the names, 450 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: but I can't speak at all intelligently on Um. It 451 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: doesn't It does seem like there's not a surefire slam 452 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: dunk first overall guy, and folks, the schoolers wouldn't be 453 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: getting him anywa. Yeah, I mean he's the guy. Why mention? 454 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: You know, ESPN did their their projected. They just showed 455 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 1: where the draft order is right now. Yeah, and would 456 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: you say Philadelphia would have three top ten picks? They 457 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: have the Colts. I forget what it was, but the 458 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: Giants have two in the top ten because they have 459 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: the Bears, and if assuming Wentz plays enough snaps, Philly 460 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: will have three in like the top twelve. Right now. 461 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: It's crazy, you know, I mean they have there's I 462 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: think Miami's and Colts, you know, so, I mean those 463 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: teams are gonna get anybody they want, yeah right, you know, 464 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: and might still end up with top five picks. Oh yeah, yeah, 465 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: they could lose out, you know. But now it's thought 466 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: draft season by any stretch. I mean, I will certainly 467 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: be paying more attention to the quarterbacks coming out than 468 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: most years. Yeah, I mean we honestly a lot about it. Obviously, 469 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: between now and April. Attention to the quarterback classes is 470 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: pretty much the last five years. You know, That's just 471 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: what you do when your quarterback hits hits thirty five. Um, 472 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: you know, just like you pay attention to offensive lineman 473 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: you didn't get a good sense of where the team 474 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: is might go. Um, you know, I'm not gonna start 475 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: looking at safeties or or things of that nature. But yeah, 476 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: a lot of football left. Um, it's not folks. Yeah, 477 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 1: we'll see Mike Tomlin giving an update today on on injuries, 478 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: said that they'll see where Zach banners out this week. 479 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: He started, he started practicing last week, worked mostly with 480 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: the second unit. UM not giving away anything. They're posted 481 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: pictures of it on their website showing him working with 482 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: the second team, and he was an active game day right. Well, 483 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: he can't be. They have they have to put actually 484 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: they actually have to put him on the roster right now. 485 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: He's he's too, he's a week into it. They got 486 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: two more weeks with which to activate him. Wouldn't surprise 487 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: me if he's active this week. So he's officially on 488 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: injured reserves. He's still on injured reserve. They just they 489 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: just started the clock rolling on that. Ben Roethlisberger dealing 490 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: with a hip UM. I don't think that's gonna hold 491 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,479 Speaker 1: him back at all this week. I would expect him 492 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: to play. Uh and Tomlin said he expects they should 493 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: get Claypool and who else missed the game last week 494 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: with Claypool Dotson was injured in the game. Dotson will 495 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: They'll see, We'll see about it. Probably expect him to 496 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 1: be slowed down a little core for back from probably 497 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 1: see him back from the concussion. So, I mean, I 498 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: know there's some ramifications if you play Hague a certain 499 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: amount of snaps and by no means to see the 500 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: you know, the end all be all. But I thought 501 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: he's done well in his limited opportunity. He's okay, but 502 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: he's okay. He has to play. If he plays of 503 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: the snaps this year, they lose a fifth round draft pick. Well, 504 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: he's nowhere near that at this point, and I'm sure 505 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: they can make sure he doesn't. He's not that much 506 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: better than us getting you get Banner back, and now 507 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you got damn more there as well. 508 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 1: You know, now you have some options on your offensive 509 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: line to do some things if you want. Yeah, and 510 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: Finney's still there on the interior. And you know, I 511 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: think you and I thought there was a chance you'd 512 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,360 Speaker 1: see Hoss or Finney in this game. There was no need. 513 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: You know, we did see Finny because I thought he 514 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: got hurt, but we were thinking no, they were playing fine. 515 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: And you know Tomlin mentioned and he said, hey, we 516 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: got in the run game. We got hats on hats 517 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: every there were no there was no guys left unblocked. 518 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: I say, I thought there's a lot fewer mental mental 519 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: mistakes were cut. So that had to make you know, 520 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 1: the offensive staff at least field Okay, all right, so 521 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: they're starting to get it. They're starting to get it 522 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: a little bit here, So I think that's showing up. 523 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not gonna be the best line league, 524 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: we know that, but I mean if it takes a 525 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: step forward. This was a baby step forward. Another one like, Okay, 526 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you're gonna have someone to running game. 527 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: You know, it'll be a tough task this week. We'll 528 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: talk about that when we when we come back, we're 529 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: gonna go over the the power rankings. This Power Ranking days, 530 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: we'll check out to where the Steelers are at in 531 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: that hierarchy. Um, if they they certainly didn't go up, 532 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: go up, but we'll see if they went down a lot. 533 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: We'll do that when we return. He is Matt Williams 534 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: and I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to the Drive here 535 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: on Steelers Nation Radio. This is Black and Gold Fan 536 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: Heaven SNR.