1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 2: And welcome back to our number two of the Drive 5 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 2: here on the Steelers Audio Network. I'm Dale Lolly, he 6 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 2: is the Matt Williamson and uh Matt. Time for a 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: little Fantasy football focus here all right, as we did yesterday, 8 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: will take a look at Pro Football Focus's rankings on 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: the draft. We're gonna look at running backs today and 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 2: this is PPR. 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 3: Oh big. Nobody mentioned that. Yeah, yeah, worth noting at 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: this position that's super important because they have Bijon Robinson 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: as their number one running back over Saquon Barkley. And 14 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 3: I get it in a PPR format. Yeah, I was 15 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 3: gonna say, boy, that sounds a little nuts. I love 16 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 3: I love Bejon. I was, you know, preparing to have 17 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 3: this commonation with two things I wanted to bring up 18 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: about Barkley. So I want to do it before I forget. 19 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 3: If the tush push gets eliminated, that helps him. I mean, 20 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: I bet he gets two or three more short rushes. 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: Not that Hurts won't still score from the one. But 22 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 3: I heard this just since we got together last and 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,279 Speaker 3: it adds up. I think he sat Week eighteen. Remember, 24 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 3: he could have tried gone for the record, but they're like, 25 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: let's try to win the super Bowl instead. But even 26 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 3: including that, if you add up all of his touchesing 27 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 3: going deep into the playoffs obviously to the super Bowl, 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: he had I think over five hundred touches. He had 29 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 3: more touches than any running back since DeMarco Murray's year 30 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: that he was like the total bell cow. And it's 31 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 3: been a while, but if you look at guys that 32 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: had five hundred or more like eight out of ten 33 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: of them only played like half a year the next year. 34 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: Take that what you want. But I mean, if you're 35 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 3: using the first overall pick in your fantasy draft on Barkley, 36 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: that would be my only concern. Ye, but it's a 37 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 3: great situation. Would you take Bijon over him? In PPR 38 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: they throw more, they throw more, and the young quarterback 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 3: dumping into him. Yeah, it's pretty appealing. Yeah, you wouldn't 40 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 3: consider anybody else though, you know, Yeah, Okay, Gibbs is 41 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: there RB three, I bet he's in the next year though. 42 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: RB four and ninth overall in their rankings Ashtion Genty. 43 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 3: I'm cool with that. Especially in PPR, I'd have him 44 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 3: over Henry. I can't think who else i'd even be 45 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 3: in the hunt for running back four. 46 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 2: This next guy, the guy's right after him. At fourteen 47 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: overall in RB five, Devin. 48 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: Ah Chan, Right, that's a big drop to me. I mean, 49 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: I can't do that. Those top four you're pretty happy. 50 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: With now RB five or RB six, I should say 51 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: at seventeen overall is Bucky Irving. 52 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 3: I might have him over a Chan, but I would 53 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: definitely have him over a Chan. He can none of 54 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: them will compete for the top four, though. 55 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: He's gonna score more touchdowns. Yeah he does catch the ball. 56 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, it doesn't seem like much. But that only 57 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: Gordon Pick hurts a Chan too. He was such a 58 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 3: bad goal line back, but now he's probably not even 59 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 3: be out there. I cannot even imagine that plan. He's 60 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 3: like the smalles guy in the field and you're asking 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: to be the goal line back. You're hiding right right right, 62 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 3: and they were gonna go do the little people throw 63 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: them over the top right. At twenty one overall and 64 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 3: RB seven, Christian McCaffrey, I'd probably roll the Dice. I'd 65 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: take him over a chan in PPR. PPR definitely take 66 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: him over a Chan. I might take him over Irving. 67 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 3: The thing is, you're never gonna see any preseason stuff. 68 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 3: You're gonna have no idea. You're gonna go into a 69 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: blind You're just gonna have to trust to beat reporters. 70 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 3: And who knows how much he practices. Yeah, to leap 71 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: of faith. At twenty two are RB eight Derrick Henry 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: non PPR. Would you put him ahead of the three 73 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: above him? I take him over a Chan. You still 74 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 3: get the receiving yards, right right, it still matters. Yeah, 75 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 3: So it's not like they go away. No, he's not 76 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 3: gonna get any I mean the beauty that I think 77 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 3: at Chan is just rated too highly, that's right, right, right, 78 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 3: But he will catch passes. He's gonna catch a lot 79 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: more than Henry. Yeah, I think there's an argument for 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 3: Henry to be five in standard. 81 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: At twenty three is RB nine Josh Jacobs, Yeah. 82 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 3: I mean he's another one's had quite the workload, but 83 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 3: he does every year and he fights through it. You know, 84 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: at twenty so much competition and the Lloyd kid looks 85 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 3: like a. 86 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: Bost twenty seven RB ten is Jonathan Taylor. 87 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 3: Love the player. He's missed like eleven games in the 88 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 3: last two years. Yeah, and the quarterbacks, no matter who 89 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 3: they are, are going to vulture some of it. He 90 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: doesn't catch a lot of passes, but I love the player. 91 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 2: Twenty eight RB eleven is Karen Williams. 92 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: Pretty solid. So I just heard this and I went 93 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 3: back and double checked it. Every year that McVeigh has 94 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 3: been the head coach of the Rams, they have drafted 95 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 3: a running back. I mean not in the first round 96 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 3: all those times without a first rounder, but they did again. 97 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 3: And they're like, well, is that an indictment on Korum 98 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 3: or are they less happy with Williams. No, I think 99 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: they've draft one every year in the mid rounds. 100 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 2: At twenty nine overall and RB twelve is Kenneth Walker. 101 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 3: I think he's getting ready for a real bounce back. 102 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 3: I think he's a tremendous player. 103 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: Thirty five overall on RB thirteen is Joe Mixon. 104 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 3: I was so afraid to him last year. I thought 105 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: he was hitting a wall. I didn't think he looked 106 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 3: good at the end of his Bengals career. That's wrong. 107 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 3: I mean I think that offense will be better. 108 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 2: Thirty six overall and RB fourteen James Cook. 109 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 3: He won't have the same touchdowns, but number one back 110 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 3: in a great offense, I might have him higher than that. 111 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 3: I think I would. 112 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, thirty seven overall, RB fifteen Chase Brown. 113 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 3: He does catch the foot it does and it's a 114 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 3: really good offense. They throw in the red zone. Now, Yeah, 115 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 3: I just don't think he's great. I don't think he 116 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 3: is either. Yeah, it doesn't always matter for fancy. 117 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: At thirty eight in RB sixteen Bri Saul. 118 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: I don't know what to make of him. I've been 119 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: in a bunch of trade talks in my dynasty league 120 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 3: for him, and I'm wary to invest heavily in him. 121 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: You're gonna if you're gonna bang Jonathan Taylor because. 122 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 3: Right the quarterbacks are gonna vlter some carries and touchdowns 123 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 3: away from him, Like you have to do the thing. 124 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 3: Same thing with brisall I know, and he's had a 125 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: fair amount of wear and tear, and he's had some injuries. 126 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 3: Like I don't think I'm gonna end up making the 127 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 3: deal in this league because I don't trust him to 128 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 3: that level. I mean, they want early picks and I'm not. 129 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 2: Quite there at thirty nine and RB seventeen Omari and Hampton. 130 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 3: I get it. You might have to be a little 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: patient for the files. So right, yeah, any know nause, 132 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 3: he's probably not gonna get hurt or get out of 133 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 3: the way. You know, that's sticky. I don't know that 134 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: I could be in then in that camp. 135 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: At forty and that's not his age, but it's close. 136 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: RB eighteen Alvin Kamara, he produces every year. I don't 137 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: love the situation of this year. 138 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 3: Oh, I hate the situation. I've hated for a couple 139 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 3: of years. Yeah. New coordinator too, doesn't scream real quick? 140 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: Back to Hampton, would you take Harvey over him? Yes? 141 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: I would too, just and I might say he's better, 142 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 3: But it's this situation, right, how about like Judkins, he's 143 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 3: coming up next Thunderson Okay, yeah. 144 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: He's RB nineteen at forty one overall, so there's not 145 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 2: a lot of difference here. 146 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: I hate the situation. Yeah. So back to the Browns. 147 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: I didn't realize this either, but if I crushed him 148 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: for not drafting any offensive lineman, four of their starters 149 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: are free agents after this year, too, Like, what are 150 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 3: you doing it makes me crazy. Draft two running backs, 151 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: two receiats or two quarterbacks and no alignment. 152 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: At forty three. RB twenty after Judkins at nineteen is 153 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: James Connor. 154 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 3: Had a really good year. A couple of these guys. 155 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 3: I mean everyone always talks about age twenty seven. I 156 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: think this is where you win your draft. Yeah, I'm 157 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 3: saying this isn't real bad. Everyone's gonna be like, he's 158 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 3: a year older, he's so injury prone, but the course 159 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 3: of his career he hasn't been that injury prone. He 160 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 3: was early, yeah, but he's been productive all the time. 161 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 2: RB twenty one is is Chuba Hubbard. 162 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 3: I'll take that too. 163 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, got a good line, And I think these are 164 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: the guys you win with. Yeah, because RB twenty two 165 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: at sixty overall is David Montgomery. 166 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 3: He's gonna score. I think they had like thirty rushing 167 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: touchdowns last night, and eighteen of them they'll have to Yeah, 168 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: double digits for sure. 169 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: Sixty one overall RB twenty three is Tony Pollard. I 170 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: like Montgomery a hell of a lot more. 171 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 3: And Pollard is the first name I was like, oh yeah, 172 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 3: I mean Spears is so similar to him. And they're 173 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 3: not great. I mean he wasn't bad last year. 174 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 2: But sixty three overall RB twenty four is DeAndre Swift. 175 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: Right now, he's the only show in town. Somebody else 176 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: can go down that road. I know I don't trust 177 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: him one bit, but I bet people will love him. 178 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 2: Sixty nine RB twenty five is Aaron Jones with the Vikings. 179 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 3: I'm going to run that back my point before with 180 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 3: when we were talking mcconnor was age twenty seven. These 181 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 3: guys all hit a cliff Well, Kamara Henry, I mean McCaffrey. 182 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 3: I mean, these guys are all producing when they're out 183 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: in the same draft. They're all from the same draft. 184 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 3: Aaron Jones got three new linemen in Minnesota. Still pretty good. 185 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 2: Seventy one RB twenty six is Harvey. 186 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: I'll go up on that one. I don't think there's 187 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 3: any competition. They want to run the ball. 188 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: Seventy two RB twenty seven is Isaiah Pacheco. 189 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 3: I'm shocked they didn't do more running back. I never 190 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 3: trust him because his style will play, but not before 191 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 3: happened last year. Yeah, bust it up. 192 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 2: Seventy four overall and RB twenty eight is Jalen Warren. 193 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 3: I was wondering who the top stealer would be. PPR 194 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 3: should be Warren, yeah, without a question. 195 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 2: Eighty two overall, RB twenty nine is Brian Robinson. 196 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: Surprisingly didn't get much competition. I like the Costky Merrit kid. 197 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 3: They took him the seventh round at the seventh round pick. Yeah. 198 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 2: Eighty six overall, RB thirty Travis or Trevor atn that 199 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 2: was scared is that Travis? 200 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 3: I can't Travis. Yeah, I don't like it. I think 201 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 3: he may end up in Dallas or something like that 202 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 3: because they drafted Toot and they have that. 203 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: Big I thought somebody'd end up in Dallas last year 204 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 2: there happened. Eighty seven overall and RB thirty one is 205 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: Remandre Stevenson, so. 206 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 3: He's ahead of Henderson in a PPR. I'm still a 207 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 3: Stevenson believer, but I would definitely have Henderson over Stevenson 208 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 3: in PPR. 209 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 2: Eighty nine overall and RB thirty two is Javonte Williams. 210 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: He looks like the one. I don't think he's pretty 211 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 3: good good anymore. 212 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 2: Though, at ninety and RB thirty three is Traveon Henderson. 213 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 3: Okay, so they're closed. 214 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: Ninety one overall, RB thirty four Tyrone Tracy. 215 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 3: I don't think Scatibo hurts him tragically. 216 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 2: Interestingly enough, they're right next to each other. Man Scatibo's 217 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 2: ninety two and RB thirty five, I would rather have 218 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: Tracy and PPR ninety three and RB thirty six is 219 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: Jordan Mason. 220 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 3: They traded for him direct handcuff to an older guy. 221 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 3: I just said, I liked he's a Viking now if 222 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 3: people don't know, I like Jones. But Jones has never 223 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 3: been a full time player, and they traded for this guy. 224 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 3: It's a sneaky pick. 225 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 2: Ninety five overall and RB thirty seven is Caleb Johnson cool. 226 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 3: I could see that being the lowest his ADP is 227 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 3: between now and when you make your real draft, I 228 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: bet he starts to creep up boards. 229 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 2: Ninety seven overall and RB thirty eight is Zach Sharbonnet. 230 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 3: Okay clear two but yeah. At one O two, RB 231 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 3: thirty nine is Tank Bigsby. I guess I kind of 232 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: don't want any of their backs. One O four and 233 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 3: RB forty is Rashad White. PPR is yeah, I mean 234 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 3: he is a good receiver. 235 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: At RB forty one at one oh seven is TAIJ. 236 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 3: Spears. I think there's still a lot there and the 237 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: line's better. At one twelve, I think Spears is closer 238 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 3: to Paullard than these ranks indicate. 239 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, one twelve and RB forty two is Trey Benson. 240 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 3: He was pretty rough as a rookie, hard to trust. 241 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: At one twenty two RB forty three, Nagee. 242 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 3: Harris. Now they had Hampton really high. I mean they're 243 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 3: really thinking it's going to be the rookies backfield. Yeah. 244 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: At one twenty six RB forty four, Tyler Algier all 245 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 2: the way down there. 246 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 3: That's honest. That's a really good handcuff. Yeah, proven for. 247 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 2: The guy that you had as a number one back 248 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 2: all right, and I'm gonna get him at one twenty six. 249 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 3: If I'm the Bijon Oder, I'm paying a higher price 250 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 3: than that for it. Yeah, I'm not sure he's one 251 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: of these guys, but he's close that if the guy 252 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 3: in front of him is the miss time. I don't 253 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 3: know if he's in RB one, but he's not far. 254 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 3: I mean it's he the top ten in all the 255 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 3: RB ranks that week, closely, pretty close all the time. 256 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 2: Shares and right, you just take out of the equation, 257 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 2: you know, right. One thirty one RB forty five is 258 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: Ray Davis. 259 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,199 Speaker 3: Eh, Josh Allen's their short yards back. 260 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, the one game where he did have to play though, Oh, 261 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: I like he's good. 262 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 3: He was good. Yeah. 263 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: One thirty two RB forty six is Kendre Miller. 264 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 3: I don't think he's even gonna be the two. I 265 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: think Neil will go past him. 266 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: One thirty five RB forty seven is Rashawn Johnson. 267 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 3: I guess he is theirs. Yeah, it's getting pretty thin 268 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 3: right now. It is quick the most years. One thirty eight. 269 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 3: This implies to me, after all those rookies in this 270 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 3: draft too, just start drafting rookies at this point. RB 271 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 3: forty eight is Blake Korum. But they drafted a guy too, 272 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 3: and they always do. Uh. 273 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: RB forty nine is Rico dal Dell with the Panthers. 274 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: Looks like the clear handcuff on a run first team. 275 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 3: He's not bad. 276 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 2: We finally get to another rookie at RB five, and 277 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 2: that's a base shell Teuton. 278 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 3: That's the third jag mentioned though. 279 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, crowded back for Marshaun Lloyd is our RB fifty one. 280 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 3: It's a bit of a leap of faith after nothing 281 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 3: rookie season. 282 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 2: Julil McLaughlin is RB fifty two. 283 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 3: I mean, in a PPR if he's a third down 284 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 3: guy and this is thin though. 285 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, then you're looking at Isaac Grendo at fifty three. 286 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 3: Yuck. Yeah, I think I'd take Jordan James over. 287 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 2: Austin Ekelart at fifty four. 288 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 3: It was a little something left PPR man, You can't 289 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 3: start any of these guys even close. 290 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 2: Trevor ATN at fifty five. Another Carolina back fourteen Carolina. 291 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was trying to think where he ended up. 292 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 3: Jarques Hunter is going to play this year at fifty six. 293 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 3: See the chief with the rams. Okay, I'm the chief 294 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 3: draft of the dude, and I forget they get those two. 295 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 2: Flopped Rodrick Estimate at RB fifty seven. 296 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: These are all like termin stomach. I'm not looking any 297 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 3: of these are all going to be in our league. 298 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 2: Actually, so they have JK. Dobbins at RB fifty eight, 299 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: Jayden Blew at fifty nine. I might roll the dice 300 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 2: on Blue Braylen Allen at sixty. 301 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 3: He's at least a clear too right. I don't get 302 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 3: why he's so low right. And these other ones that 303 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 3: have like three competitors or two competitors in some cases. Right, 304 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: there was even talk of Hall getting traded. What if 305 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 3: he gets traded at the trade deadline or something. Yeah, 306 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 3: I would take Sean Allen that. 307 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 2: Late right in Miami at RB sixty one. 308 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 3: That's crowded too, though. 309 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 2: Dylan Sampson all the way down at RB sixty two 310 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 2: with the. 311 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 3: Browns that might be in on that. 312 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: DJ Giddens in Indianapolis at sixty three. 313 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 3: Mentioned how much Taylor gets hurt. I would imagine he's 314 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 3: the number two. 315 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 2: Don't understand why some of these guys are so far 316 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 2: down as a part. Some of the guys who are 317 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 2: in three and four way battles. 318 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 3: They're a little biased against the rookies, and I think 319 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 3: that they're not looking at playing time enough. 320 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 2: Just looking at do you want to Mark's in Houston 321 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: is sixty six, that's the second back. Yeah, again, there's 322 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,919 Speaker 2: some there's some value to be mined here. Jordan James 323 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 2: is RB seventy one. 324 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 3: He might be the two, and he might be the 325 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 3: McCaffrey's true handcuff. 326 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: Who else's you can get? Kareem Hunt right now at 327 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 2: RB seventy seven's your chief. 328 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. Still, yeah, I don't know if he changed teams, 329 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 3: it's okay, I mean a little more reliable than some 330 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 3: of the other options. Yeah, it's just not. Man, it 331 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 3: dropped off quickly. 332 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 2: If you're looking for guys like sure things, guys who 333 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 2: are going to get the ball on their teams, Yeah, 334 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 2: seventy percent of the time it's Robinson. And I don't 335 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 2: even know that Robinson is going to get a seventy 336 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 2: percent a lot because they I mean they do use 337 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 2: algaeer still quite a bit. Barkley Gibbs is fifty to 338 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 2: fifty good offense. Genty's gonna get. 339 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: He may lead the league in touches a chance is 340 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 3: not gonna get. No, I bet he gets. 341 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 2: Bucky Irving will me Will McCaffrey's a no no. 342 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 3: I think they're gonna try to scale him back. Derrick 343 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 3: Henry's esa he's not gonna be out there, and there's 344 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 3: a lot of third downs he shit on the sidelines. 345 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 3: Jacobs is es Yeah, Taylor, no, I don't think he's 346 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: gonna be out there on third downs. Karen Williams is 347 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 3: that's the nice part. Yeah, I don't think he's great, 348 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 3: but he does all that stuff. 349 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 2: Kenneth Walker's got Sharboney. 350 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 3: Walker's reception spiked last year. Yeah, but then he got 351 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 3: hurt Mixon. Yes, I think he still has that going 352 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 3: for him. James Cook mostly, I think I don't think 353 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: he's anything. He's a free agent after this year. I 354 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 3: think they're just gonna use him up. He's asking for crazy, 355 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 3: he wants crazy money, money, and they might just be like, 356 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 3: let's use him my crazy. He send him on his way. 357 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 3: Draft one in the second round. Yeah. Chase Brown, he 358 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 3: was last year. 359 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 2: He was last year. I don't know if that's their 360 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 2: plan for I don't. 361 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 3: Think any team used a singular running back a higher 362 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 3: percent of the time than the Bengals. Even when he 363 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 3: was out, it was Moss all the time. Breese Hall, 364 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 3: I don't think he gets a seventy Allan's good. Allen's good. 365 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 3: A new staff. The old staff really seemed to like Allan. Yeah. 366 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 2: Hampton, I don't believe he's going to get seventy percent. 367 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 2: Kamara is not going to get seventy percent. Judkins will yeah, 368 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 2: Connor feeling Connor will should unless Benson comes on strong. 369 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,959 Speaker 3: Hubbard will, yeah. I would think, well, they might use 370 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 3: you Daldell all Over in the drafted ATM but they 371 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 3: paid Hubbard right Montgomerys and though no, but but it's 372 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 3: kind of gonna get the important ones. 373 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 2: After that, Like is DeAndre Swift going to get seventy 374 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: percent of the Bear's touches? 375 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: I bet they add somebody between now and then. I 376 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 3: don't know, maybe it's JK. Dobbins or who knows. But 377 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 3: it's what's interesting to me, is I love I loved 378 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 3: your strategy fifteen minutes ago when we got to like 379 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 3: Connor Montgomery neighborhood. You can make some money there. Yeah. 380 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 3: If you wait any longer, you're you're done done right, 381 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 3: Like you better how you better draft like five rookies 382 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 3: and hope yeah, one or two bits, or you have 383 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 3: to wait or you know, your bench is all these 384 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 3: running backs hoping. 385 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 2: Just clogging up your bench for the first two months 386 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 2: of the season. 387 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 3: Right, and then then you're short everywhere else and one 388 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 3: more one injury destroys you. But I don't love the 389 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 3: guys at the top either. Yeah. 390 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 2: I mean, we'll circle back around in this stuff. When 391 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 2: you know, you get the training camp, we get a 392 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 2: little more clarity in some of these situations. 393 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 3: But it's rough. It is rough. There wasn't a lot 394 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 3: of them where I was going. Oh yeah, I'll take 395 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 3: him there. It's like settle for it. You know. It's 396 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 3: way different than wide receiver, which we will do tomorrow. Yeah, okay, 397 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: that's a much longer conversation. Yeah. But like if Bucky 398 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 3: Irving is a top fifteen pick, I get it. But 399 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 3: is he a league winner? You know, I don't know. Yeah, 400 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 3: it's rough. 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Matt cbssports dot com is put together 417 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 2: Reason for Optimism for all thirty two teams after the 418 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 2: draft and free agency. So I just wanted to spin 419 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 2: through these year real quick, see if we agree or 420 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: disagree with these. For the Cardinals, they're in alphabetic order. 421 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 2: A looming year or two jump from Marvin Harrison Junior. 422 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 3: I could be on board with that, and fantasy receiver ranks, 423 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: I might target him as somebody that's ready to be 424 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 3: better than he was in Year one. Couldn't be much worse. 425 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 3: It was pretty disappointing. Yeah. 426 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 2: For the Falcons, it's their revamped pass rush. Better be 427 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 2: for the fourteenth time. 428 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 3: Yes, last don't really worked, but they went all in. 429 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: For the Ravens, it is. Ronnie Stanley remains is Lamar 430 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 2: Jackson's left tackle. 431 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 3: Okay, I like more of a jump, you know, as 432 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 3: opposed to just staying the same. 433 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 2: Here's the thing with Stanley. I think he's pre injury, 434 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 2: he was one of the top left tackles in the 435 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 2: in the NFL. Yeah, post injury, he's been an average 436 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: left tackle in the NFL. 437 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 3: It's been better. The further away from the injury he gets. 438 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 3: But I don't think he's ever going to be Trent Williams. 439 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 3: It's not gonna be on that, you know. And now 440 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 3: he's in his thirties, right, he probably is what he 441 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 3: is at this point, which you're happy with, but it's 442 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 3: not going to be what he was. Yeah, agreed. For 443 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 3: the Bills, it's Josh Allen. Oh, come on, that's kind 444 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 3: of corner that's all you got. Yeah, I mean they 445 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 3: went crazy drafted. I would say, now they got ten 446 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 3: defensive linemen that are interesting. They drafted three of them. 447 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 3: That's something drafted the first round cornerback. That's why I 448 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 3: wouldn't have done Stanley either, give me something new. Yeah. 449 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: For the Carolina Panthers, it's Bryce Young's strong finish at 450 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four. 451 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 3: That's a good one. Yeah. Yeah, I think that's promising. 452 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 3: Now you presumably got him a number one receiver. Two. Yeah, 453 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 3: he's in a comfortable situation for the Bears. Ben Johnson 454 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 3: arriving as the head coach, that's certainly reason for optimism. 455 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 3: I don't know if it will work out or not, but excitement. 456 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 2: We're all assuming that Ben Johnson can actually be a 457 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,719 Speaker 2: head coach, right, right, he's never done it before. 458 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 3: Coordinating the head coach is not huge difference, a huge difference. 459 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 3: I'm excited about their offense. 460 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,479 Speaker 2: I would you know, they could have said, you know, 461 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 2: they they revamped the interior of the offensive line. 462 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 3: They did this, drafted two pass catchers, start to draft. 463 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ben Ben Johnson's head coach number, I don't know, 464 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 2: eight for the for the Bears in the last twenty years. 465 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, like in Caleb Williams's quarterback number eighty seven, Yeah, 466 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 3: eighteen in twenty years, right, Ye, give me, I don't know. 467 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 3: I mean, I mean he was a crown jeweled that 468 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 3: everybody wanted, and I'm excited to see what he does. 469 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 3: But that doesn't mean he's a good head coach. Right. 470 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: For the Bengals, the wide receiver duo is intact. Is 471 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 2: that something to be super excited about? 472 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 3: That one? I kind of get just because I didn't 473 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 3: think that would end up going. 474 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 2: I didn't think they would get that would happen either, 475 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 2: But they did it at the expense of doing very 476 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: little with their defense. 477 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 3: Right, running it back shouldn't be optimistic. 478 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you've gone nine and nine and nine won 479 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 2: nine games, in each of the last two years. 480 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 3: With these guys, it should be better than that. But 481 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 3: the same formula for Cleveland. It's the same thing. Miles 482 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 3: Garrett is still in Cleveland. That's your reason for optimism. 483 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: I would have said exciting new rookie class, which I 484 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 3: hate the rookie class, but something like that. I don't 485 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: know what else you can get excited about it, right, 486 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 3: that's the thing. Keeping the one guy usually shouldn't be 487 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 3: no Stanley and Garrett. I mean, as good as those 488 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 3: guys are, especially Garrett, like that's not enough for this article. 489 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 2: For the Cowboys, it's Dak Prescott returning to full health. 490 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 3: He's another one that kind of might be like Stanley, 491 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,959 Speaker 3: where the best is the best. This is we're kind 492 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 3: of plateaued. You know it's good, but you know, is 493 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 3: he gonna get better or raise some Jonathan Mingo. 494 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 2: For the Broncos, it's boast arguably the NFL's top defense. 495 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 3: I think there's a lot to be optimistic in Denver. 496 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 3: Year two of Knicks. You know, improved running game defense 497 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 3: does look really good. 498 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 2: For the Lions, it's Aiden Hutchinson's return. 499 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 3: I can live with that. They lost a lot more 500 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 3: than they gained though, Yeah, I turned a few. The 501 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 3: thing about coaches. 502 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 2: For the Packers, Jordan loves late season surges. I don't 503 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 2: know if that's a reason to be optimistic because that 504 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 2: means he started crappy. 505 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, each of the last two years as they were 506 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: searching for consistency here. Yeah, give me something more than that. Yeah, 507 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 3: I'm not sure what I picked though. For them. Yeah, 508 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 3: that's a tough one. That's a tough one, and they're 509 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 3: they're kind of running it back Golden's kind of interesting. 510 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 3: But they're losing Watson, you know. 511 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 2: For the Texans, should continue to have top pass defense. 512 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 2: That's a reason to be optimistic. How much how much 513 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 2: you're revamped the offensive line. 514 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 3: That's what I was gonna say too, Like maybe all the 515 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 3: problems on offense are gone. Yeah, right, right, right, Diggs 516 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 3: got hurt, Dell got hurt. Now you have four big 517 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 3: time receivers. Yeah, potentially O line vastly underperformed the past. 518 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 2: Defense is so, I don't know. For the Colts, it's 519 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: an improved secondary. 520 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 3: All right, if you say so. 521 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean adding cam By them and Charvarius Ward, right, 522 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: average group, That doesn't make. 523 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 3: Them above that. That moves the needle a ton. Yeah. 524 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 2: For the Jaguars, the arrival of Travis Hunter. 525 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 3: That's fun. That's I mean, we're talking about reasons for optimism. 526 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 3: Would be optimistic as could be if he was coming 527 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 3: to Pittsford. For the Chiefs, it's Patrick Mahomes pick Josh 528 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 3: Allen and Patrick Mahomes. Yeah, come on, you gotta a 529 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 3: little more creative with your choices here. 530 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 2: For the Raiders, a drastic improvement in the run game. 531 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 3: The Raiders have all kinds of low hanging fruit. Yeah, 532 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 3: Caro quarterback, the highest paid offense coordinator ever, new quarterback gent. 533 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 3: I mean it's like every download ladder. That's why I 534 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 3: said improved running game. I just say genty Yeah, I 535 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 3: mean they ran for I mean they were like the 536 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 3: worst running game in the league. Yeah, thirteen hundred yards 537 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 3: last Yeah, they were bad. 538 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 2: The Chargers. 539 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 3: It's an improved backfield, it is. I'm not sure the 540 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 3: Runners were the problem last year though. Well, Gus isn't good, 541 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 3: but Dobbins was all right, that's. 542 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,239 Speaker 2: The same Gus Edward you were talking. I signed him 543 00:28:59,240 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: after the draft. 544 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 3: If they didn't really get anybody, he's a not even 545 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 3: make the team guy. I don't think he makes any 546 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 3: team this year. 547 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 2: Uh for LA, Trent Rams Matthew Stafford is still in LA. 548 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 3: I guess that was debatable, But was it really. 549 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 2: About going out and getting DeVante Adams. 550 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 3: Adams is a nice Yeah, that's the one to look at. Oh. 551 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: For the Dolphins offense remains among the best in the NFL? 552 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 3: Is it? Oh? I don't think so. 553 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 2: I don't think it is among the best in the 554 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 2: NA No. 555 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 3: They had no running game either. I think their quarterback 556 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 3: is average. No, I'm not on the board of that, 557 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 3: and I think people have caught up to the scheme. 558 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 2: They averaged twenty four points a game. That's not that's 559 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 2: not among the best in the NFL. The Steelers are 560 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 2: averaged almost twenty four points a game. 561 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's I'm out there with that. Tyreek could be 562 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 3: falling off. 563 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 2: For the Vikings, the perfect roster to usher in a 564 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 2: young quarterback. 565 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 3: I think the offense is phenomenal for that after the 566 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 3: O line moves. Sure, nice thrown to Jefferson Hawkins. I'm 567 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 3: on board with that. And the coach. 568 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 2: I just don't know that they did enough to improve 569 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 2: that secondary. 570 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 3: Oh, I think the defense is coach Flora is best 571 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 3: of luck. Yeah, we're going to make everything easy on 572 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 3: JJ and you got to coach things. 573 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 2: Up for the Patriots, it's Mike Rabel changing the tone. 574 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 2: That's what you're excited about. 575 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 3: They made so many changes roster wise, right, and may 576 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 3: looks really promising. I think the roster actually looks acceptable. 577 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:43,959 Speaker 3: That would have been like, the roster looks like it's 578 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 3: an actual NFL garbage anymore. Right, it's trending the right direction. 579 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 2: For the Saints. Offensive tackle spots secured for the long term. 580 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 3: Oh by that we know that though, No, but it's you. 581 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 3: I mean, it's kind of like the Steelers going tackle years. 582 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 2: But if if we just said that about the Steelers, 583 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 2: I'd be like, I don't know, I don't know that. 584 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 3: It's Soltie, you don't know, you don't know. And Laga 585 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 3: is going from left to right now, which might be better. 586 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 2: Might be better for him. But can Banks play right 587 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 2: or left tackle at all? 588 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 3: I don't know. Yeah, there's not a lot to be 589 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 3: optimistic for or in New Orleans. 590 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 2: I don't know what I would have said there be 591 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 2: one of the new coaching that would have been a 592 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 2: new coaching staff. Yeah, oh boy, for the Giants, Jackson Dart, I. 593 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 3: Knew that was common. I would say D line, Yeah, 594 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 3: the Carter and Thibodeau and Burns and Lowren's like that 595 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 3: could be the best D line league. Good defense. 596 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 2: Okay, it's a good place to start for the Jets. 597 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 2: Can Justin Fields be the latest late bloomer? 598 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 3: That would be tremendous for them if he is. That 599 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 3: a reason to be optimistic, though it's gonna be. I 600 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 3: think it's be a longer year for the Jets. We're 601 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 3: doing over under and schedule and all that stuff. I 602 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 3: don't see things going well for them this year. How 603 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 3: I do them back to back tackles in the first round. 604 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 3: That's a good start, yeah, memboo And for Sean here's 605 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 3: one of the things they say about it. And I just 606 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 3: want people to realize this. 607 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 2: Last season, Fields was four and two as the starter 608 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 2: in Pittsburgh and the offense averaged twenty point seven points 609 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 2: per game. 610 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 3: One's good. 611 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: The other isn't twenty point seven points per game? 612 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 3: Yeah? Four and two is good. Yeah, but the offense 613 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 3: wasn't carrying them. No. No. 614 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 2: For the Eagles, the reason to be optimistic is that 615 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 2: their favored to go back to back. Well, nobody it 616 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 2: really happens. I don't know if that's a reason to 617 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 2: be up. I would look at it and say. 618 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 3: I mean they have all kinds of reason to be optimistic. Yeah, 619 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 3: the best team in the league. Yeah, what's different. 620 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:56,479 Speaker 2: They've they lost guys on defense, but did they replace 621 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 2: I mean, I could say, you know, you replaced your offense. 622 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 2: You're the guys that you lost on defense you were 623 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 2: able to replace. 624 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 3: It looks like mostly true. Yeah, they lost more D 625 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 3: line than they replaced with. 626 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't for the forty nine ers, Christian McCaffrey 627 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 2: back healthy. 628 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 3: Maybe I hope so, I mean that would go a 629 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 3: long way. He was certainly missed. I would just say 630 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 3: health in general. Yeah, they got hit really hard, crushed, 631 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:31,959 Speaker 3: But like when's that going to be ready for the Seahawks. 632 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 2: Jackson Smith and Jigba's rise to wide receiver one status. 633 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:42,479 Speaker 3: I'm fine with that. He is he he's I mean, 634 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 3: he's not justin Jefferson, That's what I say. 635 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 2: Like there are wide receiver ones and there were a 636 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 2: wide receivers like he's not Jefferson. 637 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 3: Or he's limited these guys the areas of the field. 638 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 3: He attacked. Yeah, I think he's a good player, but 639 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 3: he deserves double digit targets every week. 640 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 2: For the Buccaneers, they kept Chris Godwin and Leavonte David. 641 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,760 Speaker 3: Okay, I mean David is like Cam Hayward. 642 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 2: Godwin was a good get, but keeping a thirty five 643 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:16,319 Speaker 2: year old linebacker, it's like keeping Cam Hayward, but not 644 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 2: really because. 645 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 3: He wasn't one of the defensive players a year last. Yeah, 646 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 3: but he's a stalwart in the community. 647 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 2: David is a linebacker that has his game is predicated 648 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 2: on running and. 649 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 3: Now he's an average player. He's not a great player, 650 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 3: but he there's more to it than just get running 651 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:33,879 Speaker 3: in Hayden. 652 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely, right, absolutely. For the Titans, it's Cam Ward. Yeah, 653 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 2: that's number one, right after. 654 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 3: You should be super excited about it. 655 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 2: For Washington, it's adding key pieces around Jayden Daniels. 656 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 3: I guess so Tunsel debo first round tackle. I'll buy that. 657 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: And finally, for the Steelers, they finally acquired another star 658 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 2: our wide receiver. 659 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,359 Speaker 3: I think that's what I had depict to. Yeah, they've 660 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 3: been they've been searching for a receiver for a while. 661 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 3: They got it. I mean, I think you know exactly 662 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,000 Speaker 3: what that guy is, you know, Yeah, that's the big guess. 663 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 3: That's a reason for optimism, right. Sure could have used 664 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 3: dk Metcalf last year. 665 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely, yeah, absolutely, But that was the list on CBS Sports. 666 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 3: I agree with most of them. Pick them Mahomes and Allen. 667 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 3: I'm kind of you know, if that were the case, 668 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 3: you should pick Lamar Jackson for the Ravens Burrow and yeah, 669 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 3: yeah exactly, Herbert, you know, as opposed to better running it. 670 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 3: You know, we know you got a great quarterback. Tell 671 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 3: me something I might not know? 672 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 2: Right anyways, Yeah, that was the list on the CBS Sports. 673 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 2: Let's get to another break He is Matt Williamson. I 674 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 2: am the Dale LOLLI how about that? And uh, this 675 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 2: is the Drive on the Steelers Audio Network. Matt and 676 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 2: I'll be back to finish up the show right after this. 677 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: He's the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 678 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: your twenty four to seven home of the Black and 679 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 680 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:13,760 Speaker 3: And welcome back. I'm Dale Lolly. 681 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 2: He is the Matt Williamson and Matt NFL dot Com 682 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:23,320 Speaker 2: Mark Ross has a list of ten second year breakout 683 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 2: candidates in the NFL. 684 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 3: This yeartercent. 685 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 2: Some of these are pretty obvious, yeah, some of them 686 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 2: a little deeper. His first guy on there is Drake May. 687 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 3: I have one hundred percent on board with that. Yeah. 688 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 3: I thought he did a lot with a little last year. Yeah, 689 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 3: and his sporting cast isn't perfect now, but it's better. 690 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 2: Number two on there's Caleb Williams kind of better be 691 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 2: he better be number one overall pick. 692 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 3: You got a lot around you now and can't tell 693 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 3: me the coach is going to hold him back or 694 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 3: you know, we'll see. Yeah, the boy, his life got 695 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 3: a lot easier. 696 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 2: The third guy is Marv Harrison Junior. Could again he. 697 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:06,319 Speaker 3: Better me better too? I mean these are big investments. 698 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 2: You were the first wide receiver taken and what turned 699 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 2: out to be a really good wide receiver group. 700 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 3: I mean what they were three of the top four 701 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 3: picks last year. Yeah, and May is the one I 702 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 3: feel best about of the three. 703 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 2: I don't see this one necessarily Xavier Laget with Carolina. 704 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 3: No, I don't either. I thought the tech pick was Yeah. 705 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 3: Now I do think he's in a better role. They 706 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 3: asked him to be like a true George Pickens X receiver, 707 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 3: and he's much more of a move he can't. He's 708 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 3: not good against man coverage, so he could benefit from 709 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 3: being Robin. I'm not sure Coker is not better than 710 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 3: Himker is a good player, right, I don't see what 711 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 3: the leget bet. I don't think that's a good one 712 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 3: for the Jets. Olufashanu. 713 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:05,920 Speaker 2: Maybe he'd be a breakout candidate offensive tackle. There are 714 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 2: so many There were so many offensive tackles taken that 715 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,879 Speaker 2: first round last he could honestly he could have picked 716 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 2: any of. 717 00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 3: Them, right, I mean for that late finally going back 718 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:18,360 Speaker 3: to the spot they belong, Button who should be healthy, 719 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 3: was really good. Yeah, you know for the Colts layout 720 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 3: too late to. I expected more from him from the rookie, 721 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,040 Speaker 3: and I thought the beauty of him coming out of 722 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 3: U c l A. Yeah, yeah, I wouldn't think he 723 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 3: had this great ceiling. But I thought he had a 724 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 3: really NFL ready game and it didn't quite show it. 725 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 3: It wasn't, you know, bust or anything, but didn't come 726 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 3: in really make an impact. 727 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 2: For the Dolphins. Chop Robinson. 728 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,040 Speaker 3: He kind of already did though it was kind of 729 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 3: quiet because they were out of it. But he came 730 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 3: on strong. Oh boy for the Vikings, Dallas Turner. He'd 731 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 3: be worried about him. He was terrible last year and 732 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 3: they gave up a lot to get back in the 733 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,919 Speaker 3: middle of the first round last year. He's a finesse guy. 734 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,720 Speaker 2: He played twenty eight percent of their defensive snaps last season. 735 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 3: Wow. I knew it was low, but I would have 736 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 3: guessed like forty. Wow. The problem with some of those 737 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 3: guys is they just don't play with power. Like if 738 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,880 Speaker 3: they know you, okay, you can beat me the outside shoulder, 739 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:21,399 Speaker 3: throw me nothing but curveballs. I'm gonna send on the curveball, right. 740 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,279 Speaker 3: Those tackles get it, man, I just have to get 741 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,240 Speaker 3: to my spot. If you can't run through my body, 742 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 3: I'm not that fearful of you. For the Lions, Terry 743 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 3: On Arnold, maybe corners have a tough transition, but boy, 744 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 3: you had a lot of penalties in a lot of 745 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 3: down moments. Yeah. For the Ravens, Nate Wiggins, he came 746 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 3: on really strong at the end too. He was part 747 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 3: of the reason that their their defense was shirt up. 748 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 3: I feel better about him than the Lions, dude, Arnold, Yeah, 749 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,360 Speaker 3: this sounds like guys he liked coming out of the draft. 750 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:59,439 Speaker 3: Sounds like, you know, it's like, guys, I was really 751 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 3: high on I think you're gonna see like they're all 752 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 3: first round picks, right right, right? Dig a little deeper, Yeah, 753 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 3: give me something a little bit more, any Steelers. I mean, 754 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 3: a great candidate easily could have been in the top 755 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,400 Speaker 3: ten here without question because he just didn't see it, right, 756 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 3: get a chance to see it already. Did I think 757 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 3: Peyton Wilson could be a guy on the Yeah, yeah, 758 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 3: that's a good one too. 759 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 2: I mean I'd feel much better about him than Dallas Turner. 760 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:29,400 Speaker 3: Right, I saw good things out of him. His competition 761 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,919 Speaker 3: were playing time is out of the way, which means 762 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,719 Speaker 3: the team did that on purpose, right, you know. Yeah, 763 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 3: that's a good one. I mean he should be in 764 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 3: the top ten. But Roman Wilson, I mean breakout, it's 765 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 3: a big word. I mean, give me something about I'm 766 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 3: not saying to catch a hundred ball, but you could 767 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 3: get back on the career path. Yeah, give me give 768 00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 3: me thirty Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He establishes himself as 769 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,799 Speaker 3: the three. Like that's a breakout, right, Yeah, that's a 770 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,920 Speaker 3: very successful year. I think Peyton. I think Peyton Wilson 771 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 3: is a real good one. He's Cormick and Fraser already 772 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:07,160 Speaker 3: they're already Yeah, they're already starters, starters and good, you know, 773 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:12,319 Speaker 3: and Fraser could be real good. I mean second year 774 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:16,520 Speaker 3: guys about about it. Yeah, I don't think Logan Lee 775 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,200 Speaker 3: all of a sudden twelve sacks or anything. You know. 776 00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 3: I was kind of hopeful Watts could be interesting. Yeah, 777 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 3: I mean break out it's a big word. But take 778 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 3: a step forward in your two you know, you know. 779 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 3: But but if Lee is your fifth lineman and a 780 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:33,920 Speaker 3: good one, it's a successful year. Yeah. Yeah, let's take 781 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,760 Speaker 3: that year. He'd take that. I mentioned. 782 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 2: I talked to Kirk Farrence uh on Friday and he 783 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 2: brought up Logan Lee. 784 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:42,440 Speaker 3: We're talking. 785 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,439 Speaker 2: We talked for a while and he said, yeah, Logan 786 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,360 Speaker 2: Lee's like a forty year old man, just in his 787 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 2: his business, like a three handled life. 788 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:54,520 Speaker 3: I'm like, oh, okay, I've never been around him or 789 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:56,840 Speaker 3: know his personality. Yeah that kind of makes sense, Okay, 790 00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:00,399 Speaker 3: just business and yeah. Interesting. I like here it though. 791 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:03,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's kind of approach you want those. 792 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 3: Guys to have better than He's like a ten year 793 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:12,440 Speaker 3: old kid, total goofball. Yeah, just floating through life right right, Yeah, 794 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,239 Speaker 3: but it sounds like a lot of those Iowa guys 795 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 3: are like that. I mean they're they probably caught, they 796 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:20,240 Speaker 3: probably recruit that type. Yeah, they stay there, they don't transfer, 797 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,359 Speaker 3: come to the NFL and are pretty successful. Yeah, I'm 798 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,719 Speaker 3: coming on that program. Kirk Faran's a good coach. How 799 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:30,280 Speaker 3: long has he been there? Thirty years when at least 800 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,080 Speaker 3: it might have been a long time when he's somewhere 801 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 3: because I remember it's been a while. Yeah, yeah, he's 802 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:37,200 Speaker 3: been the guy there for a while. 803 00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:41,120 Speaker 2: But uh yeah, interesting list and again a lot of 804 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:41,759 Speaker 2: first round pack. 805 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:44,359 Speaker 3: I would like to see a lot more second through 806 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 3: fourth round type. 807 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:48,720 Speaker 2: Give me somebody again, that's where you get your Peyton Wilson's. 808 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,640 Speaker 3: And things like that. That not the first round pick 809 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:52,360 Speaker 3: that had a pretty good year that all of a 810 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 3: sudden they think would be better. Yeah, Like I know, 811 00:42:55,560 --> 00:43:00,279 Speaker 3: Marvin Harrison is Caleb Williams was the persfect that first 812 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:03,000 Speaker 3: pick in the draft. You up a little more than that. 813 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, anyways, but Matt, that's going to do for our 814 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 2: show today. 815 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:07,319 Speaker 3: All right? Good? 816 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:10,400 Speaker 2: One another one in the books, uh, for my partner 817 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:13,520 Speaker 2: Matt Williamson for CJ. Wolfy here on site, keeping us 818 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 2: on the air, running the soundboard for Tyler Wittmeyer, making 819 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,120 Speaker 2: sure our video gets out there onto YouTube. Give us 820 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 2: a thumbs up there. I am Dale Lelly. 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