1 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson on 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. The 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: catching ned on the one that was like the welcome 4 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: to the Drive. I'm Dale Lilly here with start talking 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: about deb You know this is the funny there still 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: on the by. You see these guys who you like 7 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: coming out of the draft, and you see them, you 8 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: see them do well, and you're like, you feel like, 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: that's that's you know, that's my guy. Maybe I kind 10 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: of know what I'm talking about. I love coming out 11 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: of coming out of school. Yeah, he's an animal. He 12 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: is a physical, nasty dude. Had last night he had 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: there was a ball that that that was tipped up 14 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: in the air and it's like hanging there in the 15 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: air and all of a sudden here comes Deebo Sam 16 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: and they planned up being negated by a holding penalty. 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: He came flying in out of nowhere and gets a catch. 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: It gets like twelve yards. And the same thing with 19 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: the kid in Chicago, the running back up clean like 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: him coming down. We talked about these guys that you 21 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: liked and they're all you know, they come in, they 22 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: do well, and you're like, that's my guy. It's a 23 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: good feeling. It's a good feeling for sure, even like 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: Elijah Mitchell last year. This yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, not 25 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: in the first round or anything. Late round guys that 26 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: you liked and you see him come in and play well. 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely the beauty of this thing. Um, really interesting day yesterday. Yeah. 28 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's a bad weekend for for football for sure. 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: I mean we knew there was a lot of massive 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: spreads coming in and some of those played out as 31 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: non competitive games. I mean Dolphins Falcons was probably the 32 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: best game of the day. That's not real exciting. We 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: saw a plethora of backup quarterbacks coming in either and 34 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: blowout situations or injuries or benching. It was not a 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: great week, not a great fantasy week for for your teams. 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: There were six teams on buy and they were good 37 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: and people were scrambling to find players are putting the 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: games and then you see some of the touchdowns that 39 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: was squared, your quarterbacks getting yanked or right right crazy 40 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: stuff going on. Anyways, he is Matt Williams and this 41 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: is the drive on Steelers Nation Radio. Um. Yeah, just uh, 42 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: interesting shake up in the NFC or the a f C, 43 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: I should say, Yeah, the NFC is really interesting to 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: me because I look at the NFC and I think 45 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: there's five teams. Everything's almost decided to except for who 46 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: the who the last Like I mean Dallas, Green Bay, Tampa, Cardinals, Rams. 47 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: I mean, those five are contenders in the NFC. Big 48 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: question of who's six and I think the Saints might 49 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: be after tonight. We'll see, But I mean there's five 50 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: contenders over there the a f C. It seems like 51 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: there's a conversation every week of is this now the 52 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: best team in the FC? You know, like you know 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: who holds the number one spot right now? In the 54 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: a f C. Who's the number one t The Cincinnati 55 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: Banks are now in the top side. If the playoffs 56 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: started today, yeah, right, the Bengals would be number one. 57 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: You know who number two is, Buffalo, the Raiders. This 58 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: would be your rundown right now. The playoffs still but yeah, 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: the whole playoffs started today thing, but here would this 60 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: would be your rundown. Cincinnati would be the number one seed, 61 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders would be the two seed. The Titans who 62 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: lost to the New York Football Jets. That's the craziest 63 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: game of the year, by the way, They just beat 64 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and they lost to the Jets, who probably 65 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: you want to tell you, yeah, just crazy, Then you 66 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: would have the Bills would be four four. Baltimore will 67 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: be the fifth seed, the Chargers will be the sixth seed. 68 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: The Browns, based on having played the game last week, 69 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: would be the over the Steelers. The Steelers had held 70 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: that spot. Cleveland now four and three, the Steelers three 71 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: and three and three to the Steelers of the eight seeds. 72 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: It stands right now as things stand right now, and 73 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: then you got the Patriots, the Colts, the Chiefs, the Broncos, 74 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: the Jet It's Jaguars, Dolphins, and Texans. Chiefs are the 75 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: obvious ones. But if those ranked below the Steelers, who 76 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: do you see competing for a playoff spot? The Colts. 77 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: I think the Colts have a shot. They have a 78 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: shot to win that division. I know that. I know 79 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: the Titans have gotten a couple of impressive wins here. Yeah. Yeah, 80 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: they're one Derrick Henry injury away from disaster without question there. 81 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a robot and a cyborg. But I 82 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 1: mean I do think the Colts could those things breakdown? 83 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: You Yeah, I mean they really needed the Titans to 84 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: lose one of these two that they were they trobably 85 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: next week, so they get a chance to beat them 86 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: head to head. But the Cults are playing well, and 87 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: we saw it last night. They overcame the elements. I 88 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: think I like where they're at. I just don't like 89 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: the record. Yeah, you know, I mean we talked about it, 90 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: you know before the season started, you know, when they 91 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: had all those guys going on the COVID list and everything, 92 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: and you guys getting hurt that the their their opening 93 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: stretch was brutal, brutal, and and now they're past it, 94 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: and they kind of weather did hopefully they didn't think 95 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: themselves too big a hole. And I don't think we 96 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: saw Tennessee pulling away quite the way they did. You know, 97 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: the question in the n FC is can the Chiefs 98 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: pull out of this? They can? Here's anyone can. Here's 99 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: their problem. They got a lot of problems. Let's talk 100 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: about that. They're one and four in the conference. Here's 101 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: the one and four conference record. You're gonna you're gonna 102 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: lose a lot of tiebreakers. You're gonna lose a lot 103 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: of tiebreakers. Wow, I hadn't thought of that. I mean, 104 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: they could they could win out. I mean, we know 105 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: they're absolutely good, not with that defense. Defense is really bad. Historically, 106 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: it might be the worst defense in the league. I 107 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: think it is. I think it is. And the one 108 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: thing about it is it's always been sort of hit 109 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: or miss. But they would make they could. The offense 110 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: was clicking and they you know, they would get ahead 111 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: and then they could rush one off, you know, and 112 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: you give you steal one possession or one big play 113 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: a game. And that's all they ever needed against top 114 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: teams getting one of that, of course, But the offense 115 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: is really interesting too to me is that their offensive 116 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: line stand. Their line is bad. They paid a lot 117 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: of money for that in the in draft picks and 118 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: capital on that offensive line, and it is not good. 119 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: It's the tackles to Orlando Brown's not a left tackle, 120 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: even though he wants to be. Here's the crazy I 121 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: was thinking about this yesterday, Matt. The Ravens could use 122 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: Orlando Brown right now badly. He would be. He was 123 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: great for what they do. Yes, that that was a 124 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: bad trade for all when you look back at yeah, right, 125 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: they need him right now. He's exactly He's not there. 126 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: He's a Raven. He's exactly what the Chiefs don't need, right, 127 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: they're not they don't run the football and the us 128 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: to do it to get him and you know, right, yeah, right, 129 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: it's a it's a run blocking offensive tackle who can't 130 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: pass block and they run the ball like twelve times 131 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: a game. Right, Yeah, it's a hundred percent true. So 132 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: that's one of the obvious issues with them. And it's 133 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,119 Speaker 1: the tackles more than the interior, you're the right tackle 134 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: has been a problem. And you know Brown's in over 135 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 1: his head. Like the Steelers play the Chiefs later this season, Yeah, 136 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: they have a good chance of going out there and 137 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: winning given the way they drastically without Kansas City's playing right, 138 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: without questions, they will brush them. They will give Petrol 139 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: Mahomes fits with that past. Yes, the biggest problem, just 140 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: on paper, turnovers are means so many turnovers that as 141 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: efficient as that offense has been, that you can't overcome 142 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: that with that defense. And Mahomes is the culprit more 143 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: often than not because he's trying to be Superman over 144 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: and over and over. And the other thing that's going 145 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: on with them too is everyone plays a two high shell. 146 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: Make you nickel and dime them, and Mahomes is not 147 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: really wired that way. And he's still a young man, 148 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: you know, like Brady'll nickel and dime you to death, 149 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, if that's always time exactly. He never wants 150 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: to swing the three wood, right, and and they're giving 151 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: you the three wood, you know. And then I don't 152 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: think Tyreek pcent either. I don't think. I don't think 153 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: Kelsey's percent and none of the other guys are a 154 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: threat are close, and they're really missing a third guy. 155 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: And the thing people are doing too, they miss Sammy Watkins. Yeah, 156 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're waiting on Pringle and Mikole Hardman 157 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: is not good enough, and you know, and people are 158 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: beating the dirt out of Kelsey too, I mean, and 159 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: they're getting away with it. They're being really physical with 160 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: those routes. And then the other thing I think we 161 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: talked about this before is like what if they were 162 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: drafted Jonathan Taylor for the running backs that don't matter conversation, 163 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: they took the wrong one, you know. I mean in 164 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: Edwards Layer may be in a fine player. He might 165 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: be a better runner than Derrick Henry Taylor. Yeah, oh, 166 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: I I think him and Chubbing Henry or make some 167 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: special cuts that the cuts long speed. You know, like 168 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: if they would just imagine, shut your eyes, imagine Jonathan 169 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: Taylor in that offense with all those two high shells 170 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: red use them. But I mean, if they had that 171 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: curveball they could go to I mean, they can't play 172 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: that way with the guys they have carrying the ball. 173 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: So they had a lot of problems. Yeah they do. 174 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just at some point you have 175 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: to believe what they are. Were seven games into this thing, yeah, 176 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: you know. I think at this point you start to 177 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: you start to look at things and go, Okay, is 178 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: this team for real? Is just what they are? This 179 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: might be what they are this year, it might be. 180 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: What's funny to me too, is last year they were 181 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: winning and they went to Super Bowl and they were 182 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: a great team, no doubt, but they were horrible against 183 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: the spread, you know, in that betters in the public 184 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: thought they were an awesome team when they were really 185 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: just a really good team. So they always lost against us. 186 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: But they had the quarterback who was the quarterbacks not elevating, 187 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: you know, and he's not getting much help and um. 188 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: But even though back to last year, there was like 189 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: a narrative around that, Oh, the Chiefs are board, this 190 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: is easy for them. They're letting teams back in. No, 191 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: they were showing chinks then you know it minus fifteen scoring, Yeah, yeah, 192 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: I mean that makes sense. They're a losing team. But 193 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos are plus thirteen with the same record. Wow, 194 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: I guess that makes sense for their early schedule and 195 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: they were beating up on people. But here's the thing. 196 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: If you're you know, the bank are the Chiefs now 197 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: have lost to the Titans, they've lost to the Ravens, 198 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: they've lost to the Bills, they've ust to the Chargers. 199 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: But you're four the teams that are ahead of them 200 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: in the in the like right right right for their 201 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: trek against you know, they get a chance against the 202 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: Chargers to get that again, right right? Anybody think they 203 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: can hold the Chargers down again the next time? No, 204 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I mean, if you're just spitting 205 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: out those names you mentioned, like, there are four the 206 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: best teams in the league, so it's not like they're 207 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: horrendous football team. But your point is they're fighting those 208 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: guys for playoff spots, and now they're behind them, and 209 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: they don't have any tiebreakers in their favorites. They're gonna 210 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: have to, you know, kind of win out almost, I 211 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: mean not win out, but they're gonna have to really 212 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: go on a run. I mean really, the only team 213 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: that they've beaten who is reasonably good is Cleveland Clan 214 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: tiebreaker conference. I guess they haven't played the race suddenly 215 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: that that that game that the Browns one in Week one, 216 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: or that you know, the Browns really went in there 217 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: and did well, yeah, look quite so good. Now doesn't 218 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: look quite so good. And back to what you said before. 219 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Who the top two seeds in the a f C 220 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: right now? Cincinnati in Las Vegas. Those losses for the 221 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 1: Steelers don't look quite as bad as they did. To 222 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: like point, how do you lose to the Bengals, Well, 223 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: everybody's losing the Bengals. You watch Bengals Ravens yesterday, I 224 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: mean that was not competitive in the second that was kicking. 225 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: You're glued to that when I could tell by your 226 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: text that was a bud kicking contest and the Bengals 227 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: provided the foot Yeah, and the Ravens have some problems 228 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: the Ravens. That's what I thought. The Chargers would do 229 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: to the Ravens. You know, when we talked about that 230 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: game last week, I didn't think Cincinnati would win the game, 231 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: but I thought that would keep it close because I 232 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: think they're I think they're a pretty good team. Yeah, 233 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: I but the Ravens. You know, I thought that the 234 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: Ravens would struggle this year, but they kept finding ways 235 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: to win games. I think they're bad football team, A 236 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 1: strong word, not a not a bad. I think they're 237 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: an average football team that's been winning. The quarterback has 238 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: been elevating those around. The Tucker hits the sixty six 239 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: yards right. Defensively, they're bad. Yeah, the Peter's injury hurts that. 240 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: That's the third time they've given up five d yards 241 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: of offense. That's amazing. I mean, that's bad. I mean 242 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: give the Bengals all the credit in the world. And 243 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase kick their butts and made them play differently. 244 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: And you know, if you're gonna play man coverage on him, 245 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: he just beat you up. I don't think they can 246 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: play man coverage on anything. And that's the thing is 247 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: they're they're not his own team. You often bring this up. 248 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: Their linebackers, despite being good names aren't helping the cause. 249 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: You know, they have some young pass rushers away and 250 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: those dudes, but the defense isn't close to what it's been. 251 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: I think the old lines noticeably worse than the Steeler 252 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: And they keep losing guys, and they keep losing Makari yesterday, 253 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: and running backs don't matter. They don't have one. I 254 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: don't have it, and they don't trust any of them. 255 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: That's obvious that that doesn't leave much. Yeah, and here's 256 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: the thing, like you know, people said, why don't they 257 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: why don't they call Indianapolis about mac or why don't 258 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: they call Denver about Gordon? It might be you're Indianapolis 259 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: or Denver, you're not trading those guys to the Ravens. 260 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: You're not gonna trade him in the conference. That's a 261 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: team that you know you're you're gonna be fighting things 262 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: out for for a playoff spot here while we make 263 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: in Baltimore better. Right, that's a good point unless they 264 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: give you a second round draft pick, because I mean, 265 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: I Denver has to realize they're not a contender, but 266 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: they are in it, but they're bad. You know, I 267 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: don't know that they're ready to do I just don't 268 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: think that they're going to do something. I don't think 269 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: they would trade make that trade within the conference. Yeah, no, 270 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 1: it makes sense. I mean, who wants to make Baltimore better. 271 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure people were kind of chuckling to themselves, 272 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: like loving loving their hardships. But they have five wins 273 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: five watching them yesterday, I think I texted you at 274 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: one point and said, I don't know how they win 275 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 1: three more games playing like that, because they used to 276 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: be able to count on being they owned for for 277 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: the last few years. They had owned the Bengals, they 278 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: had owned the Browns. They lost the Steelers. Although they 279 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: were talking about this in the radio yesterday, I was 280 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: I'm driving in or something. I can't remember when I 281 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: was driving too. But Hardpall is only fourteen and twelve 282 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: against the Bengals. Fourteen and thirteen. Now, I mean the 283 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: Bengals were good there for a while. Yeah, I guess 284 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: at I would not have guessed that at all. Fourteen 285 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: and against the Bengals. Are the Bengals real? I think 286 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: they are are two. I really think they're Burrows team. 287 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: And I was just a defense is just good enough? Yeah, 288 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: And I think it's better than just good enough. I 289 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: mean it's just not big names. It's deep, it's healthy. 290 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: You know, they matters, you know, and they got hit 291 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: hard lately by injuries in the previous years and haven't yet. 292 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: Like Trey Henderson, I thought, man, that's a step down 293 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: from Lawsons. Great. He's been d lines every bit right now. 294 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: He probably is the Wilson dude that had two interceptions 295 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: against the Steelers. Is their best linebacker since I can remember, 296 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: you know. I mean they've been looking forever. I mean 297 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: since the good safeties are good. So that's a good 298 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: deep defense. They play physical. Um, I think they really 299 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: have taken home. I think Burrows the lead, the face 300 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: of the team, just have a difference with swagger. This 301 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: is not like when they had Andy Dalton leading things 302 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: and they had a great roster right right, and then 303 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: they had Andy Dalton quarterback again. I mean, with all 304 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: respect the tailor of the head coach, he doesn't. He's 305 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: not a commanding force. He was an he was in 306 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: over his head. I mean, I really feel like Burrows 307 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: the hammer, you know. I don't say he's the Brady, 308 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: but he's the He brings the toughness and the competitiveness 309 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: and Jamar Chase is a superstar in the making, oh lines, 310 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: better than I thought. You know, it's not great, but 311 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: it's not a massive liability. Is Burrow the best quarterback 312 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: in the division. Yeah, Lamar's greatness is great, though, I 313 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: mean it's a two horse race. He struggled throwing the 314 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: football game yesterday. Yeah, I say the inconsistencies throwing the 315 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: football are a little problematic the last two weeks. I 316 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: saw a stat today Burrows just destroying the Blitz and 317 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean things like that, and that's what that's all. 318 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: That's what Baltimore does. It's all. They have a bad 319 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: matchup for them. I mean, second year quarterbacks don't do 320 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: those kinds of things. Part of the reason Burrow destroys 321 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: the Blitz just okay, he's throwing the Higgins and Chase 322 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: and that helps Chase a full grown man. I mean, 323 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: he's a special, special player, him and him and Pitts 324 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: or just like wow, everything I thought him more. You know, 325 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: they're really coming out as great players with their respective 326 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: positions since the A contender. That might be a strong word, 327 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: but I think they're you know, well, let's go down 328 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: to down the list here in the in the A 329 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: F c you will go from top to bottom or 330 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: bottom to top. Let's start with the junk. Okay, we 331 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: know Houston is not a contender. They're real bad. We 332 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: know Miami not a contender. No, not good at all. Yeah, 333 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: we know Jacksonville not a contender, not a contender. We 334 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: know the Jets not a contender. They might be the 335 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: worst of all of them. Yeah. How about the Broncos. 336 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: I don't think Yeah, they think they're they're the teams 337 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: and now the defense is injured and Bridgewater is not good. 338 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: The Chiefs contender, Okay, the Colts playoff contender, not Super 339 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: Bowl contender. Good team. The Patriots are three and four, 340 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: but they're three wins are bad you want to talk 341 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: about They're They're in the same boat as the Broncos 342 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: right now at three and four. The Patriots have beaten 343 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: Houston and they had the rally to do so. And 344 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: they've beat the Jets twice. Yep, saying all the Patriots 345 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: are they've blown out the Jets twice. That doesn't be 346 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: really disappointing. Yesterday. I think they are on the Broncos 347 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: tire so not a contender below the Colts. Colts are 348 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: better team than they are well, without a doubt, Without 349 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: a doubt, I think the Broncos might be a better 350 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: team in them. Oh, I don't think they're good at all, 351 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: maybe not as currently, like without all their lineback, with 352 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: all the at the beginning of the season, Yeah, I 353 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: think Denver was a better team. There was a point 354 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: I had like Denver is like my twelve best team 355 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: in the league, you know, I mean the defense was 356 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: strongly a formula. Teddy was playing well, we're Denver's at 357 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: it a month ago, right. Uh. Matt Jones played his 358 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: best game though I know the Jets, but I mean 359 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: he's he's passing the test as rookie quarter. But it 360 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: was his second time against the Jets, so you know, 361 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: it's not like he'd already studied these guys once and 362 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: they played him again three weeks later, No doubt, but 363 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: he's been in Uh. We'll skip over the Steelers from 364 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: now Cleveland. Yeah, but things need to fall back into place. 365 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: They're in a bad spot. It's starting to get a 366 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: little better, it sounds. I mean, Chubbs, we have a 367 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: practice report on them, which is crazy. We won't get 368 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: that until Wednesday. Okay, I guess Chubb was probably gonna play, 369 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: I would assume. So, yeah, you know, so I think 370 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: there's injury wise, are starting to look up a little. 371 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: Maybe Landry or Beckham is in better shape than they 372 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: were Thursday. I don't know. I know their defensive numbers 373 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: are good. It's there's some very shocking discrepancies there though. Yeah, 374 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: Like they've given up sixteen touchdown passes, which is the 375 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: third most in the league. I bet they've have a 376 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: lot of long ones too. They've had a lot of 377 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: yard down their number the number two defense in terms 378 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: of yards, but sixteen touchdown pass Yeah, it doesn't add 379 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: you know, they're like they're like fourth and rush defense, 380 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: but they've given up five rushing touchdowns. Like they give 381 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: up touchdowns, Like they're handing out a lot of it, 382 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: which I think could get better. If you look at 383 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: their defense from last year, it's got like eight or 384 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: nine new starters, and they invested heavily in these dudes 385 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: Clowney and Johnson and Newso in the first round. So 386 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: maybe the communication errors and things like that will get better. 387 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: Um let's look at they haven't. Let me look at 388 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: their schedule here and you tell me where there's who's 389 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: their signature win they've beaten. They played the Chiefs tough, 390 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: as we mentioned open they lost, but they lost and 391 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: the chief that doesn't look as good as it did. 392 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: Then they beat the Texans, which they controlled. But that 393 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: doesn't sound good. I mean, that's not an impressive win. 394 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: They beat the Bears twenty six six and justin fields 395 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: first win. Right. They beat the Vikings fourteen seven. Okay, 396 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 1: they lost. The Chargers lost to the Cardinals, beat the Broncos. Yeah, right, 397 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: who have they beaten? It's any good kind of They 398 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: beat the teams they should They lost the teams they 399 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: shouldn't that type of deal. I don't know what they are. 400 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: I don't know, and we kind of the elephant in 401 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: the room is what's the quarterback situation for now and 402 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the year. And if Baker miraculously plays 403 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: or gets you know, is not an injury problem? How 404 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: much he's not as good as the other quarterbacks we 405 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: want to talk about in these teams ahead of them, right, 406 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're gonna be in the quarterback quandary 407 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: the rest of the year. I don't know if they're 408 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: good or not run well. That the offensive line is good. 409 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if the rest of it's any good. 410 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: I mean, we we'll do a lot of Steelers. That 411 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: also plays into their like everybody's well, they get the 412 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: number two defense, they also have the number one rushing offense, 413 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: which helps your defense. That's part of the reason the 414 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: touchdowns were so alarming when you mentioned that too, because 415 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: the yardage adds up. They're not on the field of 416 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: time they would in time possession. They give touchdowns. Yeah right, right. Um. 417 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: We'll talk Steeler tactical stuff and stuff as a week 418 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: goes on, but their downhill up the middle running game 419 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: really scares me this week, you know. I mean, there's 420 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. But it depends who they play, 421 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, if it's the Chiefs of Old 422 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: and you gotta put up thirty five, I don't know 423 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: that they're the type of team to do that or 424 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, they're hard on to get your head on. 425 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: The Chargers, Yeah, I think so. I think they're a 426 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: young team who the quarterbacks played twenty games or whatever 427 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: and is going to have and he's had three bad 428 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: ones or whatever. You know that they're one out of 429 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: five games, he's gonna look like a youngster. You don't 430 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: know if I trust their coach, I don't know. I 431 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: mean some of their game management stuff is questionable and 432 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: overly aggressive. You know, I've watched that. The only first 433 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: time I've watched them was two weeks ago against the Ravens. Yeah, 434 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: they're going forth, going for fourth you know, fourth down 435 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: in the third quarter from his own twenty and not 436 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: like fourth and one, like fourth and seven and you're 437 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: own twenty. What are you doing then you're not down 438 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: thirty in the fourth quarter? You know, right right? Craziness 439 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: star tender for the Super Bowl. I think that might 440 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: be next year, but trending the white direction for the organization. 441 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: In my opinion, it's a superstar on quarterback. The Ravens 442 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: are add matchup for them. They are they are, I 443 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: mean that absolutely true. Buffalo. Yes, yes, probably more so 444 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: than anyone. I still think you're the best teach because 445 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: they can do it anyway you want. Baltimore, Um, they 446 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: might be on the Browns level right now, where a 447 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: lot of questions, not real sure what they are. I 448 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: don't see a lot of I see more answers for 449 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: the Browns though than I see answers for the Ravens. 450 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: I could see the Browns defense jelling as the season 451 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: comes along. I mean, Lamar is obviously a huge advantage 452 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: versus the Browns quarterback spot. But what if Andrey and 453 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: Beckham's day healthy, I mean the line rolls around. I 454 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: think the Ravens will be a double digit win team. 455 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: I think they'll play better than they did yesterday. Call 456 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: their schedule here and they take real quick and it 457 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: can't be easy. They get the Vikings this week. That's 458 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: a dangerous actually they get they get a bye week 459 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: and then the Vikings. They could use the by Yeah. 460 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: Then they're at the Dolphins, at the Bears like their chances, 461 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: play the Browns and the Steelers here in Pittsburgh, and 462 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: they play at Cleveland again. So they play Cleveland two 463 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: times in three weeks, and there's a bye and with 464 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: the Steelers, with the Steelers sandwiched in between, that's a 465 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: that's a weird stretch. Then they play the Packers, then 466 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: they're at Cincinnati. It's interesting about that Brown's raven things 467 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: is they have the Steelers in between, but the Browns 468 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: are off in between, so they get to play. They 469 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 1: play the Ravens twice in a row. By the bye 470 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,959 Speaker 1: is the middle of the Oreo. After the Packers, they 471 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: get there at Cincinnati Packers and Cincinnati's are real schedule, 472 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: and they play the Rams and they get the Steelers again. 473 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: Still think they can, Still think they get the ten. 474 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: There's three pretty easy ws on there though. Okay, but 475 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: that means they're gonna they're gonna to beat some of 476 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: these other teams. I mean, I don't know Steelers, you know, 477 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if they sweep them, but I don't think. 478 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: I don't think the Ravens sweep them. No, I think 479 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: they split. They probably get three wins in division what's 480 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 1: all said and done. Maybe two, I mean out there 481 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: what they own one right now? If they're gonna they're 482 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: gonna split with Cincinnati, say, I mean they might lose 483 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: the Bengals again, Yeah, I mean I think they get 484 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: to ten. I think they might struggle to get the ten. Yeah. 485 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 1: It really is to schedule, probably harder than Titans contender. 486 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: Get a look at the crystal ball is can just 487 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: does Henry stay healthy? I'm impressed. I mean, I don't 488 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 1: know if there's any unit that got better from last 489 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: year than their pass rush. They actually have a pass 490 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: rush now. Landry Bud you know Simmons, and that's been 491 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: you know something. They can hang their hat on defense 492 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: and these high scoring games, and it also helps their 493 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,360 Speaker 1: secondary bad. That also helps when you get a lead, 494 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: which is what they did yesterday. Right, If they can 495 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: get a lead, and you know, they're gonna be really 496 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: hard to play against. Contender, no playing well. Yeah. Do 497 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: you think if we look back on the year right 498 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: now would be the highest they'll end up in the 499 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: power ranks ever? Without a doubt. Yeah. Beat the Chiefs 500 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: in the in the Bills. It's about as good as 501 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: it gets, both at home, both at home. Yeah. I 502 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: tend to think that they've peaked and aren't quite this good. 503 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: The Raiders. No, Yeah, I don't think so either. No, 504 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: I don't know what the Gruden effect is. They're two 505 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: and o without them, they've been two bad teams, and 506 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: they've been two bad teams. And Phillies at Nightmare. I 507 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: think Philly is really bad. Yeah, and then the Bengals 508 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: contender or no, but maybe in the same levels of Chargers. Coincidentally, 509 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: they have the quarterbacks in the same class that are Boy, 510 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: this team is better than we thought. Moving the right direction. 511 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: This could be that year where you learn what it's 512 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: like to be a winner, and the next year that 513 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 1: everyone's gunning for you and you're on Monday of football 514 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: more and you see how you handle that and that 515 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: type of thing, you know, and most teams don't make 516 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: that transition well or stay at the top, but go 517 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 1: in the right direction. We will save the Steelers for 518 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: the next segment. We'll talk about that. We'll continue to 519 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: break down the a FC. It's very interesting right now. 520 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: He is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lali. 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