1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Your tunes about drive on your seven home of the 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: black and goals, steelers nation radio. Welcome back. I'm Dale Lally, 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: he is Matt Williamson, and this is the drive on 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: steelers nation radio. Matt, I wanted to talk about the 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Jacoby Brissette. UH, looking here at his first two games, 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: they're like exact opposites of each other. Yeah, one was 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: good and one wasn't. So the game against the Carolina 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: Panthers in week one. The browns squeaked that one out. 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: He was eighteen or thirty four. That either way. Eighteen 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: and thirty four. Completed Fifty of his passes for a 11 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: hundred forty seven yards. He had thirty four pass attempts 12 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: to get a hundred forty seven yards a touchdown. He 13 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: didn't throw an interception in the game. He had four 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: carries for ten yards. Not the most productive day out 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: of your quarterback. It's not, you know. Then he comes 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: back against the jets last week, in a loss. Mind you, 17 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: they won the first on the first you would think 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: of the other way out they went. They lose. Last 19 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 1: week he goes twenty two seven. That's eight one five 20 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: percent of completion percentage for two nine yards. One touchdown, 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: one interception. It was only sacked once against six carries 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: for forty three yards in that game. I don't know 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: which is the true Jacoby precenter. Is it somewhere in between? 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: I don't think it's the second one. I don't think 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: it is either. You know, I mean if we're gonna 26 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: make make excuses as the wrong word, but if we're gonna, 27 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, preface these things with Mitch, I think we 28 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: have to do the same with Jacoby in that first 29 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: real game with the new team. Maybe we don't trust them, 30 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: we'RE NOT gonna ask him to do a lot and 31 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: I guess they were comfortable with them and decided to 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: open it up a little bit more against the jets. 33 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know that that's the case, but 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: I do think watching the first game, I thought they 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: hit him to no end, like we don't trust this guy, 36 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: and I figured that's how they're gonna play all year. 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: I assumed that in the preseason. And he's a smart, 38 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: tough guy with a big arm. He's just not a 39 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: real quick read and reacting it out processor type and 40 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: his accuracy can wane a little bit, a little bit 41 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: of a slow delivery Um but coaches and teammates love 42 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: on them. They run through a wall, you know, tough, 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: big Um and the jets game is the one that 44 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: doesn't make sense to me, though. You know, and I'm 45 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: thinking maybe the jets are in the secondary and I 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: don't think they have a great secondary. It's young and 47 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: you know right, they also featured Amari Cooper more that 48 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: they didn't do that much better. That was one thing 49 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: I was going to harp onto was cooper had a 50 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: very good game. It was open a lot. So I 51 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: mean that's maybe that's the difference right there. But I'm 52 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: looking here at his his career stats against the steelers. UH, 53 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: in three games he's eighteen of twenty nine, uh, completion 54 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: percentage one, two touchdowns, one interception. Uh. Um. How many games, 55 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: parts of three games he's only he's only played in two. 56 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: Two Games against him. He is two starts actually, uh, Indie, 57 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: both both with Indianapolis. The first one came in seventeen, 58 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: a second and nineteen. Uh. If you remember, he got 59 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: hurt in the second start in twenty nineteen and they 60 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: had to bring in I believe lawyer came into that game. 61 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: I think where was the backup? Uh. The steelers won 62 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: both of those games that he has started against them. 63 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: They experienced against him and yeah, frankly, he hasn't changed 64 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: much over the years. were, myself included, we're thinking, once 65 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: he gets an opportunity, this guy might be a starter. Well, 66 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: he's gotten those opportunities and he is what he is 67 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: at this point and he's a real good backup. Yeah, 68 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: fifteen and twenty four career record. Um as as a starter. 69 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: It's kind of is. You know, he's never had a 70 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: winning record as a starter any season any see, in 71 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: any single season. The closest he came with seven and 72 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: eighteen for the colts, who were at that point. We're 73 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: bill doing a little something there. I mean they had 74 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: a pretty good rosters, they had a really good line 75 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: at that point. Um, he does need to be protected 76 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: and I would think Cleveland's line all and all, is 77 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: more than good enough, you know, in terms of comparing 78 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: to the other thirty two. Um, he's fine. Again. I 79 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: liked him a lot more two years ago. I had 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: a lot more hope for him. Never really turned the corner. 81 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: He'll be in this league as long as he wants, 82 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: you know. I mean he's one of those guys that 83 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: has enough resume that he'll be an NFL quarterback in 84 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: some capacity for as long as he wants to play. Um. 85 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: But you don't, you don't fear him, you know. And 86 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: it's not as good a runner as people think. No, 87 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: he was. You know, they he was used as a 88 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: runner some in pat in the past because of the 89 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: teams that he was on, because it's a Philip rivers. Yeah, 90 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: you and I would be strong runners with with Philip 91 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: Rivers quarterback. I'm just looking at this. Has He ever 92 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: had he said one career three yard game was one 93 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: of his best games. He said he's I've seen four 94 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: career yard games. So this isn't somebody who's gonna go 95 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: out there and throw the ball all over the yard 96 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: on you. I would think not. Um, I'd be a 97 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: little worried about protection if I were them as well. 98 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: You know, even without what Um I would think that 99 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: they would like the cooper matchup no matter who what 100 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: corner he gets. I mean I would think that, especially 101 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: after the last week, that we invest in this guy 102 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: to be our one, we're gonna try to get him 103 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: ten to twelve targets in that neighborhood, maybe double digit 104 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: catches Um, but I feel like we're having the same 105 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: conversation is with the Patriots. A little bit like this 106 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: passing game, by NFL Standards Nowadays, is not dynamic. I mean, 107 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: most teams have a lot of dudes and this one 108 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: doesn't really. Yeah, yeah, you don't want guys figuring out 109 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: that their dudes in this game. Um, People Jones or 110 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: one of those, or somebody like that that has a 111 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: lot of talent that hasn't quite put it together. I mean, 112 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: but I see a lot of games under two hundred 113 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: yards here in Jacoby Brissette's career and two of his 114 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: four three hundred yard games came against Houston. So who 115 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: do you think throws for more yards? And it's not 116 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: like Mitch has a million three hundred yard games either. No, no, 117 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: you know, Um, they'll probably asked to do similar things. 118 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: I think trabisky is a better athlete, yeah, there's no doubt, 119 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: and he has better weapons. And he has better weapons, 120 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean. And again, I think their protection should be 121 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: able to hold up against the browns too. Yeah, so 122 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: I guess. And listening to Trabisky and met Canada this week, 123 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: I mean they're talking about we need to take more shots. 124 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: So I think they definitely all right when they say 125 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: that it's going to happen right. I mean they're game 126 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: planning for it, they're practicing about it as we speak, 127 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: and we've seen in the browns have given them up. 128 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: You know, they're not gonna come into this game and 129 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: throw a bunch of dump offs. I think they could 130 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: win this game without connecting downfield over and over. But 131 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: you gotta take some shots, especially early in this game. 132 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: You want to take that Brown's running game out of this, 133 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: out of the equation. The lead would be nice, kind 134 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: of like you know, if you if you do it 135 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: like we did in Cincinnati, you know, go out there 136 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: and get get a lead early and then they just 137 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: played with such a few leads over the last twenty 138 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: games or whatever. I mean. Boy, it will be a 139 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: nice change of pace for this defense in particular, and 140 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: the offense a lot less stress on you. That'd be big. 141 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: You know, on the road, you know the crowds will 142 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: be loud. Quiet them. You know, land the first puncher 143 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: go a long way. Yeah, that's so. Certainly, you know, 144 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: I would imagine that that Cleveland crowd will be pretty 145 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: fired up on a Thursday night and given the way 146 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: they turned on the browns in Sunday's game when they 147 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: blew that lead, you could probably pretty quick you can 148 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: get pretty ugly if you get a big lead quickly. 149 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: You know they hate the steelers. I mean they've been 150 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: bullied by the steelers, their whole fandom basically, and they'll 151 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: be wound up national game, of course, but you said, 152 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: things start getting ugly you can see a fan base. 153 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: It's I mean there's so much going on around that 154 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: team right now. Their fans have to be conflicted anyways, 155 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: alone losing the craziest game that anyone's lost in the 156 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: last twenty years or whatever. What was your stat on that? 157 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: So when the with the clock being between a minute 158 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: and a half left or in two minutes, with the 159 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: thirteen point lead, which isn't an uncommon number, of course, 160 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: the last two hundred and one team since two thousand, 161 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: since two thousand, two hundred and one and zero, now 162 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: and one, two, one and one. Yeah, unless another one 163 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: happened to last week, that they won. Everybody wins in 164 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: that situation. You're winning by thirteen with, you know, under 165 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: two minutes on the clock. You gotta Win that game, 166 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: you know, and especially with with, you know, a running 167 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: game that averages two yards rushing. Pame right, you'd love 168 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: the closed teams out. That's the old Bill Cower Stad. Well, 169 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: Bill Cower, when he has a two touchdown leading the 170 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, he always wins. Yeah, I mean having a 171 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: line in your own bed at helps. Yeah, there's no 172 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Closing teams out. It's big and I 173 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: give the Patriots a little bit of credit for that. 174 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: Last week. They they showed that. You know, and I 175 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: don't kill the Steeler D for allowing uh some, some 176 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: rushing yardage at the end of games. Every team does that. 177 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: It wasn't their finest moment but Um, hopefully the steelers 178 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: can develop that at one point. And I can't believe 179 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: that the Browns, of all teams, whore probably run the 180 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: ball better than a in the league right now, couldn't 181 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: close somebody out and they actually went. They actually it was. 182 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: It was detrimental to them. When Chubb scored the touchdown, 183 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: if her right, I mean still, I'm not gonna Kill 184 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: the coaching Stafford that two touchdowns. We should still hold 185 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: that lead. Recover an onside kick, you win that game. 186 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: One of like eight things special teams wise. I mean 187 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: they they've got too young. The punter, their kickers a rookie. Yeah, 188 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: I mean so. You know that's made a big kick 189 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: the win the panthers game. Yeah, he has missed an 190 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: extra point. He did miss an extra point. I know 191 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: he's got a big leg, but they like him. But 192 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: rookie kickers scarem rookie kickers can be an issue. You know, 193 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: I'm time with the whole world watching game on the line. 194 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: You know, the punter is Corey borkowis. I don't know 195 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: anything about him with Mr he is. Well, he's in 196 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: his fifth season. I don't know that he's ever who's 197 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: he kicked for before? I don't ever ever remember him 198 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: kicking for anybody else. Maybe he's been in five camps. 199 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: Not exactly a ring endorsement. He actually he started for 200 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: the bills in and in Green Bay last year. Really, 201 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: how do I know this guy? Yeah, right, he played. 202 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: I'm color me shock. Mr Bork yeah, yeah, Um, yeah, 203 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: I should have known that name. But yeah, so I 204 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: I just look at that. You know, they're not super dynamic. 205 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: DMITRIC FELTON is their punt returner. Um, little guy. He's 206 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: a real little guy. I don't know if he's a 207 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: running back or if he's a receiver. He's shifty, he's fast. Um. 208 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: Always tried to find some spot on offense for him 209 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 1: and those guys. I mean he's better than dree archer, 210 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: but he's kind of in that mall. That's kind of 211 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: who he is, because he's got two touches this year 212 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: and he's got minus one yards. I mean he's a 213 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: gadget dude all day long. He's five nine nine pounds and, 214 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: you know, fast and you know good combines, but not 215 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 1: big right. And so he's I guess he's a dangerous 216 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: returner to some degree, but I'm not losing a sleep 217 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: over that. Yeah, his in his career. He's got eight 218 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: carries for twenty yards and uh, nineteen catches for a 219 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: d eighty four. Um. He's the type of guy if 220 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: he's out there on offense, alert, alert here. Yeah, they're 221 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: gonna do something with right, right, right now. He's gonna 222 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: get the ball, something goofy way or you know. But 223 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: oh well, I mean he doesn't scare me again, their weapons. 224 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: They don't have a lot of resources. But I look 225 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: at this team and think what do they need? They 226 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: really need another receiver and they need d tackle help 227 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: a lot. And going forward, just big picture, they're not 228 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: gonna be able to add anyth they're gonna lose stuff. 229 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: I mean more needs are gonna pop up and Deshawn 230 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: Watson better make all those problems go away, and I 231 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: think that's asking a lot. That's stuff to do when 232 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 1: you again don't have the weapons and play football in 233 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: seven days. That too knows if he's good anymore or 234 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: where he's at and as a career wise. Um, if 235 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: we're sitting here on Friday and the Browns win this game, 236 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: what did they do? Chubb and hunt combined for one. 237 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: Eight browns are plus one and turnovers. Garrett has two 238 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: sacks this one. There's so many layers to every game 239 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: and previewing them as a crapshoot, no matter how you 240 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: are at it. I think the two matchups, though, are 241 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: Garrett and Chubb, I mean and them lump and hunt 242 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: him with Chubb too, but if you could have two people. 243 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: We laughed last week. Belichick never lets you do your 244 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: thing that you're the best at. You know that's not 245 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: that he didn't invent that or the only one that 246 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: does it, but if he didn't take anybody away from 247 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: the steelers last year. He didn't, you know, but if 248 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: you told me Chubb and Garrett didn't wreck this game, 249 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: I really think the steelers would win nine ten of those, 250 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, like those two could be massive problems and 251 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: control the flow of the game and get a lead 252 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: and then myles Garrett's pinning his ears back and they 253 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: could play off each other that way. But otherwise, I mean, 254 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: anything could happen, of course, but I think those are 255 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: the matchups, those are the two guys, the two phases 256 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: of this football team you have to worry most about. Conversely, 257 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: if we're sitting here Friday and the steelers won this game, 258 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: what happened? Mm Hmm, I'M gonna say the offensive line wins, 259 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: and I'm kind of expecting that. I'm hesitant to go 260 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: out on that limb because it isn't a great line, 261 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: but it's getting better, and I mean that in both phases. 262 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: The protection has been way better than the run blocking, 263 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,119 Speaker 1: but I would to see them win in both phases. 264 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: Um Spreading football around, yeah, yeah, I mean Deonta could 265 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: have ten catches for one fifty and you win, but 266 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: I'd sure like to see pickings involved. Yeah, we talked 267 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: about all these groups. You know, they've got so many weapons. 268 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: Use them all, use them all and you're gonna find 269 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: stuff you like. Um, you know, against any defense. Again, 270 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: they got five or six dudes that are hard to 271 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: play against. Make them all, you know, make them play 272 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: against them. You know, I think that's definitely true. Defensively, 273 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: I think it's more just stop the run. You know, 274 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: that's the Chubb thing. Um, I don't know what they 275 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: have to win the turnover battle to win. I mean, 276 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: obviously you'd say it's in any game, but this is 277 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: apparent for the last two turnovers are going to be massive. 278 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: Special teams are gonna be big. I mean, no one's 279 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: gonna win thirty to thing in this game, you know. 280 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: I mean it's not gonna be a blowout. Yeah, I 281 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: think the keys you're thinking, you're looking at. I do 282 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: think the steelers should have a an advantage on special teams. 283 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: I don't think the browns have a lot of depth. Yeah, Um, 284 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: you know, I don't. I don't know if they have any, 285 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: you know, well, like guys really a really good special 286 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: teams player. I don't know who they are. If they are, Um, 287 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: for that stat sheet that I do. I pulled up 288 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: all the steelers snap counts in terms of special teamers 289 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: and it's pretty obvious who those guys are now after 290 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: two games. And I did the same with the browns 291 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: and they're special teamers. Haven't played nearly as many snaps 292 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: as the steelers. Talk. Well, yeah, but I think without 293 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: digging into every phase of the Brown special teams, I'm 294 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: not that big of a Dork that, Um, I don't 295 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: know what they have core special teamers to the level 296 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: the steelers. Do. You know five or six guys that 297 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: play every phase? I mean I think that some play 298 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: a few and you know, you're you're good on punt team, 299 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: but we don't want you on Golfs, you know. So 300 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: I don't know that for a fact, but I don't 301 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: think that they have as good as special teamers, you know, 302 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: for all phases. Well, I'm just looking at it this year. UH, now, 303 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: they've only had two punt returns against them this year, 304 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: but they've given up an average of thirteen yards per punt. 305 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: Two for twenty six UH kick returns. They've actually allowed 306 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: some kick reature five kick returns. So maybe they're they're 307 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: playing it to do that. Hundred ten yards on that. Um. Yeah, 308 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: I had a hard time come up with special teams 309 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: notes this week, Um, because there's not a lot of 310 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: body of work for one thing, you know. But so 311 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: I think if you can get them to punt, there 312 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: might be some opportunities there too to create a little 313 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: bit Um, you know, uh, conversially, I mean they're averaging, 314 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, Felton's averaging six yards per punt return. So yeah, 315 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: I'M NOT gonna I'm not gonna kill you there. Um. 316 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: And I expect gunner to be shorthanded. I don't think 317 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: that's the that's the that's not history like that. He 318 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: made one bad play against his old team. You know. 319 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: I expect the steelers returners to be just fine. Speaking 320 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: of that. So Mike Tomlin on on Monday says that 321 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: Olshefski's job in that situation because he made note that 322 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 1: they only had ten guys on the field for that place. Yeah, 323 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: they didn't have the outside gunner on the right side covered. Oh, 324 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: that's why the guy was in his face so quickly. 325 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: Gunner's right, the gunners right, which is the side of 326 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: so that's the guy who's standing in front of the 327 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots sideline on that side of the all the 328 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: way across the field real quick. I'm just thinking to 329 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: the Patriots eyes. If I'm them, I'm definitely punning to 330 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: that direction then, which is what they did. I assume 331 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: they had to check to like hey, these dudes uncovered, 332 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna get down there without hesitation. Steers may even 333 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: been lucky. They didn't throw it to him right. Yeah, yeah, 334 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're punter can do that, if 335 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: they have a check to get into that Um. So 336 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin was asked, well, what's what's alsofsky's job, as 337 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: as the punt returner to in that situation? He said, well, 338 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: it's his job to count the guys on the field 339 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: and then, if he sees that we don't have enough 340 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: out there, fair catch to football. Yeah, well, he did 341 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: both of those things. Yeah, he just didn't execute that 342 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: fare people killing him. Well, he did. You know, he's 343 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: not supposed to call time out in that situation. You 344 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: want to burn a time out in the in the 345 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: third quarter because you don't have somebody out there on 346 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: that on, you know, and you're not gonna Signal Hey, 347 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,479 Speaker 1: we gotta run somebody onto the other side of the field, 348 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: if it's in front, if it's in front of your bench, 349 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: if it's that side, yeah, you can say, Hey, we 350 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: need a guy out here. And he didna go five feet. 351 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: He's not going to run sixty, sixty yards. Yeah, go 352 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: get the other, you know, gunner. But there was definitely 353 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: a there was definitely a fair catch signal on that. 354 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: He was trying to fair catch it. So mentally he 355 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: did his job. He didn't catch the football and the steelers, 356 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: the steelers would have had the ball at the twenty. 357 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: That's where he founded with the fair catch and it 358 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: never comes up to you. Ten Man on the field. 359 00:18:56,119 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: Probably happened numerous times and Tomlin's career in every coach 360 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: just because he was asked about that. You know what's 361 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: the what's the process on sending your punt team on 362 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: it as well? We don't have a launchpad like high 363 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: school where we call them all together and say okay, guys, 364 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: now we all got in the field. You're expected to 365 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: know what your job is on on punt return. You're 366 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: on the punt one team. You know you're supposed to 367 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: be out there and someone got yelled at, I'm sure, 368 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: for it because they should have been out there. No, 369 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: but that's interesting, like, Oh, gunner doesn't know what he's doing. 370 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: His coaching staff's dumb, they don't coach these things. No, 371 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: we got a plan. Even some of my even some 372 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: of my compatriots here in the media, Um, we're looking 373 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: at that. Well, gunners, gunner screwed that up. He's not 374 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 1: supposed to call time out there. It's not his job 375 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: to go find ten other people and hey, guys, let's 376 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: go out. You Line up there and you line up here. 377 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: You know, and I'm gonna catch it. It's not Danny Smith. 378 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: Danny Smith done his job. He told them all. We 379 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: gotta get on. You're on the number one punt team. 380 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: We gotta be. This is this is where you're lined 381 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: up at. I assume it's on a huge, you know, 382 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: screen in the locker room and everything last every hand, 383 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 1: everybody knows. They walk, they walk through it the day 384 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: before the game and they don't do it with him, right, somebody? 385 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: That's good. I mean get off gunner's case on that. Yes, 386 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: he caught the football, of course, absolutely absolutely, and if 387 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: he does that a hundred times, he probably catches ninety 388 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: nine of them. Exactly and if it becomes a problem, 389 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: you get rid of him. Right, you're not gonna be 390 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: around front return if you don't catch the ball, right. Um. So, yeah, 391 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: I think the steelers should have an advantage on special quick. 392 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: I hope people just aren't like, why would you say 393 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: the students have an advantage? They don't know what the 394 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: heck they're doing. No, they know what the heck they're doing. 395 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: They're a very good special teams coach and Tomlins dressed 396 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: special teams more than most. They guys actually dedicated to 397 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: doing it. Um. So I would expect that to be 398 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, again when the hidden yardage. They didn't do 399 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: that last week. And it's a Patriot thing. Say One 400 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: about Belichick and whatnot. He tends to win. And some 401 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: of that's field, but you know, some of US lock, 402 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: some of US field position, some of us, you know, 403 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: you're not going to return the football as much when 404 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: they're when they're, you know, punning from midfield, you're just 405 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna be fair catch it up most of the time, 406 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 1: you know. So you're not going to get that hidden 407 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: yard is. If you're punting from your own end, then 408 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: they're they're going to return it more yeah, that makes sense, 409 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: you know. So you gotta, you gotta get some early 410 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 1: stops on defense. That would be you can't, you can't 411 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: allow three and four first downs and they when they 412 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: you know, flipped the field on you. Back to the 413 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: original question. Maybe my biggest concern, which is kind of 414 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: correlates with the Chub, you know, frighteningness. It's not a 415 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: word um time of possession. And if they lose time 416 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: of possession, bad. If that defense is on the field 417 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,479 Speaker 1: a lot on a short week on the road after playing, 418 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: I mean that defense is played a ton of snaps. 419 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: The offense is just going out there and scoring on 420 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: big players ardor. That's fine. I mean that's totally different. 421 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: But I'm assuming that won't be the case. You know, 422 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: I love the D line rotation they've used, but that 423 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: can war within after a while. They've played a lot 424 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: of snaps already and this is a quick game on 425 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: a road against a physical, good running football team. Yeah, absolutely, 426 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: but so, you know, we'll see um how this all 427 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: plays out. I think it's gonna be a close game, 428 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: hard fought. Both these teams need to win bad, you know. 429 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: I mean it's at that point of the year you 430 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: know it's a division game. 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