1 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: Welcome back. I'm dale ally here with Matt Williamson and 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Matt we talked a lot about well, the quarterback situation 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: for obvious reasons. Um, looking at the rest of it, 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: I'm not concerned about the offensive line if if Kevin 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Dotson looks like he's gonna be out for a couple 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: of weeks. Anyways, we talked about the outside linebacker position. 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: It's a little bit, but we haven't talked about what 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: happens if t J. Watt is not available. Yeah, I 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: think Taco Charlton would get to start. He's got he's 10 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: got more experience, he's got a better chance to make 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: an impact. Yeah. Um, I mean he started games in 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: the NFL before. But but you know, it's the domino effect, 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: all right, I mean, who's the third guy with the bench? 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Who else after that high Smith guitar? I mean all 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: these things. You're dangerously thin there and you might not 16 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: have an impact player there. I mean, and especially if 17 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: high Smith has a hard time with Slater, which I 18 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,919 Speaker 1: think is very possible. You know, like that edge stuff 19 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: is is worrisome to me. And then you add into 20 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: effect that you're not going to scheme around make a 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick available. Right, You're gonna be without two of your 22 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: top three defensive players, absolutely, and they do very different things. 23 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: And you know, like if you're but we talked about 24 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 1: this a little bit last segment, like, Okay, we don't 25 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: have what these guys aren't handling the blitz. Well, let's 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: bring Bush, show Bird, Edmunds, slot corners whatever more than 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: we have lately. Make all take care of it if 28 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: anything goes wrong. Right, Yeah, that's the thing, you know. 29 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: I asked Harrell Edmonds that yesterday, Like, how many times 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: because everybody looks at make us we don't have any interceptions, 31 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: you know where the stre his influence is massive? How 32 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: many times is the quarterback not throw the ball in 33 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: certain places because he sees make it Fitzpatricks in the area, right? 34 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: Or I always talked about this with Ed Reid and 35 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: Earl Thomas, especially in that cover three Seahawks Legion of Boom. 36 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: Those guys all said Earl was the most important guy 37 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: on that defense because they all the other ten could 38 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: be so right, Yeah, I got him behind me. Should 39 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: I jump his past or not? I'm doing it. Yeah, 40 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: it just allows you to make more big plays. Or again, 41 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: if we're gonna blitz. Have you on this snap. I 42 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: know Earl will cover us if we get beat, you know, 43 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: I mean, at least he's gonna get the guy on 44 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: the on the ground or you know, be nowhere he's 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: gonna be. So that's stuff super important and deep middle 46 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: safeties are hard to come by. Yeah, I asked that 47 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: Butler today. I said, you know, basically along the lines of, look, 48 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: I know you always say next man up, blah blah blah, 49 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: all that stuff. I said, but is it too simple? 50 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: You can't ask guys who were replacing t J want 51 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: and make of Fitzpatrick to be t J. That's not realistic. 52 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: He said, No, you're not off track. You gotta make adjustments. 53 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: Players like that when they when they're out of the game. 54 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: They're two of the best players that you've got. Of 55 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: course you do make adjustments. What we're going to do, 56 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: I'm not making Oh, it's all the same. What's complete 57 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: bs Uh. They're going to have to figure talking about 58 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: the charge with how they're gonna, you know, take care 59 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: of that. He says. Hopefully the guys will step up 60 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: and they understand how good to players that those guys are. 61 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: The guys who are replacing. Obviously they know how good 62 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: they are. We're just going to have to give it 63 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: our best shot. See what happens. It sounds. I mean, 64 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: that's not like, oh, I'll just do X y Z's 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: gonna throw these guys in there. We're gonna do what 66 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: we do. And you know, you think nor Wood would 67 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: be the deep middle guy though, don't you. I believe, yeah, 68 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: that would probably be the case. I think you'll you'll 69 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: see him mix and match a little bit in terms 70 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: of you mentioned Joseph's name to down in distance things, Yeah, 71 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: some down in distancing. You could see maybe this will 72 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: be a game where I would expect to see maybe 73 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: a little bit more dime. I could see that than 74 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: usual because you almost have to treat r in like 75 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: third and eight like he's a wide receiver and Jared 76 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Cook's not like a block right. You know, they're they're 77 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: very their personnel groupings don't stand out. They're they're very 78 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: legal average across the board with them. But they did 79 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: try to get a little more tight ends involved this 80 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: past week, the rookie mckittye, and I think they like 81 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: par them, but they're kind of searching their Cook hasn't 82 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: been super exciting. Um, they've kind of been hurting for 83 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: a third receiver, the rookie Josh Palmer starting to step 84 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: up a little, you know. I mean they're they're getting 85 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: a little more on their plate, but it's really a 86 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: two man show. Yeah. I really think in their passing games, 87 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: I think you have to treat Eckler like he's a 88 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: wide receiver. I think you treat Cook kind of like 89 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: he's a wide receiver. Yeah, because they're not a real 90 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: physical running game period. It's almost like Ebron and if 91 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: you had Jalen Samuel's in the game for this, Yeah, 92 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: a much better runner, right, but he's just not a bruiser, 93 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: and he's you know right right now. I think that's 94 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: probably true. You probably want speed on the field when 95 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: so you so you I think you see more maybe 96 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: dime this week, in which case, if you're if you're 97 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: going to do that, somebody's gonna be that other dime 98 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: winner back, especially if Norwood is usually that guy, Shutton 99 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: is he usually one of the other guys. If you're 100 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: gonna play both of those guys, somebody else has to 101 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: be a dime well, Karl Joseph, Yeah, more so than 102 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: Killerbrue probably Yeah, you know, just runs better. Yeah, I 103 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: mean he's smaller, um, but he runs better. Yeah that 104 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: makes some sense. I would think you'd want to use 105 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: a variety of safeties, but this could be a big 106 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: Joseph game and where I think about it. Yeah, he's 107 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: played two snaps this year. Yeah, I've always liked him. 108 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: I mean I wonder I've always thought part of this 109 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: part of it. He's a free safety, and their free 110 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: safety is making in Norwood is again he plays nickel corner. 111 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: He plays safety, gives you some flexibility to do some 112 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: different things. So okay, yeah, yeah, and plus Norwood deserves snaps. 113 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: He's been pretty darn good. It's been nothing, he's done 114 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: nothing wrong and you know, um, so yeah, this could 115 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: be a game where you see Karl Joseph get a 116 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: little more playing time. So number eight, he's wearing eight now. 117 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: He took eight when Mark Melvin Ingram left, so eight 118 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: will be back in penal should be a smaller I 119 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: think it's a crucial game for Showbird and especially Bush too. 120 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's a real handful in a Camara like 121 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: way in terms of you know, receiving skills, elusiveness, or 122 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: out that's what he does better. Actually, he does really 123 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: well and surprisingly his numbers are a little down as 124 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: a receiver to there. We haven't talked about tendencies with 125 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: their offense and stuff much, but it's a little odd 126 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: how they're handling their offense the last four weeks, and 127 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: not coincidentally, they've been won in three in that stretch. 128 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: And you know, Mike Williams isn't the same player he 129 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: was at the beginning of the season. But it's what 130 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: if he gets healthy, will they start using him more? 131 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: So there figuring things out on offense too. Well. I 132 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: sent you this that earlier in the week. I know 133 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: you're you're big on point differential. Yeah, there are three 134 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: teams in the league who have a winning record but 135 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: a negative point differential. One is the Steelers. The Raiders 136 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: are one, and the Chargers are one. And you wouldn't 137 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: think of the Chargers in that. No, you know, the 138 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: other two aren't super shocking, but they've had a tough time. 139 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: They've they've been outscored two nineteen and they're five and four. Yeah, yea, 140 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: and over the last month their minus thirty five and 141 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: last month might be getting them in a good spot place, 142 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: especially if you're mixing the defensive line COVID situation that 143 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: they're fighting right now because it wasn't a deep spot 144 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: to begin with. I know we're focusing more on when 145 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: sing their first time it's called him San Diego a 146 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: week when La has had the ball. But I think 147 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: considering how bad they are against the run, how light 148 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: they are across the defensive front, I think this is 149 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: a big people game for the Steelers offense. Yeah, I 150 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: think so too. You know, extra tight ends, what you know? 151 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you just want to bully them. 152 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: Maybe we should ask Labs again if they think he 153 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: thinks they could should run and what he should We 154 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: can ask him what he thinks the game plan should be. 155 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: And I mentioned was on the call was today believe 156 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: it or not, he thinks they should run it as well. 157 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: Sing Yeah, but a boy. It just sets up to 158 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: give it to a big back between behind big blockers, 159 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: over and over and over. Yeah. I don't know that 160 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna be able to stop it. They haven't stopped 161 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: any front. Yeah, I mean, they just haven't stopped anybody 162 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: running the football this year. It's remarkably bad. If you 163 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: look at their their stats. Um, they're low mark for 164 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: the season on rushing. Now. They they limited the Raiders 165 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: to forty eight yards when they beat the Raiders, and 166 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: that game was what was the score of that So 167 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: they're giving up a hundred and fifty five yards rushing 168 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: per game and they held the Raiders good. One it's 169 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: been one six and the opener against Washington. One in 170 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: week two against Dallas, one six against the Chiefs, the 171 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs ran for Uh. Then it was forty eight against 172 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders. The Browns went for two thirty. Yeah, the 173 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: Ravens went for seven, the Patriots went for two ten. 174 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: It was one fifty five against the Eagles, and then uh, 175 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: where's the last one here? Um, I'm looking at maybe 176 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: the wrong It was one forty two against the Patriots. 177 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I was looking at their passing gyards against 178 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: the Ravers. Two against the Patriots, won seventy six against 179 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles, who hadn't run against anybody, and then one 180 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: of three last week against the Vikings. And I think 181 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: last week they loaded up, they sold out, they gave up. 182 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: They did to seventy eight through the air in that game. 183 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: So even when they've loaded up to stop the opponent's 184 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: running game. They still gave up a hunt in three 185 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: yards in that game. Dalvin Cook still had ninety yards 186 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: and they lost the football game. And on average they 187 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: get out rushed by their opponents by like fifty yards 188 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: per game. Now, that's the thing. If you look at 189 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: their rushing yards seventy seven sixty eight in that game 190 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: against the Raiders, that a win for that's the anomaly game. Yeah, 191 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: one twelve twenty six against the Ravens. In that game, 192 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: they didn't do anything in that game. Won sixty three 193 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, which is kind of surprising. They won 194 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: that game. No, they lost that game, eighty nine against 195 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles, eighty two against the Vikings last week. I mean, 196 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: they just consistently get out rushed they I mean, it's 197 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: it's a real problem. It said fifty yards of games 198 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: and that's why they can't. They their offense as good 199 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: as it is, I can't stay on the field. That's 200 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: where I was going next, That's where I thought you 201 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: were going. Yeah, we would do. We're like, we know 202 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,719 Speaker 1: what the other one's thinking. We haven't talked about it enough, 203 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: but I probably shouldn't shock anybody. Steelers time of possession 204 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: gradually is getting better and better and better than they've 205 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: run the ball more effectively. And it's not because they 206 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: played it overtime game. They exclude the overtime stuff when 207 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: they were they come up with it. So the Steelers 208 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: are not up to eleventh in time of possession, and 209 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: earlier season they were a long way from eleventh. Well 210 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: that's where l A is. I mean l A is 211 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: a twenty six now and I mentioned this four game 212 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: stretch that they're on. There are three losses. They've held 213 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: the ball. Who was it, Okay, last week they held 214 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: the ball for twenty three You're gonna lose. I mean 215 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: unless the other team turns the ball over like six times. 216 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: You're right, because they're throw thin on the D line 217 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: to those guys wear out, you know, I mean, it 218 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: doesn't play. They can't get off the field. And this 219 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: is the type of team that needs to win the 220 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: time possession battle. They can't have a thin old line 221 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: out there or D line out there that much. Against 222 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 1: the Eagles, they held it for over they were over 223 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: thirty three minutes. That was a game they won. But 224 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: the last two weeks it's at thirty six and then 225 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: twenty one three against the Ravens. So during this four 226 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: game stretch, I mean, they're getting They're on the field 227 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: all the time. They have the second fewest offensive possessions 228 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: in the league. The only team that's worse is the 229 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: is the Lions. And you just saw the line. I mean, 230 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny brought up the Lions because I 231 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: mentioned the the fifty yard rushing verse opponent discrepancy. Well, 232 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: the Lions are the personal league, at least they were 233 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: going into last week, and that didn't exactly play out 234 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: that way. Yeah, I mean, so if you're the Chargers, 235 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: are you gonna try to run it like crazy against 236 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: the Steelers? You know, Butler has asked that, and you 237 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: know as well, he said, you expect to see. You know, 238 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: here's the thing about what Detroit did, and we talked 239 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: about this yesterday with Labs. They get in third and 240 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: eight and they would still run the football right right right. 241 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: I think in part because they knew, Okay, it's Mason 242 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: Rudolph starting on the other side. He just found out 243 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: less than twelve hours ago that he's going to be starting. 244 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: Both these coaches realized first one, it's twenty wins, you know, 245 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: I mean, they weren't super afraid of the other offense. 246 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: They Yeah, that's the thing that's hurting the Steelers defense 247 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: right now, is that the other the opposing team, even 248 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: when Roethlisberger has played, because they aren't the first team 249 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: that's done that, Seattle on third downs six, third and 250 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: six and still run the ball, run the ball and 251 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: if we don't get it, will punt. Can keep this 252 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: in close and muddy it up and you know, all 253 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: those type of things. It's funny to me because I 254 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: heard some really good analysis the other day that I 255 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: agree with, and they were really praising Tomlin for this, 256 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: that he has done a tremendous job this year of 257 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: making the opponent play this way the Steelers want, which 258 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: is they've taken away the top guy right off of 259 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: every team they played to muddy it up and muck 260 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: it up. And you know, even you know, in this case, 261 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: it didn't work to their advantage. And they were the 262 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: more you know, they were the more over three times, 263 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: all over three times. You don't turn it all over 264 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: three times, you win that game. But that's on the 265 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: Chargers game at all. Right there. They don't have the 266 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: big back. They're more of a finesse offense. You know 267 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: that nobody's a overwhelming physical talent. Even as good as 268 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen is, he's still a four seven guy. He's 269 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: a one dimer anyway, you know, in a great way. 270 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: And even their defense, it's not loaded with Bears defensive 271 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: tackles that are three forty that will just beat you up. 272 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: Like I guarantee. I don't know if they're gonna win 273 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: or not, but I bet the Steelers are the more 274 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: physical team on Sunday night. Yeah, you know, I think 275 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: that without a shadow of a doubt. Yeah, So it's 276 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an interesting matchup in that regard. I 277 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: think it's a really interesting batchup. The more and more 278 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: I dig into it, and part of me thinks Herbert 279 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: might be awesome and just owen this game because he's 280 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: he's certainly very very special. He hasn't shown that in 281 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: the last month. I mean really since that Ravens game, 282 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: he's been kind of we're not throwing the ball down 283 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: the field. I mean, there's there's a lot of I 284 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: wonder if they without looking too far into it, I 285 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: wonder if the Ravens did something that other teams have 286 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: now copied against them. That's white possible, and maybe it 287 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: was the blitzing. Could be the Ravens will blitz as 288 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: soon as you get off the bus, you guys coming 289 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: at You think that's a great point, and there's probably 290 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: a lot of true to that, you know that all 291 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden. But what's odd to me is like 292 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: Herbert's numbers versus pressure last year were unpossible, right, you know, 293 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: I mean like it's not like he's a shrinking violet 294 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: in the pocket. But you wonder if some of that 295 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: was just kind of rookie luck, right, you know, again, 296 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: a small sample size all those things, because I don't 297 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: think he's handling pressure particularly poorly or playing bad. But 298 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: they're not pushing the ball on the field at all, 299 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: and there's always reasons why that they're not going to 300 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: tell us. And I'm sure some of its blitz pick up, 301 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: and we saw that against the Vikings last week. I 302 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: just wanted to take a look here and see what 303 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: his uh, what his numbers under pressure happened to be. 304 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: I can do that here. I haven't looked them up, 305 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: but I don't think he's struggling with them. But I 306 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: don't know where those numbers are. Um, let's see here 307 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: in terms of I'm not looking at the right place here. 308 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: This is good radio by when you're looking something up. Yeah, 309 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: I gotta look at the advanced advanced splits, not the 310 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: regular splace. And for people who don't realize though, I 311 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: mean his people bang on Ben and you know all 312 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: these guys about um not throwing the ball downfield, well, 313 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: the only one throwing the only guys are in the league. 314 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: They're throwing the ball shorter on average, or Matt Ryan 315 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, Ben Goff and Mike White, you know, so 316 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: they're really playing like it's Drew brees Is last year's 317 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: in New Orleans is opposed to having a big, strong 318 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: power thrower like he he is, and um, you know, 319 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: here's a couple other ones that are He's thirtieth in 320 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: passes they have traveled over twenty yards down field. They 321 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: didn't even throw one pass over twenty yards down field 322 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: last week and they lost. I mean, it wasn't like 323 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: they were playing with the lead. And he has a 324 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty four quarterback ranking when he throws the 325 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: ball rating When he throws the ball, twenty yards are 326 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: further downfield like he's great at it and they're not 327 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: doing it, And is that just poor coaching? Is it? Hey, 328 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: we can't protect I mean you've invested in the old line. 329 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: That shouldn't be the issue. Yeah, I'm not finding it here. 330 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: Usually if I have more time, I would find it. 331 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: But just suffice it to say, if you look at 332 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: some of the numbers on him, I can't. I do 333 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: have some numbers here in him. So he has thrown 334 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: twenty four touchdown pass that's going to be last year. 335 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: Maybe that is issue. And throwing ten interceptions this year, 336 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: this is for his career, for his career. When they're behind. Yeah, 337 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: when they're behind, Um, he's throwing ten in eastern twenty 338 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: four touchdown passes, but ten interceptions. When they're ahead, it's 339 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: eleven and three. I mean, so he's I'm sorry, that's 340 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: when they're tied. When they're leading, his fifteen and four. 341 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,719 Speaker 1: So he'll force some balls when when they're behind. And 342 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 1: then that's probably everything that's not too unique. Um good 343 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: on play action, completion percent action, and you'll see him 344 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: on early downs in particular under center play action. You know, 345 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: they they're they're certainly paying attention to the analytics and 346 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: doing things that the modern analytics folks will tell you 347 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 1: to do. One note about deep passing, though, that the 348 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: Steelers defense isn't great in that capacity. I mean in 349 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: terms of fifteen or or yards more downfield there in 350 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: the league. So I think the Chargers would be bonkers 351 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: if they don't take shots. Yeah, I mean some of 352 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: that us some of that was early in the season. 353 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: They gave up something, yeah, I mean they yeah, when 354 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: they wanted to take the keep teams going deep. Yeah, 355 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: Like that didn't hur him at all against Seattle. And 356 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: if you think it would have thought that, you know, 357 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: a team like Seattle, that's a good point. I think 358 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: some of it was situational, you know, and it was 359 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: early in the year. Yeah, So I think they've been 360 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: better at that recently. I think Piers playing much better 361 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: now than I think they trust him more. I think 362 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: he's a better player now than then. And I don't 363 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: even think he was victimized or you know, attacked all 364 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: that much back then. The other thing they're not doing 365 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: too is they're not throwing the heckler as much as 366 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: they did. And I assume that one is just because 367 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: they're not in the field enough on offense, you know 368 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: what I mean, it's not not running as many snaps, 369 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: so across the board, numbers are gonna fall. His bad 370 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: throws are actually it's six and they've had twenty drops 371 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: for them. It's been high. It's it's it's a decent 372 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: number there for them thus far. They're an interesting, interesting team. 373 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: I don't he was one of those guys coming into 374 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: this season. You see this all the time, what Herbert. Yeah, 375 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: guys who have great rookie seasons take us kind of 376 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: a step back in year two and it can be 377 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: you go from a ninety five to ninety two. You know, 378 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: it's still wow, you're still really good, but it's hard 379 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: to maintain it, especially once there's a book on you. 380 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: You know, coaches don't just go to the beach all offseason. 381 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: They shouldn't break down, especially it's a team in your division. 382 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: Without question, you know, he's sitting breakdown film and it's 383 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: a new coordinator, new aligne, you know, right, and it's 384 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: a copycat league. And if the Ravens did figure something 385 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: out with that, well that's probably what he's seen every 386 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: week since then and without question, and one thing that 387 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: stood out to me his rookie year, the Belichick defenses 388 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: gave him issues, Like he had a really tough time 389 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: against Ma Patricia. You know in Belichick you really game 390 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: a tough time. Belichick game a tough time again this year. 391 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: You know, like whatever they're doing, people are going to 392 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: take you know, and you know it's been on film already. 393 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: You got to figure it out, Like figure it out 394 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: that Ravens Dolphins game one week ago, Dolphins played them 395 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: very strange. Well, if the Ravens weren't guaranteed that they're 396 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: going to see it this week every week unless you 397 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: can prove yourself that you can't, you know, I mean, 398 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: that's just the way it goes. Yeah. Um, it's kind 399 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: of the strange thing about what Kansas where what the 400 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,239 Speaker 1: Raiders did against Kansas City this week and they not 401 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: doing what everybody We're not going to learn from all 402 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: the good tape out there, stopping one of the best 403 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: offenses that we've oversee. I don't know. People are just 404 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: not to get off subject here. And everybody's saying, well, 405 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have won three in a row. They're back. 406 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 1: They're back, baby, I'm excited to bet on Dallas this week. 407 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: They beat uh the Raiders. They beat them. They smacked 408 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: the Raiders around this week. Okay, great. Week before that 409 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: they didn't look so great against or against Green Bay, 410 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: which you were in love. And then the week before 411 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: that they were very bad in that game they beat 412 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: who they beat the week before that, Um, somebody else bad. 413 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: I know it's somebody bad. By three, they won Washington. Yeah, 414 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: they beat Washington. That's that's the three, you know, three wins. 415 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: So they snuck past Washington. They beat a Aaron Rodgers 416 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: lists Packers, and then they smacked it that the Raiders around, 417 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: which is what they do every year and every year. 418 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: And the Raiders played them as stupidly as you could 419 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: play them. So the Cowboys this week. I'm sure we'll 420 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: go around the league more tomorrow and stuff. But it's 421 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: one of my favorite bets of the week because that's 422 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: I think Dallas has noticed of better that might that's 423 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: that might be the fantasy game of the year. Yeah, 424 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: fire them up. Maybe I don't know either, but it's 425 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: gonna be like sixty. I haven't even looked at the 426 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: over under on this game. I know that the Charges 427 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: are favored by five and a half. I wonder how 428 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: much that changes if if Roethlisberger, it's off the board 429 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: where I looked, Laska, you know, like you can't even 430 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: put a ducket on it at the moment. But five 431 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: and a half was what I think what had opened 432 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 1: that you may not have been able to better be 433 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: shocked if it's much different though, I mean, I think, well, 434 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: we saw the last week go from the Steelers were 435 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: favored by nine and a half and they went down 436 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: to like six on Sunday when the when the news 437 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: came out that that Roethlisberger was out, And I guess 438 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: that game doesn't this one can't move three points, you 439 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: would say charges by two and a half, maybe maybe 440 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,239 Speaker 1: it would maybe maybe the perception of you know what 441 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: they are. I'm looking here now, it's still five and 442 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: a half. The over under forty seven. Okay, that's a 443 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: little higher than usual for Steeler games. Absolutely higher than 444 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: usual Steeler game. Uh. I mean that makes me think 445 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: that they think Ben's playing, which I think we all 446 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: think Ben's playing. That line is probably a Ben line. 447 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: But if you think, do you think it goes up 448 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: if Ben is ruled out spread, that's a good question 449 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: because five and a half is yeah, it's a little 450 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: bit of no man's land in the World two. I 451 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: don't think it goes down drastically though, especially for a 452 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: team that's lost three or four. Right, they're scrambling a 453 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, I don't think this is a terrible 454 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: matchup for the Steelers. I don't think it is either. 455 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: By the way, the overrunner net Chiefs Cowboys game is 456 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: fifty six and a half. Wow, and they could get there. 457 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean, like that's not crazy. I might still. I 458 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: would still probably bet the over on that, like Kansas 459 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: City stopping them in Dallas's defense, isn't they take the 460 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: ball away? But they don't stop anybody either, right, I 461 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: mean that is guns a blazing and that one that's 462 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: like the there's that one. There's that one in the 463 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: Chicago Baltimore game. If I could get an over under 464 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: on rushing yards in that game, yes, I'm going over 465 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: three hundred. Yeah, I mean that's all that both those 466 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: teams are going. I mean that's gonna that game might 467 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: be over in two hours. Those quarterbacks might go over it. 468 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: I would bet on it. I would. I would be 469 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: willing to bet money on because as soon as you 470 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 1: know that the Ravens are gonna blitz justin feels like crazy, 471 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 1: that's what they do. And he's just gonna take off 472 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: running and if they miss him, he's yeah. Now he said, 473 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: Now they're you know, they want to play man? Can 474 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: they play man against him? It's almost there, like they're 475 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: playing themselves. Yeah, it's a spider my name, you know, 476 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: whether you see themselves or whatever. I mean, that's what 477 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 1: the Bears need to be, you know what I mean. Um, 478 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: and again there's now there's a little bit of a 479 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: recipe for what what people are gonna throw at Baltimore. 480 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure Chicago's looking at that. I bet to get 481 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: in Chicago's defensive line will cause them some issues. Yeah, 482 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: I think Mac plays you know, I mean, I think 483 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: the Bears could win that game. I think they could too. 484 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm not going to pick them to win. In fact, 485 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: I made my picks last name from my weekly column. Um, 486 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna tell you who I had winning the 487 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: Steeler game, but I had I picked every other a 488 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: f C North team to win. That would make things Detroit, 489 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: they're playing Detroit, Cincinnati plays the Raiders. I'm gonna invade 490 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: everyone to win too, I think. Then, Yeah, I feel 491 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: not super strong. I would take the Lions with points. Yeah, 492 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: it's eleven and a similar stealer, you know, hoping for 493 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: weather Um. Yeah, it's in Cleveland, so there's nobody's kind 494 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: of sloppy and you know who knows. I'm just hoping 495 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: that way. I don't think Campbell's Campbell's a play caller. 496 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: If you're gonna give you ten and a half, I 497 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: bet they can. He's gonna sloppy it up. Yeah, I 498 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: think so. I think since he's getting the Raiders at 499 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: a great time. Yeah, absolutely want to play the Raiders, 500 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: so don't be I mean if everybody in the f 501 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: C North wins this week and the Steelers happen to lose, well, 502 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: guess what then all of a sudden, the Steelers fault 503 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: to last place in the division and the sky will 504 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: be falling. Confident about the Ravens winning. It might be 505 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: and I probably would pick them to win. The Bears 506 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: are not a It's gonna be a tough game again, 507 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: it's like playing themselves. Bears are physical team. And how 508 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: much does Lamar run around in practice? Like if they 509 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: have a Lamar being justin fields this week in practice too? Yeah, 510 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: I mean they have some issues. Yeah, he's their entire offense. 511 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: He's our entire offense. He hasn't done anything. Gona weak 512 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: rank Fields is a better passer. Yeah, but I think 513 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: Lamart I'm not. I'm not saying that Lamar isn't. But 514 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: if I had one guy to make one throw, I 515 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: get to pick one of the two. You gotta hit 516 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: this spot twenty yards down the field. This guy running 517 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 1: down the scene. I'm taking justin fields. That might be 518 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: his accuracy might be as much of a strength for 519 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: fields as his athleticism. Yeah, he's a very good past Yeah. 520 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: I think we're just he's just scratching the surface. Believers, 521 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: We're going to take a He is Matt Williams and 522 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: I'm deal Lala. You're listening to the Drive here on 523 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio. I know we touched on a lot 524 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: of topics there over the course of the first two segments. 525 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: Now it's time for the Fantasy Football Focus. We'll do 526 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: that right after this. You're listening to the official voice 527 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: of Black and Gold Nation for Love and Black and 528 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: Gold s n R.