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Yeah, by far, it's not even close. 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean they you know, they they've signed m R. Bisky, 20 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: Levi Wallace both from the Bills. Yeah, James Daniels, the 21 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: guard from from Chicago, Mason Cole interior offensive lineman from 22 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings, and then we found out Wednesday after our 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: show got done on Wednesday, they signed Miles Jack. Yeah, 24 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: how about that one. That one doesn't even affect the 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: complex situation. I didn't see that one common, but I 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: really like it. Yeah, I mean, and you know they 27 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: also now released Zack Banner and Joe Schobert, which those 28 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: were not unexpected, and that cleared some cap space. The 29 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: great thing about the Miles Jack that's a couple of 30 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: their own too. Yeah, Chokes and Spoon are both back 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: now too. But the the interesting thing about the Miles 32 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: Jack signing is that, coupled with the Showbert loss, they 33 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: actually saved three million dollars against their Campaine, right right, 34 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: They paid you three million to switch out Schoeberg for Jack. Yeah, 35 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: so you know it works out well for the Steelers um, 36 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: and he's still made a decent buck. I mean, like, 37 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: I was really curious with that contract, what they I 38 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: think that contracts spoke a lot folk volumes that because 39 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: he's making eight million correct two year sixteen Yeah, but 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: it's only like four point or I'm sorry it's like 41 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: five million dollars this year. This year is not too bad, right, Okay, 42 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: but I think they paid him like he's never gonna 43 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: leave the field, Like he's an every down linebacker right 44 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: how he profiles. You know. The interesting thing I see 45 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: with this met is that all these deals that they're 46 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: signing these guys too, the bigger ones that the Trabisky, 47 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: jack A Cora, four Daniels. These guys will all next 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: year be making around ten million dollars, but this this 49 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: year they all come in cheap. Next year they jumped 50 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: to about ten million dollars. And I know fans will 51 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: look at that and go, well, that's a lot of money, 52 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, to spend on those guys. That's gonna be 53 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: basically where the middle class is going to be at 54 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: in across the leg Yeah, somewhere in that. You know, 55 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: it used to be between like five and eight million dollars. 56 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: Was your was your middle class for four maybe four 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: to eight was the middle class in the NFL. Guys 58 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: who were about the spike. And now it's now it's 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: it's going to be you know, maybe eight to eleven 60 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 1: million dollars or twelve million dollars. Those are going to 61 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: be the you know, kind of average type deals on 62 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: your on your salary cap. Yeah. Two themes I noticed 63 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: with these contracts, and it's pretty obvious. A lot almost 64 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: all or two year deals, I mean a heavy dosage 65 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: or two year deals that aren't bad against the cap 66 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: this year, you know, to your point, I mean, they're 67 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: they're much heavier a year from now. I wonder if 68 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: you could get out of most of these if the 69 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: player fails, you know, yeah, I mean that's that's the 70 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: idea with this. When you sign a two or three 71 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: year contract with a guy, uh and you backload it 72 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: like they've done, you can easily get out of that 73 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: if things don't work out. And to me, and I've 74 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: been a proponent this for a long time, um, I 75 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: think all NFL players should want teams and players both 76 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: should want to sign two or three year deals. Like, 77 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: if you're Mitch Trabinsky right now, you obviously want a 78 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: two year deal. Yeah, yeah, right, you know you want 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: to go out and prove that you know, you you 80 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: you can be a starter. If you do that, then 81 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: you're going to get the longer term contract with for 82 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: much bigger money. You know, if your mind want to 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: be locked down on a four year And the beauty 84 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: of this, you know that this style of deal, two 85 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: or three year deal is that if you're the player, 86 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: you get an opportunity again at maybe twenty eight to 87 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: get a third contract, to get a third contract, right right, 88 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of these guys, that's another theme. 89 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: I think most of these players are ascending, including Chooks 90 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: and Witherspoon and Daniels. All those guys ever resigned Witherspoon 91 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: yet that has not happened. Okay, I thought that was 92 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: we were pull back the curtain. Usually this will come 93 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: out Friday. We're recording at Thursday. I had heard as 94 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: I was unloading groceries five minutes ago that Spoon was 95 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:14,239 Speaker 1: a Steeler. I didn't check that officially, so I guess 96 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: I will not quite comment on that. Maybe it's close. 97 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: I don't they've been. They've been close on that all 98 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: week long. Um, you know, it's just a matter of 99 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: I think he's been kind of looking around, um, you know, 100 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: to check out what the other offers are, as we 101 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: talked about on Wednesday with the free agent contracts for Okay, 102 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: they have signed with Spoon. Yeah, I think that just 103 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: happened you know, like five minutes ago before we honestly 104 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: so I like it. I mean, if we want to 105 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: react to that. Originally I want to talk Jack here 106 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: again too, But you and I had talked about after 107 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: Wallace was signed. That's a nice pick up on the cheap, 108 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: But that's not the answer, you know that. I thought 109 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 1: they needed one more guy, and I think Weather Spooning. 110 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: But Wallace are both tall and you know, have good length. 111 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: But Wallace is the much more physical guy. You know, 112 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: Spoon's probably a little more um, you know, faster, a 113 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: little more talented, more But I think the coverage corner, yeah, 114 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: right right, And I think they'll both be on the 115 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: outside on passing downs and Sutton kicks the inside. But 116 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: they still have Milette and some other options. And in 117 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: the back of my head, I always think of Wallace 118 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: as a potential safety. I don't think they do, but 119 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: I just you know, throwing that out there. And they 120 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: still could draft one. But they're pretty good shape now 121 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: a corn. Yeah, they don't have to do any Once again, 122 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: they don't have to do anything. That's just it's what 123 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: they do time and again. What Kevin Colbert has made 124 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: a career of doing here. Uh you know, since he 125 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: since he became the Steelers general manager. Um, nothing not 126 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: to like about these things, right right, I mean low cost. 127 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: You know, somebody said yesterday, well, the the Steelers aren't 128 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: usually the team that wins the you know, wins free 129 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: agency and things of that nature. I'm like, well, I 130 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: don't know that. When you know, if you're looking around 131 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: when this is all said and done, that nationally people 132 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: are gonna look at this, well, the Steelers one, the 133 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: the one free agency because you know, they're good signings. 134 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: These are not browns like moves, Let's put it that way. 135 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: You know, when they're not big splashes, they're not you know, 136 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: uh right. But their first overall picked Genavian Clowney, even 137 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: though he's not particularly good, right yeah, yeah, that type 138 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: of thing, you know, right right, Um, but they're very 139 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: solid and frankly, and I'm not making fun of the 140 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: national folks. I mean I've been on that stage to 141 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: some degree. When you really study a team like you 142 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: and I do, and think about, well, this piece will 143 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: turn into this piece and now they can do this 144 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: in the second round, you obviously have a better understanding 145 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: and you kind of think like the front office does 146 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,119 Speaker 1: a little bit because we've been around them this teams 147 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: so long, and it's one of the most impressive performances 148 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: I've seen from this front office. To be honest with you, 149 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I really think the muzzle is coming together 150 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: exactly as planned. And it so happens that we've been 151 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: calling every shot before. It happens to like Babe Ruth, 152 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, yeah, so you know that never hurts either. 153 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: It's hard to argue with these moves when we've kind 154 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: of mapped them out. Uh, but we were then right, Yeah, 155 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: that's what I do. Think. It's been a very profitable 156 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: off season. This team is in a way better shape 157 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: than it was a week ago. Without a doubt. I mean, 158 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: I think you're again. You know, Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert. 159 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: On Wednesday, we're at the Georgia Pro Day, and they 160 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: went and had dinner the night before with with Davis, 161 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Davis and the linebacker. It was a tindall or 162 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: or okay, yeah, both first round. They usually take the 163 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: first round guys at dinner. Whether some of the other 164 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: guys tag along or not, I have no idea, but 165 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: I heard. I definitely heard when I was told that 166 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: that they met, you know, or they had dinner with 167 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: with those Davis and Dean. This might have been an 168 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: expensive date. I'm guessing. So he's on a diet right now, 169 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: you know, so he's on his best behavior. But boy, 170 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: that Bill could get pretty steep pretty quick with that guy. Yeah, um, 171 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, so I think anymore. I don't know that 172 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: he is either, But you still have to look at 173 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: this like, okay, Bushes. You know, they're probably still not 174 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: going to pick up the option on Bush unless he 175 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: know you let him go out and say, Okay, either 176 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: gonna have a great year. You play this like you 177 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: did with Edmunds. You either gonna have a bounce back season, 178 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: in which case we're interested in resigning you, or if 179 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: you fail or you fall flat on your face, we're 180 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: not interested in resigning you. Therefore, you maybe have to 181 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: have another option available. And by the way, max deal 182 00:09:54,480 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: is only for two years. Jack Steal, Jack Steal, Yeah right, Okay, yeah, no, 183 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: I hear you. I mean it'd be nice to have 184 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: a young guy in the pipeline learning in the meantime 185 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: and all that. I mean, I don't know that I 186 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: wasn't big on the first round linebacker before Jack. To 187 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: be honest with you, I mean, just because I love 188 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: Day two linebackers in this draft, it might be where 189 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: the values that are, you know, just whether the draft 190 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: false to you. Quarterbacks still, you know they could literally 191 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: right now outside. You know, the only real need on 192 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: the team right now is the receiver and safety. There's 193 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: a two there's two needs. I mean, there's they need 194 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 1: one more receiver probably before the draft, and I mean 195 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: I guess you could draft Brisker in the first round. 196 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: I mean, alright, look cool quick, let's talk safety super quick, 197 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: because I think one of the things that's hurt Edmonds 198 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: for this team and he is inside yet, is he's 199 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: the same age as Manka like. I think it's a 200 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: phenomenal situation to bring a high pedigree rookie safety into 201 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: this room. Stagger his contract with Manca, learn from Maca. 202 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: I don't love this safety class. We just did our 203 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: safety triple take, and I don't think the twenties the 204 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: spot to do it. But maybe they disagree. Maybe they 205 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: love Brisker or Hell or one of those guys or 206 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: play on training down or I think they can get 207 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: him in the second round. But I think if you 208 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: could rookie safety would be a nice situation. Yeah, I mean, 209 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, and again I think you know, if you 210 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: look in that early portion of the you know, the draft, 211 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: the first two rounds, there's some intriguing guys there that 212 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: especially you know that you could get to come in 213 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: and play that spot you mentioned hill Um Georgia pro 214 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: day scene. You know, seeing he has another one brisker Um. 215 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: You know you're not gonna You're not gonna obviously get uh, 216 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: you know, the top guy. But Hamilton's Hamilton's Hamilton's not 217 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: gonna be on the equation there. But who knows, maybe 218 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: you know, safety's fall, you know it, could this be 219 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: a Darwin James like situation where he he slides down 220 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: the seventeen and you're it, You're going, yeah, well we'll 221 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: trade up for him, right right right, I mean even 222 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: if he gets the twelve or something, you might be 223 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: he might be a target. Yeah, if that's the if 224 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: that's the last hole in your in your defense, like imagine, 225 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: imagine him with Minka exactly. I mean, holy amagine. My 226 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: second point about safeties is really, for my whole life, 227 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: their safeties have not been interchangeable. One is a strong 228 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: ones are free, you know, I mean dating back to 229 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: Troy and and make is certainly a free I wonder though, 230 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: I mean with Austin and especially Flores, now given their 231 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: two cents, might they want that position to be a 232 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: little more interchangeable, you know, because Mica is a great 233 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: center fielder, but boy's great in robber coverage or man coverage. 234 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: You know, like if he's the only one that could 235 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: play the deep middle, that's not ideal to you get 236 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: the most out of him. You know, if you could 237 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: have a Bills like situation where you have two highly 238 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: versatile guys, I think that would be interesting thing. And 239 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: it also leads to me the question number two, But 240 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna bring that up in a minute here, But 241 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: do you think that they're still only looking strong or 242 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: might there be a little bit of a philosophical change 243 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: with how they use their safeties? Yeah, I mean that's 244 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: a that's a Tarrell Austin question. And you know, you 245 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: know he's the defensive backs. That's where Mike Tomlins a 246 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: defensive backs coach, Tarall Austin's a defensive backs coach. Right, 247 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: They'll be on the same page in terms of that. 248 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: So you know, just put my feelers out for what 249 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: kind of safety do they want? You know, well, I 250 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:42,599 Speaker 1: think you know obviously fast um, comforage ability UM and 251 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: a guy that can take the ball away. I mean, 252 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: that's that's the one thing, you know, if you're looking 253 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: at UH. And I don't know if they'll be after 254 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: a traditional strong like they usually are or not, is 255 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: my question right? Right? Which would lead you to the 256 00:13:55,760 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: scene slash Um, you know, Brisker, any of those guys. Yeah, 257 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: those guys can do both. Yeah, you know, I mean 258 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: high pedigree guys that can really run. Yeah, I had 259 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: another name. And I know there's so much to talk 260 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: to you, and I just keep going a tangent after 261 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: tangent I've had too much coffee. What about the honey Badger. 262 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: I've been asking about him a lot and I have 263 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: as well, and I brushed it off. And does he really? 264 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: Does he really fit though? That's my point. I don't know. 265 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he could be the that would be a 266 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: philosophical change, Yes, I mean, he could be the really 267 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:35,119 Speaker 1: high test version of what they've done with like Norwood, 268 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, he could be your slot, he 269 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: could be your deep path, he could be your deep 270 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: middle you know, but who then is your is your 271 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: tight end guy, Minka, I mean hear we're saying. I mean, 272 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: you know, I I get it. They've added They've added 273 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: pieces that that would make that easier to to to 274 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: to work. Um. I've been asked about a million times 275 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: and I always blow it off, and then I keep 276 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: thinking they could make it work. Financially, they could he 277 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: had another leader, you know. I mean, oh, I just 278 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: think that's appealing with all the possibilities that would open. 279 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I just think this this defense again, we're 280 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: assuming they get all allow into it. Back, it looks 281 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: pretty damn good, looks really good. Front seven looks excellent, 282 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: you know, and even if Bush flops, it looks excellent. Yeah, 283 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you've got other options there now. You know, 284 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: if I expect Bush to be better, then I think 285 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: he's going to be better in two than he was. 286 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: He can't be worse. They'll protect them better, they'll protect 287 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: him better. He'll be allowed to run to the football 288 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: to do the things that you know, that's a I 289 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: thought his first five games of the twenty season, m 290 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: I thought he was playing outstanding football. Yeah, that's when 291 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: he was like locking down se Kwon Barkley and yeah, 292 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: you look even just look at the play in which 293 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: he got hurt against the Brown Like he he goes 294 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: over to tackle Kareem Hunt along the sideline. He came 295 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: from about thirty yards away on that play. Yeah, I mean, 296 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: it's just here like flashes there. Yeah, And that's what 297 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: he is. He's he's not a guy who's gonna take 298 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: on guards and win that battle. That's never been what 299 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: he was going to do. But last year he had 300 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: to do that way too much. He did. He did 301 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: his recognition and coverage and some of his angles and 302 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: real tape dorks have told me even some of his 303 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: alignments are a little questionable pre snap um. And I 304 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: think he's gotten away with some of those things because 305 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: he's been a supreme athlete and maybe you know, that 306 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: knee injury robbed him a little of that. And we 307 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: might get back to him being a supreme athlete next year. 308 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: But I hope he learned from his mistakes, and I 309 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: think he will and again I think he'll be protected more, 310 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, well, I mean I think that has 311 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: a lot to do with it. Um. If you're expecting 312 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: the car to a tight end or somebody to fire 313 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: out and get to you. Every single play, you're probably 314 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: gonna play a little slower just because it's happening time 315 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: and again, Like, Okay, we're gonna we're gonna line up here. 316 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: Where's is it gonna be the right guard? It gets 317 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: to me? Is it gonna be the left guard? It 318 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: gets me as a center coming to get me. You know, 319 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: you just don't know, so that you know, it slows 320 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: down your recognition a little bit, and because you're you're 321 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: you're a little hesitant because okay, the last seven plays 322 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: in a row to left guard is fired out of 323 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: the right guard is fired out and driven me off 324 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: the ball here. Yeah, you know, I just think that 325 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: that that matters. Oh, it definitely does. Right. I think 326 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: people overlooked at is like, oh, you know, he just thinks, 327 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, he can't play. Didn't think that a year ago, right, Right, 328 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: So I don't know. I still have hope for Bush 329 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: without question. I thought last year was very disappointing. Um, 330 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: he was always more of a man covered his linebacker 331 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: than zone guy I thought coming out of Michigan, and 332 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: he didn't improve was much. I was a liked with 333 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: his zone recognition and you know, when to you know, 334 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: carry routes, when to pass them off, those type of things. 335 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,360 Speaker 1: But boy, we said this a lot last year. Not 336 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: many players at that position. They're almost becoming like tight 337 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: ends where it takes three years or so, because that's 338 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: the other thing. Yeah, I mean, they manipulate linebackers at 339 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: a ridiculous rate with motions and play actions and misdirections. 340 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: It's a tougher adjustment than it used to be. Yeah, 341 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: I agree. And there's so much going on, there's so 342 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: much treff. You has to do so much cover tight ends, 343 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: cover running back in the flat again, taking on the 344 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: blockers read read you know your depth of the quarterback 345 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: to quarterbacks again, trying to manipulate you with his eyes 346 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know do those kind of things 347 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: that it's it's really I think that and tight end 348 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: they're just two positions that take a while to to 349 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: come out and you know, become what you're going to become. 350 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,719 Speaker 1: You can make plays in the meantime, splash plays, and 351 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 1: that's sure. And he did when you're talking about Devin White, 352 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: when you're talking about the kid in the UH in Cincinnati, 353 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: Um Wilson. Wilson, Yeah, was like that Smith. You know, 354 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: I don't know, those guys were playing great football, but 355 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: they were making splash plays so people, so it covered 356 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: up some of the inadequacies that they were everybody. You know, 357 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: those type of things were flying around. I mean, his 358 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: his rookie year, he was making mistakes out there, but 359 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: he was also making big plays. You know, the interception 360 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: that he had against the Chargers, and and you know, 361 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: forcing fumbles and recovering fumbels. That's why that's why you 362 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: live with those mistakes early on, because okay, he's making 363 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: splash plays, but if they're not making the splash places, 364 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: which he didn't last year, and now all of a 365 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: sudden that the inadequacies really show up, which which leads 366 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: me back to Miles Jack, to be honest with you, 367 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: because he had the same problems early in his career. 368 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: I mean, for people that aren't familiar with Miles Jack, 369 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: this time of his draft season, everyone assumed he would 370 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: be a first round pick and maybe even top fifteen 371 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: ish because he was playing the slot in New c 372 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: l A. They actually had him play some running back. 373 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 1: I mean, like he was an elite athlete and he's 374 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: two one in forty pounds He's not the Kobe Dean's 375 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: to twenty. He's soaking wet. I mean, this dude's to 376 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,360 Speaker 1: forty and six to forty. So he's a nice compliment 377 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: to Bush. Yes, and he had some issues too, you know. 378 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 1: I mean, but I think he I think he might 379 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: get the best years out of Jack these next two 380 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: because I think he started to find himself that way. Yeah, 381 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: and if that's the case, then you got a bargain 382 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: with him. It's one of my favorite signings so far. 383 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: So I just look at this this free agent period, 384 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: what the Steelers have done and what they've acquired, what 385 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: they've accomplished, And I don't know how you can look 386 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: at this a good boy. They haven't had a very 387 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: good offseat, and I think the total opposite. I mean, 388 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 1: they've just gone beautifully. Yeah. Does this change the outlook? 389 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: What's your outlook now for this team? We obviously we 390 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: haven't seen the draft, we haven't seen the other pieces 391 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: that they fill in yet. I think there's still obviously 392 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: there's still going to be another signing here at some point. 393 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: I'm sure receiver is gonna get maybe. Yeah, they'll at 394 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: least sign a placeholder at safety, even if it's not 395 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: the Honey Badger or Terrell Edmonds. They'll they'll go to 396 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: Ronnie Harrison or someone like that that can be the 397 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: guy who Yeah, that that can fill in it's strong 398 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: safety until whatever guy they draft is ready to go. 399 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: So do you think Juju or Edmonds is still in 400 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: the mix? Uh? Yeah, I mean I haven't heard the 401 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 1: longer last Yeah, I mean, you just you haven't heard 402 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: much of a market for them. I know everybody's waiting 403 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: for the for the Witherspoon stuff, and you know, it 404 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: got down to situation eight, do you want to sign 405 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: now or do you want to wait? And it becomes 406 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: a you know, a game of chicken here at some point, Okay, 407 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna we're gonna do this. The offers on the table. 408 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: You if you're not hearing from anybody else, this offers 409 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: the the offer that we have right now, you know, 410 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: give us a chance to match another offer. This is 411 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: what they did with the Core for like, here's here's 412 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: our offer. Okay, you've got a couple of other offers. 413 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: We'll bump ours up a little bit. You want to 414 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: stay here, you know, we we we we're more than 415 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: were helping happy to have you back, But this offers 416 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: on the table. Do you want it or do you 417 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: not want it? Step up now or forever hold your piece, 418 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, So they're still in a really good situation. 419 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: Like again, this weather has been thing just happened and 420 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: I haven't seen numbers yet on it. But they still 421 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,679 Speaker 1: have cap space. They can still create more, you know. 422 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: I mean again, these these signings have not really done 423 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: a lot of damage to this year's cap. No, that's 424 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: that's the other thing. I mean, you've you've done this, 425 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: You've rebuilt, retold the raw. I mean, we talked about 426 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: it last year. I didn't have a middle class last year, 427 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: right right now they've gonna they've they've bought a middle class. 428 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: Some of it, yeah, some of it their own guys, 429 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: right right, right, But they're all they're an extremely young team. 430 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I mean they're middle classes. It's five years old. 431 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: And that's a great place to be at. It a 432 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: great place to be at. You know, you still have 433 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: some leaders, you still have very young and you bring 434 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: another draft class making that's the key. You did this 435 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: all and you kept your draft class. You kept all 436 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: your draft picks. You know, we've seen you know, the 437 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: people who wanted them to go out and trade for, 438 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: you know, a quarterback, whether it be Jimmy or yeah, 439 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: one of the big name guys. You know, Jimmy was 440 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: still gonna cost you one or two draft picks. Uh, 441 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, we saw cost to draft picks. Now they 442 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: weren't high draft picks, but they're still draft picks. It's 443 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 1: good cheap labor. And by the way, you don't have 444 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: to pay those guys. Yeah, I mean, if he would 445 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: have bought let's say, Jimmy for a two would have 446 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: been the deal. You know, then you don't out then 447 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: without a second round pick. There's gonna be a position 448 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: you almost have to take in round one that you 449 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: can't wait till round three four where this year again 450 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: a couple of these teams have done this. Well, the 451 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: Chargers come to mind, like, I'm just gonna take what 452 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: I like best at twenty, you know, and maybe even 453 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: that's a quarterback. I think that's a possibility to right. 454 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you're you're, you're, you're completely wide open. It 455 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: makes you what you know, all the people who were 456 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: banging the drum, I mean earlier this week Monday, even 457 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: Kevin Colbert he see the game's passed him by. This 458 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: is this is awful. You know, they don't want anything. 459 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: How can they not be in on any of these quarterbacks? 460 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: And I kept saying, how about we wait and see 461 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: what this all turns into. But we just wait and 462 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: see what happens here before we declare this season the 463 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: last season. It's like Bob Ross, you know, like that 464 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: happy little bush doesn't fit, but when the pictures done, 465 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: it's pretty darn nice. Right, Yeah, you don't know what 466 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: the what the that that you don't do? Free agency 467 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: doesn't last one day, right, That's why they call it 468 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: the free agency period. You know, it's it's got a 469 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: little bit more to it than just one day. Um, 470 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, so you you you look at what they've done. 471 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: It's almost, to a certain degree, been what the Patriots 472 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: did last year. Well, I mean, Patriots are foolish with 473 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: their money and yeah, but they were they were aggressive 474 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: and they're not usually aggressive. As you're saying, yeah, I 475 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: mean you and I you know, I know you weren't 476 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: big on and I wasn't big on how the Patriots 477 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: spent their money in real time as we were talking 478 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: about it three and sixty five, days ago. But that's 479 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: a good point. I mean, the organizations are not taking 480 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: their normal approach to free agency. Yeah, and you know 481 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: it did you know, whether you whether you like what 482 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots did or not, last year, it did work 483 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 1: out for them. They did get better than they had 484 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: been the previous year. I still don't think they're markedly better, 485 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: but they got better than they had been the previous year, right, right, 486 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: I mean they had all those before, you know, right 487 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: or right? Are the Steelers a better team right now 488 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: than they were a year ago at this time? Drastically 489 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 1: in my opinion? I mean, some of it, as I 490 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: always warned people, you know, from now until opening day 491 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: is Pine and the sky too. It's gonna come back 492 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: and be awesome. Bush is gonna be better. Jante is 493 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: never gonna drop another pass. You know, the offensive linemen 494 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: are going to be so much better, right right right? 495 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: No one will ever get hurt, you know, I mean 496 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: like it. It's everyone thinks that way, which is great. 497 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's always optimism season basically the day the 498 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: draft ends up until training camp, but in reality, everything 499 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: from that point on is usually bad, you know, right 500 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: right right? But I do think so, I mean I 501 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: absolutely think so. Of course. I mean if Jimmy or 502 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: you know, or somebody like that was the quarterback, I 503 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: could say, well, I think I know what they have 504 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: at quarterback. I'm not sure we know what they have 505 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: in Drabisky. I'm all for the move, but that's a 506 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: wild card in this whole conversation. You know, I cut 507 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: you off before, as I often do, but we're asking, 508 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 1: you know, where do you see this team in this season? 509 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 1: That's still hard for me to answer because I think 510 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: they're really really good or I really think they've had 511 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: a really really good off season. But so the Bank Goals, 512 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: so the Ravens, so you know, I mean, everybody's getting 513 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: better right now. One team it's not would be the 514 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns. And we're gonna talk about that when we 515 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,439 Speaker 1: come back. 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