1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Long count. There's the snap Jared back, Jared looking looking 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: growing like sap watch Jamo legs got him touchdown? Detroit line. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: Whoa Babby wan a dive from sixteen. 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: In Week sixteen of the NFL season. I am Tim Twentyman. 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: This is the twin in the Huddle podcast. This is 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: Rich Silva. It does great job covering the Lions for 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: the Detroit News and the playoffs have started. 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 3: Rich. 9 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 1: Sure, that's kind of where it's at with this team 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: right Week sixteen is the playoffs for Detroit. There must 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: win territory, need a little bit of help, but you know, 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: really it's about them and winning these three games. But 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: before we get to kind of what needs to happen 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: moving forward, let's look back just a minute at the 15 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Rams game. Your biggest takeaway from that game 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: maybe something that that needs to turn around for this 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: team moving forward to kind of get them going in 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: the right direction and get on a win streak. 19 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: Sure, I think it was two things, one on offense, 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: one on defense. And I kind of looked back since 21 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: the Eagles game, it's really felt like we've almost re 22 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: a little bit to last year where it's you know, 23 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 2: the offense has seemed to sort of, I guess, rediscover 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: that juice that they had last year. Not that they 25 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: ever lost it, because they have led the leaguing points 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: basically the whole season, but you know, it just felt 27 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: a little clunky. This last month has not felt that way. 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: I mean, they performed as good as anyone has looked 29 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: against that Rams defense, the three consecutive three and out's notwithstanding. 30 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: But to answer your question, but I think what needs 31 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: to change, so to speak, is you know, more consistency 32 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: from the defense, of course, and just that I know 33 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: we've talked about the explosive plays all season long, but 34 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 2: they've given up. I believe it's fifty four twenty plus 35 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: yard gains through the air, and exactly half of those 36 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: twenty seven have come in the last month. I think 37 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: it was seven against Stafford and the Rams last week. 38 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: So that's definitely obviously gonna have to change moving forward. 39 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: And I think it'll be interesting when Dan talked earlier 40 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: in the week about some of the ideas defensively that 41 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: he was talking about early in the week during the 42 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: game plan sessions with with Calvin Sheppard about giving those 43 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: guys on the outside a little bit more how putting 44 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit more onus on the on the 45 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: front seven to handle things in the run game on 46 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: their own, and and and you know, put some more 47 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: resources in the past defense. It'll be interesting to see 48 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: kind of what that looks like, if it's a little 49 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: bit more cover two, cover three, using those safeties to 50 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: help those corners out. I think that'll be interesting to 51 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: see kind of what they what they decided to do. 52 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: But to your point, they got to do something against 53 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: it against the past, right they can't keep giving up 54 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: these explosive plays in the past. 55 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: No, Yeah, I mean, maybe it's a little bit less 56 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: three linebacker soff. We know they love their base defense 57 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: with Barnes and Zeloni and Campbell on the field. Point, 58 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: but maybe it's it's more nickel. Maybe it's it's a 59 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: you know, an added dB on the field. But then again, 60 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: like Dan Kema's talked about, you take a player out 61 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: of the box and put it in the secondary, you're 62 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 2: gonna get weaker in the run game. And we're talking 63 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 2: about a defense that did get gashed for five and 64 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: a half yards to carry against the Rams, So you 65 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: know you're you're gonna get weaker somewhere, trying to help, 66 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: trying to help the secondary. 67 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: What's the recipe you think for success? Allions one had 68 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: a three game win streak earlier in the season, so 69 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: they they've done it. Obviously. This team won fifteen games 70 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: last year with a lot of the same personnel. This 71 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: team can get hot and go on to shriek, and look, 72 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: it's come of a situation where that's got to be 73 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: what happens if they're going to be playing football into 74 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: the second week of January. What's the recipe for success? 75 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: What's the recipe to win three straight? 76 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: In your book, I think it's the offense. Basically batt 77 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: in a thousand, the offense is going to have to 78 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 2: to be nearly flawless. You know, scoring on every possession 79 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 2: is not realistic, but I think, you know, twenty eight 80 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: plus is what it's going to take probably. And then 81 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: from a defensive perspective, I think it's kind of speaking 82 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: out of both sides of my mouth here because we 83 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 2: just talked about maybe helping the secondary a little bit, 84 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: maybe being a little bit more aggressive and just really 85 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: trying to create splash plays, whether those are sacks, turnovers, 86 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 2: you know, interceptions, force fumbles, and things like that. The 87 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: argument against that is someone's gonna say, well, you know, 88 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: you blitz more. You do that, you open yourself up 89 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: to more explosive games where you're giving them up already, 90 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: so you know what I mean, you maybe roll the 91 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 2: dice and try like that. But then again, that puts 92 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: more pressure on the offense to keep up. And if 93 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: you're asking them to be perfect, now you're asking them 94 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: to be perfect even more. So there's not really you know, 95 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: there's no there's no full proof answer, but I think 96 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: maybe that's a that's an avenue that could be taken. 97 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. 98 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: For me, it's it's just the consistency in the run game, 99 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: I think, because that also helps the defense out too, 100 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, it keeps that offense off off the field. 101 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: And Detroit has lost one game this year when they've 102 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: rushed for one hundred yards I think it was one 103 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: hundred and nineteen on Thanksgiving. They've won every other game 104 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 1: and they've only rushed for the hundred yards once in 105 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: a lot, so they're averaging one hundred and seventy point 106 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: five yards. I think it is when they win games. 107 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: In their losses, it's like seventy eight and a half 108 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: I mean, it's such a huge difference, and it's almost 109 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: as simple as, look, the Lions rush the football well 110 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: and consistently they win football games. When they don't, they 111 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: don't sure, and so you know, i'd like to see, 112 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: you know, we've seen this kind of Jamior Gibbs three 113 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: touchdowns none three none, two none, you know, rush the 114 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: ball well. I just think it'll help everything out all 115 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: three phases if they offensively can run the ball pretty 116 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: consistently control the game in that aspect. I think that 117 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: is at least that's my recipe for how they win 118 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: these last three games. 119 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: I was looking at the numbers earlier today to add 120 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: to what you're saying. I think it's a five point 121 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: eight to carry and their wins on like three point 122 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 2: five and their losses, and you know, obviously there's some 123 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 2: game flow stuff to that where you know, you run 124 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: the ball more. You can't really run the ball when 125 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: you're down a couple possessions in the second half. But 126 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: success rate lines up with that, It's like a twenty 127 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: percent difference, and rushing success rate EPA lines up with that. 128 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 2: So yeah, all the numbers definitely point to lines run 129 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: the ball well. The lines win games. 130 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: We're still kind of early in the week here at 131 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: least when we're taping this. But but what jumps out 132 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: about the Steelers when you start to look at them. 133 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 2: I think it's a couple of things. Again with the 134 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 2: explosive players are not the They're not particularly explosive outside 135 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 2: of dk Metcalf. He is, but he's really the only 136 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: one on that team. Kenneth Gamwell is a guy that 137 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: catches a lot of passes out of the backfield for them. 138 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: And I think we talked about a lot of thirteen 139 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: personnel last week against the Rams. The Steelers do it 140 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: as well. They've got three tied out that they get 141 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: on the field, and dan kemil spoke about that today 142 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: talking to the Steelers are looking at that Rams game film, 143 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 2: you know, maybe looking their lips a little bit, saying 144 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: we can out physical these guys and it's up to 145 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: the defense to not let that happen again. 146 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, to your point, second, most I think in thirteen personnel. 147 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: So maybe the positive is you saw it last week 148 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: and so you know what it looks like, what you 149 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: did wrong, and maybe you know how you have to 150 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: scheme it personnel wise. Maybe a little bit different For me, 151 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: it's the red zone and takeaways. And I say that 152 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: rich because you look at this offense, this Steelers offense. 153 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,799 Speaker 1: They're twenty seventh in total offense, but they're thirteenth in scoring. 154 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: You don't see that kind of huge difference all that much. 155 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: But it's because they're one of the top teams in 156 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: the league in. 157 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 3: The red zone. 158 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: I think it's a lot of what you talked about 159 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: with the thirteen personnel, the three tight ends that you 160 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: can utilize in the red zone gain well, the running 161 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: back as a weapon, but they're one of the best. 162 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: They take advantage of their scoring opportunities, and I think 163 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: that's where Detroit's got to be really good defensively, is 164 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: limiting them getting those four points off the board. I 165 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: think that's going to be big in this game. And 166 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: then the takeaways, it's almost the same thing. Defensively. They're 167 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: twenty eighth in total defense, but they're eighteenth in scoring defense. 168 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: Why well, because they're third in the league in takeaways 169 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: for twenty four you know you don't have as many 170 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: opportunities against them. So win in the red zone and 171 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: win in the turnover battle. Obviously, the turnover battle, we 172 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: can say that every week, but the red zone I 173 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: think is going to be particularly important this week on 174 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: both sides of the football forgititory to take advantage of 175 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: their opportunities. But also you know, limit you know, limit 176 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers in theirs. Let's go to this number one 177 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: thing the Lions have to do Sunday to kick off 178 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: what needs to be now a you know, a three 179 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: game win streak ten this season. 180 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: Say get after the quarterback a little bit, and it 181 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: kind of goes hand in hand with what you're saying 182 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 2: about creating turnovers, just creating disruption, I guess, so to speak, 183 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 2: creating a turnover with your pressure and impactful pressure. I know, 184 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: I know, you know, some fans maybe are are sick 185 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 2: of hearing about pressure numbers and things like that, especially 186 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 2: when the Lions are maybe a little bit slow to pressure. 187 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: But impactful pressures that cause Rogers to get rid of 188 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: the wall quickly or knocking the ball out of his 189 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 2: hands or things like that, That to me is what 190 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: I've got circled. 191 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, tough task against him. Yeah he's seen it all. 192 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: He gets the ball out of his hands really really quick. 193 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: But obviously I think Hutch has got to have a 194 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: big game obviously, Muhammad's come on, I agree with you, 195 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: and I'd like to see a little bit more from 196 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: the interior pressure too. So I think a leam it 197 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: needs to have himself a big game. He had a 198 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: sack I think against Dallas. 199 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: Maybe, but he's been backwards past. 200 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's been kind of quiet a little bit of 201 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: a few weeks. They need a little bit more from 202 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: him inside. Let's just get right to it. The lines 203 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: playoff team, do you see them winning these three games? 204 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: Stand there? 205 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 2: It's funny because we did our season predictions at the 206 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: Detroit News and I actually had them at seven and 207 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 2: five at the twelve game mark, which is what they 208 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: were in real life. And then I have them going 209 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: four and one down the stretch. And now they've lost 210 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: one game and or a couple games or whatever. There's 211 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,719 Speaker 2: three games left. So my season long prediction, I had 212 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: them ending hot. But it's funny now that we're here, 213 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 2: it's like, now it's reality, and now you know what 214 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: I mean. Now I know this teams were can they 215 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: really get it done? I'm going to say yes right now, 216 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 2: and I'm very much not. You know, it's it's a 217 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: coin tos. It's just like all the all the the 218 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: the predict predictive sites that are out there say it is. Yeah, 219 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 2: but it starts with winning your three games. There's a 220 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: bunch of scenarios that get you and you know, the 221 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 2: Bears could lose game, the Packers could lose two, especially 222 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: because they're down Parsons now and Watson. The forty nine 223 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: ers have three tough games in front of them, But 224 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 2: it really starts with the Lions winning three in a row. 225 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 2: And if you made me pick right now, I'm gonna 226 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 2: say yes. 227 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: But again, fifty to fifty. 228 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm with you. I I'm kind of excited to 229 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: see this this team with their backs against the wall. 230 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: It's it's such a talented football team and they've had 231 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: so much success the last two years. A little different situation, 232 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: you know, now you're fighting for your your playoff life 233 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: at this point. A little bit different. Last year were 234 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,439 Speaker 1: fighting for a division, but you knew you were playing 235 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: playoff football. It's a little bit different and it'll be 236 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: interesting to see how these guys react. But to your point, 237 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: to get on a streak, you gotta win the first one, 238 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: and so huge game, the biggest game of the season 239 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: up to this point he is. Richard Silva does a 240 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: great job with the news. Where can they find you? 241 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: O x at rich underscore Selva eighteen all right, does. 242 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: A great job. 243 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 4: We'll be right back with Jared Goff. 244 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Twin Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft. 245 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: Everybody knows she's sitting next to me, the quarterback of 246 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: the Joy of Minds, Jared Goff, Thanks for joining me. 247 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: I love when you come on once a year, but 248 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: it's a little bit different now since you've been on 249 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: last time. You are now a father. Congratulations, thank you. 250 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: How is that going and how has fatherhood maybe changed 251 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: you a little bit? 252 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been awesome, dude, She's awesome. She's at over 253 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 3: five months now and Christen's doing a great job with 254 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: her at home. She's grown, she's learning, she's doing new 255 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 3: stuff every day, and it's been a lot of fun. 256 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 3: It's taught me a lot. But what really matters and 257 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 3: puts a lot of things in perspective. 258 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 1: Obviously the sleep schedule has probably changed a little bit. 259 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: But how has it changed you as a football player, 260 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: if at all? 261 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you're able to look at games and 262 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 3: practice with a really macro you know, look, of course 263 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: you want to do well. Of course you want to win. 264 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 3: Of course you want success. But every day that come home, 265 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: she doesn't know what happened, what went right, what went wrong. 266 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: So it gives you that good perspective. 267 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: It's Christmas time and obviously there's a tradition around here 268 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: with you taking care of your team. Is has that 269 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: already been done? Are you still last minute? 270 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 3: Are you I got the I got the old line 271 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: gifts coming this week. Okay, I'll do something for the 272 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: quarterbacks and then I'll get you know, a few things 273 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 3: for some other people as well. 274 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: What what goes into that decision is Christian part of it? 275 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: Are you polling people the line? Yeah, for the old line, 276 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: especially because it's come up with some good stuff. But yeah, 277 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:31,599 Speaker 1: I mean after ten years. 278 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 3: It's hard after ten years trying to do something not 279 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: only new, so you know, a tenth gift that you 280 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 3: haven't done before, but something that they'll like, something that 281 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 3: they don't already have or can just get themselves. So yeah, 282 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 3: you have to get kind of creative. And you know, 283 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: I'll actually ask some of those veteran guys, hey like 284 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: how does this sound? How does this sound? And they'll 285 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: give me a pretty good feedback there. 286 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: How do how much do you enjoy that? How fun 287 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: does that day? Is it like the little kids seeing 288 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: this smile on their faces and everything? 289 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 3: You know, it's good. Yeah. I try to keep it 290 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 3: a surprise, try to have let them know what it is, 291 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 3: and hopefully they're surprised. 292 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: All right, jaredy. Obviously the record isn't what you guys 293 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: want it to be. Your playoffs start Sunday, But do 294 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: you see that maybe as an opportunity. 295 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah, you always have to. I mean, of course 296 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 3: we're in a spot now where we we're in some 297 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 3: must win games and we know that, and but yeah, 298 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 3: you hopefully you can fast forward three weeks from now 299 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 3: and we're three, you know, won the last three and 300 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 3: head into the playoffs with you know, eleven eleven wins 301 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 3: under our belt and one of the hottest teams in 302 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 3: the league. And that's that's what we hope we can 303 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 3: we can get to. But certainly starts with the first 304 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 3: week now in Pittsburgh and having a good practice today 305 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 3: and moving on. 306 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: I'm curious how does a wide receiver build trust with 307 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: Jared Golf. 308 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 3: It's reps man's reps. I don't think it's just me. 309 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 3: I think that's everybody reps uh, timing being where you're 310 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 3: supposed to be when you're supposed to be there, over 311 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 3: and over and over again, and and then making contested catches, 312 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 3: making catches in traffic that allow me to not be 313 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 3: afraid to throw the ball into traffic thinking something bad's 314 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: gonna happen. And I've got two really good ones right 315 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: now who are who are great at that? 316 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: It seems like just talking with with JMO specifically, he's 317 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: really built that trust with you over the years. He's 318 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: having a terrific season, in my opinion, his best season, 319 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: even if it doesn't end up statistically his best season. 320 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: I think just with the way he's grown his route 321 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: tree and been a bigger part of the entire field. 322 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: How is that relationship between you to build for those 323 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: people that aren't in the building, What has gone into that, 324 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: what do you guys do special? And just how has 325 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: that built over over the years. 326 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, we work on a lot of stuff. We're constantly talking, 327 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 3: we're constantly communicating. I think the main thing this year 328 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: different is his communication to me. I think he understands 329 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 3: it on such a different level now and that's just 330 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 3: time as you get older. And so he knows not 331 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 3: only what I'm looking for, but like what he's looking 332 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 3: for in order to get in and out of a 333 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 3: route and where the ball should be. And so he's 334 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 3: very vocal with me on what he's seeing from a corner, 335 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 3: how he sees his cut coming out, how he sees, 336 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: you know, his angle coming back to me or away 337 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 3: from me. So all that stuff, all those little minute 338 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: details accelerates that that trust and that process so much. 339 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 3: He's done such a great job of that and he's 340 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 3: just scratching the surface, he really is. It's so exciting 341 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 3: and he's doing a great job. And I think in 342 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 3: that Dallas game when when another week before that was 343 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 3: at Green Bay when Saint Brown went down, Yes, that 344 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 3: was when like you could see like he knew like 345 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 3: he was going to get the lion's share of the 346 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 3: targets and you could see his kind of growth happen 347 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 3: there tremendously and. 348 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: He drops that weight. I mean, he's uncoverable on a 349 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: comeback round, isn't he? With his speed and in that 350 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: part of it, I think he's really developed and really 351 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: really come along. That's been impressive. 352 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, when he does things right, man, There's not many better. 353 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 3: And with his speed it becomes that much harder to 354 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 3: drop your weight and come back to the ball with 355 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 3: how fast he's moving forward. But when he does it right, man, 356 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 3: it's it's special, it really is. And he's been doing 357 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 3: a lot more right than he has any other way. 358 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: I talk about doing things right, I mean, Jared, your 359 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: top five and yards in touchdowns, passer rating, interception rate, 360 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: I mean you go down the list and all these things. 361 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: Yet you've dealt with two new starters along the offensive line, 362 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: You've dealt with some injuries. How do you continue to 363 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: play at this level despite what's going on around you. 364 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 3: It's a great supporting cast. Uh, not only the starters, 365 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 3: but the guys who are filling in. At this point 366 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 3: the season, everyone's got guys banged up and and whatnot. 367 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 3: And our guys that have filled in and and been 368 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 3: there when it when it mattered, have done a great 369 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 3: job on the O line and in the second or 370 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 3: in our receivers, tight ends everywhere. They've done such a 371 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 3: great job filling in and a lot of times, you know, 372 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 3: at quarterback, you're just distributing, and those stats, those numbers 373 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 3: are a product of kind of what everyone's doing. And 374 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 3: I do my best, sit in there, be tough and 375 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 3: make those throws, and those guys do the rest. 376 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: Saint Brown get enough credit for what he means for 377 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: you and for this offense, and and really just where 378 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: his place is among the elite wide receivers in this league. 379 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: I don't know. I mean, I don't I think he 380 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 3: gets a lot of credit. I'm not sure if he 381 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 3: if you can ever give a guy like him enough though. 382 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 3: I mean, he's he's such a study, does everything. He's 383 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 3: he's always where he's supposed to be. He's on time, 384 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: he's fast, he's physically strong, he gets in and out 385 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 3: of his breaks, he does everything right blocks well. I mean, 386 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 3: he's a guy that you know, I'm so lucky to 387 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 3: play with and and I think he does elevate everyone 388 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 3: around him, you know, as all of us want to 389 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 3: do as players. You know, it's one thing to just 390 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 3: be a great player, but another thing to elevate guys. 391 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 3: And he does that pretty consistently. 392 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: We already talked about Jmo ninety straight catches for Saint 393 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: Brown to in five streets. He's I think he's the 394 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: first person to ever do it. I mean just that 395 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: level of consistency with him. Are those two considered among 396 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: that should they be considered among the top duos? 397 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, as far as I can tell. Yeah, I mean, 398 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 3: shoot Saints doing stuff no one's ever done in the 399 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 3: NFL ever right now, and Jamo in the last you know, 400 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,479 Speaker 3: month or two has really come into his own and 401 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 3: he just continues to as send them. I say that 402 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: the last month or two. He was getting better throughout 403 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 3: the beginning of the season too. But yeah, those guys, 404 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't I It's hard for me to 405 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 3: find a too that's better, and I'm lucky to play 406 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 3: with them. 407 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: What have you liked to bow the way Jamir has 408 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: been more involved in the passing game. Where have you 409 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: seen him maybe take his biggest strides in that aspect? 410 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, some of the route running stuff's been really good. 411 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 3: You know, we all know he can do the stuff 412 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 3: out of the backfield, and they both run great routes 413 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,239 Speaker 3: out of the backfield, but being able to split him 414 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 3: out wide and let him run some receiver routes and 415 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 3: seeing what that looks like, it's been really impressive. And 416 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 3: we've kind of known he has that in his Arsenal 417 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 3: in his bag, but seeing it kind of come to 418 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 3: life in game recently has been great. 419 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: You guys are in heavy game plan mode. Obviously for 420 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers. What jumps out about them and their defense 421 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: when when you flip the tape on and start preparing 422 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: for them. 423 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, physical, really well coached. You can tell they know 424 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 3: their system. Interesting the way they use Jalen and I 425 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 3: was around him. You know, he's a ball guy. He's 426 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 3: always around the ball. They're now got him at safety 427 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 3: doing a little bit of that. So there's some interesting 428 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 3: things there with where they move some guys around and 429 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 3: it'll be a good one. 430 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: The takeaways is the big thing for me. I think 431 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: they're third in league with twenty four. You've obviously been 432 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: very good at that five interceptions only all year. How 433 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: big is that? Obviously that's a big that line every week, 434 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: but in a week like this when they when a 435 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: team kind of makes their bread on takeaways. You look 436 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: at some of the defensive numbers and they're not in 437 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: the top of the league in a lot of categories, 438 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: but they play good defense because they take the ball over. 439 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: How important will that aspect of the game on Sunday? 440 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 3: It always is, but yeah, when they're a team that's 441 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 3: kind of staying alive defensively based off that, Yeah, absolutely, 442 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 3: you got to take care of the ball. And they've 443 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 3: done a good job being opportunistic in that way and 444 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 3: making those plays when they get there, and I got 445 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 3: to do a good job of keeping out of harm's 446 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 3: way and putting in our guys hands. 447 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: No, it's must win territory for you guys looking to 448 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: go on to stretch here to end this season and then, 449 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: like you talked about earlier, then be playing your best 450 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: ball going to the playoffs. But you got to win 451 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,239 Speaker 1: one before you can win three. So good luck on 452 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: Sunday and go get them. 453 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 3: Thank you, appreciate that. 454 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Twin of the Huddle podcast. Very 455 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: happy to well welcome and Brian Batco does a great 456 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: job covering everything Pittsburgh Steelers for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Brian, 457 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: thanks for taking the time, appreciate you. 458 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 4: Thanks, Tamms. 459 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 5: Will be my first time in Detroit ever in thirty 460 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 5: four years of life, despite living in Pittsburgh this entire time, 461 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 5: so I'm looking forward to it. 462 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 3: Really. 463 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: You know, two cities that I think are very familiar 464 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: you know, they're similar, you know, hard knows kind of 465 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: Midwest the even though I know you guys are a 466 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: little east, but to two cities I think have a 467 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: similar dynamic, hard working, hard knows kind of that kind 468 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: of city. You'll love Detroit. I love Pittsburgh personally. 469 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, the furthest I've ever made it is Toledo. 470 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 5: So I've actually never never made it to Michigan, although 471 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 5: I have an aunt and uncle who live in Mommy 472 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 5: or Sylvania, so right there on the border. So now 473 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 5: I'm finally going to cross over into Michigan. 474 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: Well good, make sure. I don't know if you're staying 475 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: downtown or not, but if you are staying close to 476 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: ford Field, you'll love it. It's a foody place now 477 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: with restaurants and lots of different things to do, so 478 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: you'll love your time certainly here in Detroit. Well, Brian, 479 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: we're talking early in the week, and so obviously there's 480 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: some things that are going to play out injury wise 481 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: through the course of the week. But maybe just best 482 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: guestimates right now with what the Steelers are dealing with 483 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: injury wise, and obviously the big one is TJ. Watt. 484 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm hard pressed to say TJ is going to 485 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 5: be able to make it back for this game. 486 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 4: Tim. 487 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 5: I mean it's there's some differing opinions out there on 488 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 5: hey collapse lung. It's not quite as bad as it sounds, 489 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 5: and it's weird to say it's almost callous, but in 490 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 5: some ways it's better than being out with a soft 491 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 5: tissue injury that can linger or something like that. But 492 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 5: anytime you have to have surgery, and as unexpected as 493 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 5: it was for TJ with an incident that happened while 494 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 5: getting treatment at the Steelers facility, I don't think anybody 495 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 5: really has a great feel for it. I just I 496 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 5: am on the side of we haven't seen him back 497 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 5: with the team yet as of Wednesday afternoon, so. 498 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: I'd be hard pressed to predict that he's going to 499 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 4: be out there for. 500 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: This one big win for the Steelers on Monday night 501 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: against the Dolphins. Eight and six, same record as Detroit. 502 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: You guys are division leaders right now, but still Detroit's 503 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: obviously in must win territory. They've got to win went 504 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: out to have a good shot in the NFC. Steelers 505 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: are in it right now, but do they still view 506 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: this game Brian Sunday as kind of a must win 507 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: just with their situation in the closeness of the division, 508 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: or do they feel pretty comfortable just kind of where's 509 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: their standing heading into this game. 510 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 5: It's tough to get into the psyche of the players, 511 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 5: and of course they would never say anything other than that, right, 512 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 5: But I do wonder if a lot of them understand 513 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 5: the scenarios here that. 514 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 4: Are at work. 515 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 5: Where as long as the Steelers beat the Ravens in 516 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 5: Week eighteen, it actually doesn't matter what happens in this 517 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 5: game or the next game against Cleveland for them. But 518 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 5: of course you'd love to have that wiggle room of 519 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 5: not needing to beat the Ravens in week eighteen and 520 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 5: maybe even resting your guys in week eighteen obviously if 521 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 5: you take care of business in Detroit in Cleveland. 522 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 4: So that's quite the ross. 523 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 5: Belt back to back there for the Steelers, But I 524 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 5: think they would love it for the momentum, don't I 525 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 5: don't think they've had I'm trying to think if they've 526 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 5: had a three game win streak this year. 527 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 4: I don't know that they have. 528 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 5: They haven't even won two games in a row since 529 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 5: early October until these Ravens and Dolphins victories back to back, 530 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,199 Speaker 5: So there's a lot of stuff out there with the 531 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 5: playoff scenarios being what they are. I don't want to 532 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 5: say there look that this is like a non conference 533 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 5: game in college football or college basketball. But it's a 534 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 5: tough game for sure, and it would give them some 535 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 5: breathing room. 536 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 4: If they can pull it off. 537 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 5: But I guess my bottom line is if they don't, 538 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 5: it's not the end of the world and they still 539 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 5: control their own fate. 540 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: Gotcha, speaking of Allions fans, know what you know? What 541 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: you mean about not getting back to back wins for 542 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: quite a while. It's been week four and week five 543 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,479 Speaker 1: for Detroit since getting back to back wins, So now 544 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 1: they've got to go on a three zero stretch, so 545 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: it must win and that's the mentality here, So obviously 546 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: that's their thought going in. I'm just curious when you 547 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 1: look at Aaron Rodgers and kind of how it's fit 548 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: and where he's got that team Brian, when when you've 549 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: watched him and just how he's interacted with with everybody around, 550 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,640 Speaker 1: what why is that fit this year with him being 551 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, because it seems like it's been a pretty 552 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: good marriage there. 553 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it has. 554 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 5: I think it's been an upgrade from the duo of 555 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 5: Russell Wilson and Justin Fields last year, and it's certainly 556 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 5: been an upgrade from the post Ben Roethlisberger wilderness that 557 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 5: they were in with Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett. 558 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 4: And you know, even Mason. 559 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 5: Rudolph was involved there a little bit and ironically had 560 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 5: the most success of those three because he was the 561 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 5: lone holdover from Ben Roethlisberger's time here. But I think 562 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 5: Rogers probably gets along a little bit better or is 563 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 5: maybe a little more philosophically aligned with Arthur Smith, the 564 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 5: offensive coordinator here. I think in some ways he was 565 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 5: good for this team because you know, there are a 566 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 5: really young group of skill position players outside of this 567 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 5: offseason acquisitions of DK Metcalf and John new Smith, but 568 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 5: otherwise young players on their first contracts by and large, 569 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 5: and I think Rogers has kind of raised the standard. 570 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 4: And you know that that sort of temperament from him 571 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 4: can be. 572 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 5: Much maligned when things are going poorly, but I think 573 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 5: when you see it flow the way that it has recently, 574 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 5: it shows you that it's it's actually been a positive 575 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 5: development that Rogers is so precise, and he holds guys accountable, 576 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 5: and he's he's been the voice that this offense has 577 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 5: lacked really since those late years have. 578 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: Been speaking of the offense, Detroit's got one of the 579 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: best running back duels in the league, Ejamier Gibbs and 580 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: David Montgomery. But you know, the Steelers have have kind 581 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: of developed their own kind of version of a pretty 582 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: good duel there in with Jalen and and with the 583 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: game well game while leading them with with fifty seven receptions, 584 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: which which which is kind of amazing, you know for 585 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: running back to be leading a team in receptions if 586 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: your name's not Christian McCaffrey. But just what do you 587 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: like about that duel and how it's fit into their 588 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: schemes offensively there in Pittsburgh. 589 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, they're both just good effective players that rarely get 590 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 5: brought down by the first tackler. And you know, all 591 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 5: off season after they signed Kenneth Gainwell and certainly once 592 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 5: they drafted Caleb Johnson out of Iowa on the third round, 593 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 5: I figured that Warren and Gainwell were sort of overlapping 594 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 5: pieces a little bit, and that Warren would be the 595 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 5: lead back with Gainwell kind of sprinkled in there on 596 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 5: the passing downs, a third down receiving. 597 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 4: Specialist, but he's become a lot more than that. 598 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 5: To his credit, he's shown that he's not just that 599 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 5: scat back that he was in Philly, and I think 600 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 5: even the Steelers have probably been a little bit surprised 601 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 5: by him. Otherwise they wouldn't have used the third round 602 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 5: pick on another running back. So yeah, they're somewhat similar players. 603 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 5: I'd say Warren's a little more of the thunder to 604 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 5: the lightning for Gainwell, but they're slippery, they're shifty, they'll 605 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 5: pass protect, and they don't drop many passes, so they're 606 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 5: difficult and dangerous to deal with in space. 607 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: You know, one thing Detroit's obviously looking at when you 608 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: look at Pittsburgh's d defense is obviously TJ. Watt is 609 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the league and they 610 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: can get after the quarterback. I think you guys got 611 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: the three different guys with with over six sacks, But 612 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: to me, it's the takeaways have been the big thing 613 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: with this defense. Just what's what's been the recipe for 614 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: success with that is specifically when you look at the 615 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 1: fumbles twelve that leads the NFL. That's kind of been 616 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: their calling card on defense, hasn't it been Brian for years? 617 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 5: Yeah, they just have a kN act for it, and 618 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 5: I think, you know, more so than any And they 619 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 5: have a culture of takeaways. But I've never talked to 620 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 5: anyone from an NFL team that they don't want to 621 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 5: force turnovers. So that's kind of global around the league, right. 622 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 5: But it's one thing to preach that. It's another thing 623 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 5: to have players like TJ. Watt, Alex high Smith, Nick 624 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 5: Herbig Cam Hayward who are so good at, you know, 625 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 5: getting their hands up in passing lanes or punching out footballs. 626 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 4: And you know, the other big. 627 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 5: Thing I think with them too is you know, they 628 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 5: have those pass rushers who can get it done. But 629 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 5: you know, they're all also a lot more opportunistic when 630 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 5: the game flow in the game script is heading in 631 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 5: their direction, when they're getting run on left and right. 632 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 5: They can't necessarily get those takeaways because other teams are 633 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 5: in advantageous positions to just keep the ball on the 634 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 5: ground and play keep away. And their time of possession 635 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 5: has been horrendous this year. So the other factor here 636 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 5: with that too is you know, we talked about injuries 637 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 5: at the start, didn't mention this year's first round pick, 638 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 5: Derek Harmon out of Oregon, who's a Detroit native. I 639 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 5: want to say he's from seven Mile if I have 640 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 5: that right. So they've been missing him the last three 641 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 5: weeks with a knee injury. The stats of when he's 642 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 5: in the lineup and not in the lineup against the 643 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 5: run are staggering for a rookie. So it sounds like 644 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 5: he's going to be back, and he does a good 645 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 5: job anchoring that defense, left side, offense, right side of 646 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 5: the line when he's in there. And if they can 647 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 5: at least contain Gibbs in Montgomery, then yeah, you feel 648 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 5: like those other guys can pin their ears back and 649 00:27:58,600 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 5: take the ball away. 650 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: More quick ones for you, Brian, just what's the key 651 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: matchup that that you're looking at Sunday that that that's 652 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: going to decide the difference between a Steelers win and 653 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: three in a row and a loss. 654 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 5: Ooh, yeah, you know, I think it it probably for 655 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 5: me is aman Ross Saint Brown in the slot versus 656 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 5: Brandon Eckles the slot cornerback for the Steelers. They came 657 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 5: into this season expecting Jalen Ramsey to be that guy, 658 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 5: and so much has gone wrong for them in the 659 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 5: secondary with poor play and injuries that Ramsey is a 660 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 5: full time safety now. And I know I'm preaching to 661 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 5: the choir here when it comes to injuries in the 662 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 5: secondary with the Lions, So that's not lost on me, 663 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 5: but the Steelers have really had to shuffle things at 664 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 5: corner at safety. When I look back at the Chargers game, 665 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 5: you know, Lad McConkey had a really big night against 666 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,239 Speaker 5: Eccles has played a lot better since then, but he 667 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 5: was sort of a cast off from the Jets. I 668 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 5: think he's just kind of a guy to this point 669 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 5: in his NFL career. But no knowing the way that 670 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 5: the Lions scheme things up for Saint Brown and how 671 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 5: much damage he can do, I feel like that's a 672 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 5: key matchup to watch there and the Nickel inside slot, 673 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 5: whatever you want to call it. 674 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, there are certainly no tears shed from Lions fans 675 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: when we talk about injuries to Pittsburgh in the secondary. 676 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: With what Detroit's been through obviously and last one Brian 677 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: obviously an interconference matchup. Don't see Pittsburgh that often. Who's 678 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: a player maybe Lions fans don't know who could impact 679 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: that game or or you know, kind of be a 680 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: difference maker for Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. Yeah. 681 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 5: I mean, he's had some plays go viral this season, 682 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 5: but he doesn't show up statistically all that often. And 683 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 5: that is tight end Darnell Washington, who's six'. Seven you, 684 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 5: know he's listed still at two sixty or two sixty. 685 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 5: Five but it's kind of been a running bit around the. 686 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 5: League it was actually on The Saint browns podcast that 687 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 5: he finally he gave The he spilled the tea that 688 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 5: he would not give us beat writers for years now 689 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 5: of what he actually. Ways and when he went on with, 690 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 5: them he said three to, eleven WHICH i got a 691 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 5: kick out of because he tried to duck, it AND 692 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 5: i think Amen ra his brother was, like come, on 693 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 5: we know you get on the scale every. 694 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 4: Day and we know that, too but we can't push. 695 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 5: AN nfl player the same way his, uh you, know 696 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 5: his fellow members of the fraternity. Can So Darnel washington 697 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 5: at six, seven three eleven is a true unicorn in 698 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 5: THE nfl playing tight end for The, steelers and more 699 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 5: so than what he's gonna do in the passing. GAME 700 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 5: i think lining him up on that left edge to 701 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 5: try to Combat Marcus, davenport who's you, know probably one 702 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 5: of the biggest edge rushers in THE. 703 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: Nfl, yeah Washington is is definitely a unique player in this. League, Brian, 704 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: well thank you so much for taking the. Time it 705 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: should be a fun. Matchup. Obviously it means a lot For, 706 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: detroit not as much For pittsburgh other than to keep you, 707 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: know things rolling and play good football going into the. 708 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: Playoffs it should be a, fun hard, nosed, physical physical. 709 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: Battle AND i hope you enjoy your first time In 710 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: detroit and have some Fun saturday. 711 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 3: Night. 712 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 5: Thanks and, yeah My kindergartner has taken up The lions 713 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 5: as one of his favorite teams with The steelers for whatever. 714 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 5: REASON i, guess you, know six year olds And, lions 715 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 5: and plus they're On primetime a, lot so WHEN i 716 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 5: get home from the, game they tend to be ON 717 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 5: tv if he's watching with, Me so, yeah this is 718 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 5: kind of his. 719 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 4: Super bowl this. Weekend well what's his, Name Dawson. 720 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: Dawson, Well dawson will definitely have a good time watching 721 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: the Game sunday. Night however it goes and safe travels To. 722 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: Detroit enjoy your time, here And i'll make SURE i 723 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: come over and say. Hello thanks for joining, me. 724 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 4: All, Right thank, You, tim appreciate. 725 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: It