1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: From Indianapolis. They sees the twenty twenty three NFL combine 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: on Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back to the drive. I 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: am Dale Lalley. He is Matt Williamson and Matt All 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: the movers and shakers, the top guys from around the 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: league talking here today, many of them for the first 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: time this offseason. And so there's some news, okay, but 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: I've kind of been out of the loop of it, 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: some newsy stuff. So, uh, Marcus Mariota released by the 9 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: kind of Falcons, but he basically so once they went 10 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: to Desmond Ritter, he just basically left the building. Yeah, 11 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: like he was Elvis. It's kind of a their car 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: situation too. It's like, we're planning on releasing you. The 13 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: worst thing could happen is you get hurt and then 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: we're on the hook. So we like you and all, 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: but just vanished for a little bit. So Marcus Mariota 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: back on there. How about that's his future? Is he 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: just a long term too? Probably? Yeah. Uh. Leslie Frasier, 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: who is the defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills, has 19 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: decided to take a year off from coaching in twenty 20 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: twenty three. Intends to return in twenty twenty four. Interesting. 21 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a very well respective. I think he's 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: interviewed for head jobs. His defense has been quite good 23 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: head coach, he's been a head coach, right right, right, Um, 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: I don't know who would be in waiting. I assume 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: they'd bump somebody up. You. I wouldn't want to ye 26 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: at this point. Yeah, rock that boat too much. But 27 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: the Bills are losing more than they're gaining this offseason. 28 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: I can promise you that you know. And that's just 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: one more that probably a lot of us didn't see coming. Um. 30 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: I guess I just kind of a big deal. I'll 31 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: be honest. Being around coaches and you have two, it's 32 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: so hard on your body and your mentality. I'm surprised 33 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: more guys don't do it. But I think you have 34 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: to be this established to say I'm gonna take a 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: step back because I don't know if I can never 36 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: get Leslie. Frasier probably will so he can do that. 37 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 1: And I'm sure that Bill said the door still open 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: or who knows, you know, but it's a mind. Oh 39 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about the hours at table. That's why 40 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: whenever it whenever somebody says to me, such and such 41 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: former player, why don't they bring that guy back as 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: a coach. That's not the question of whether they would 43 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: want to bring that guy back, it's whether that guy 44 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: would want to put himself into those into that situation 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: to work those kind of hours. Right. It's much different 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: than being a player, and people aren't catering to you 47 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: and patting you on the back and telling you how 48 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: great you are. Quite the opposite in fact, in terms 49 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: of media or whoever. And you know, you can't just 50 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: throw a guy in there that's a you gotta kind 51 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: of work your way up. I mean, certainly some players 52 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: have some advantages that other coaches don't. I mean, most 53 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: coaching careers don't begin in the NFL. They begin as 54 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: you know exactly, you know, when you work your way up, 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: so they get to bounce up. But it's still one 56 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: hundred hour weeks and grinds and you know, not seeing 57 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: your family eight months out of the year. Right, And 58 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: are you a good teacher? Right? That's the other thing, 59 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: can can you? You know? Ted Williams was maybe the 60 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: greatest hitter of all time, was and a great coach, 61 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: right because he expected everybody to play like he played. 62 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: What do you mean you can't do that? You can't 63 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: see the laces on the curveball versus screwball, and you're 64 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: talking about it, you know, right, So just do it 65 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: like this. Well, that doesn't help my coach. Uh. Also 66 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: from the Bill's media session, Damar Hamlin continues to see specialists, 67 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: has two or three more that he has to see, uh, 68 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: continuing his recovery. This according to Brandon Bean there at 69 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: gm UH, he said, assuming he gets full clearance, I 70 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: know he'll want to play. Yeah, of course, and just 71 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: talking football, obviously we know what happened there. Plawyer's a 72 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: free agent. He was the dn't need him. He's the 73 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: he was the thing. He was playing a lot, He 74 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: was playing a lot, his career was ascending. He was 75 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: their big nickel package. I would assume that they looked 76 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: at this thing big picture and thought player is probably 77 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: gonna leave. He'll probably be a starter. He's a starter 78 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: and waiting, right, So that's kind of a big deal too. 79 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: H Derek Carr expected to have an in person interview 80 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: with the Carolina Panthers here and day I heard he's here, right, Yeah, 81 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: So I bet there's several teams he's gonna chat with. Yeah, 82 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: I mean you don't come here for one. You know, 83 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: if we're out in different places, we may see him 84 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: having dinner somewhere with somebody. Yeah, right right right when 85 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: Derek Carr watch. Do you think he inks a deal 86 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: like in the next week? Um, because he can unlike 87 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: other three eight he can and and you know he's 88 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: not gonna hurt somebody in their compa. I think you'd 89 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: want to get that done if the teams are gonna 90 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: want to do it as quickly as possible. Yes, if 91 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: you're him, are you better off waiting? That's what I 92 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know. It's a good question. I 93 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: mean it depends. I mean, because he's really going to 94 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: go up right, But the problem then becomes, well, they 95 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: just signed somebody else and so therefore your your pool shrinks. Well, 96 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: I think Aaron Rodgers coming out of his dark chamber 97 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,799 Speaker 1: or whatever it is key here because at least now 98 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: the Jets can talk to Rodgers or the Raiders or whatever. 99 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: And assuming they prefer Rogers to car, which I don't 100 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: know that I would. I mean I'm kind of torn 101 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: on that because it'd be Car or But you still 102 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: have your first round pick, and you still have Aaron Rodgers. 103 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: Is the crazy hot chick that you wanted to date 104 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: in high school? Everybody wants to date the crazy, the 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: hot chick and they find out she still you're with 106 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: her every day? Yeah, and she's still all crazy? Are 107 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: you willing to deal with here? And how hot is 108 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: she still he was two years ago? Is he's still hot? 109 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: I don't know. We're not trying to offend anybody here, 110 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: but that's just the right, right, And you may only 111 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: date the crazy hot chick for a year or the 112 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: crazy hot dude as it were, right, whoever, whatever it 113 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: floats your boat, you know, but Car at least doesn't 114 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: cost anything except for cap space. Rogers is a ton 115 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: of cap space, probably at least the first round pick. 116 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: And you might only have him for a year, and 117 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: he's maybe nuts and he may go into the desert 118 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: and smoke Peonte or something. Right, right, how would he 119 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: deal with the big Apple media too? You know, like 120 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: there's a there's a combustible situation like from the Jets. 121 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: I might rather have Car, but I do think that 122 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: the Rogers going away in the darkness had something to 123 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: do with Car being the consolation prize for a couple 124 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: of teams made. Yeah, you know, but Rogers situation, she's 125 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: just so weird, so weird and telling you to get weirder. 126 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: As he gets older, we all get weirder. Tell me 127 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: about it. Yeah. Uh so the Browns this according to 128 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: Mike garoffalo U and general manager Aaron Andrew Barry confirmed 129 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: this on Tuesday, which you don't often to see. But 130 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: they are going to release John Johnson. Oh are that 131 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: I just started starting safety? Umensive, it's a bad deal 132 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: and they signed him right, Um, but he'll get paid again. 133 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean he's not a bad player. They just gave 134 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: him two months too much money. Yeah, and they need 135 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: they need the cap space. Then one of these teams 136 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: that are way over the cap. Yeah, their defense has 137 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: a lot of holes. I mean they probably need two 138 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: d tackles. That's the problem. Now as you release this guy, 139 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: he started, it was your starter last year. Now you 140 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: get to replace him. Yeah, I mean, just off the 141 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: top of my head, they need now a starting safety. 142 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: Definitely a starting linebacker. I know they had a lot 143 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: of injuries there, better had a defensive tackle. I think 144 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: you need two of those. I think all their all 145 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: their off ball linebackers are free agents. I knew they 146 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: were all hard at the end of year, and you 147 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: need a clowney replacement. Yeah, so what do you have 148 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: like four or five starters on defense? Right, you got 149 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: Sickly Miles Garrett and Denzel Award and then a bunch 150 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: of guys Wosha Cormora will be back in the mix, 151 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: and you know safety here and there. But and then 152 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: on the first round pick or a lot of caps face. 153 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: So again they're going backwards. Other than that, you should 154 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: work out great. Oh and by the way, they should 155 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: probably add to their wide receiver group. Oh yeah, yeah, 156 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: And all of a sudden, the old lines starting to 157 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: look agent and I think they're not going to pick 158 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: up worse fifth year either. So Watson has to be 159 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: a great player, yes, he has to, Like, he can't 160 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: be a top he can't be a top ten quarterback. 161 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: He better be a top five. He has to be 162 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: in Mahomes and all. Yeah, I mean he has to 163 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: be Josh Allenish. You know, I don't know if I 164 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: like him as a player, right, I don't know if 165 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: he could be that. I don't know if he can 166 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: be that, right, especially not at this point. I mean, 167 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: he certainly didn't show it this past season. I mean 168 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: there's a very good chance when it's all said and done, 169 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: he's the eighth best quarterback in the AFC. Yeah, you know, 170 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: maybe even the third best with in his division. And 171 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, to their running back depth isn't 172 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: what it was now Hunt won't be back. Derenis Johnson's 173 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: a free agent as well. All that depth that you 174 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: had at running back was, oh well, if something happens, 175 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, we're okay there. I don't know if that's 176 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: the case now. Trub is tremendous, but when they started 177 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: getting about twenty seven, the cliff is coming, you know, 178 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: and so they may have to draft it back and 179 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: he's got an injury history. Yeah yeah uh. According to 180 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: CEO Stephen Jones, the Cowboys are interested in exploring a 181 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: contract extension for Ceedee Lambs. Yeah. They may even add 182 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: to that receiver room, but they can't afford to let 183 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: him believe anytime. So they're interested in a contract extension 184 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: with Trayvon Diggs. Okay, I wonder what he would add 185 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: though that I want to pay Trayvon Diggs what Trayvon 186 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: Diggs is gonna want I'm sure that's That's what all 187 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: I could think about was last year I thought he 188 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: was vastly overrated. We talked about that long in the air, 189 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, because the interception numbers were extreme. I think 190 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: he's a good player. Let me think he's a starting corner. 191 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: I don't think the top five corner. If he wants 192 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: paid like a top ten corner, I'm like, well, we'll 193 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: wait till your contracts up and go from there, you know. Yeah, 194 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: so that's gonna be an interesting one. And again you 195 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: get you know, Tony Pollard his according this again according 196 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: to Stephen Jones, his leg injury expected to be ready 197 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: for trading camp. Same thing with that was a late 198 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: season injury. Yeah, right, So that may actually help them 199 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: in the long term, maybe because you know, is he 200 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: gonna get the free agent deal that you know? I 201 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: think they franchise him. I mean, running backs only ten million. 202 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: The Zeke number has to come down or he might 203 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: even get caught. I would think that the relationship that 204 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones has was Zeke, that you just good to Zeke. 205 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: Is Hey, Zeke, we need you to yeah, for the 206 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: for the good of the team. We need you to 207 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: take one here. We've paid you a lot of money. Yeah, 208 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 1: and I think that's his only option. I mean, nobody's 209 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: gonna trade for him, or if he were, if they 210 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: released him, he's not going to get anywhere near that. 211 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: Whatever the Cowboys are going to give. And it might 212 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: be m Smith with the Cardinals type of situation, you 213 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: know what I mean, Like it probably doesn't end well. 214 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: I mean he has very little birth Maybe you have 215 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: Emmett call him and say, hey, look um, this is 216 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: the cho Yeah, this is it. Yeah. Um. You know, 217 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: if your day is done, you want to be seen 218 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: in you know, in a Cardinals uniform or you know, 219 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: a Rams uniform, whatever it might be. I mean, somebody 220 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: would pick him up, but it wouldn't be a priority. 221 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: He may he may even sit out there until training camp, right, 222 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, it's like that's kind of embarrassing too. Uh. 223 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:24,239 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer No, probably not. He's not that level yet. Yeah. 224 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: He needs to compile more, which you probably won't, which 225 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: you probably will. Yeah. Uh. Javonte Williams, suffered the torn 226 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: acl early in the season, is on track to be 227 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: ready for the regular season. According to Broncos general manager 228 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: George Peyton. Uh, they did not the opposite two days ago. Well, 229 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: they don't want to put a date on up as 230 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: the team will have another back or two if he's 231 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: not ready. Okay, So that was a JK. Dobbins like 232 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: injury that was not ready to start a season. Yeah, 233 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: I think that's a bad one. I'd be very worried 234 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 1: about that. He said he's on track. Okay, So because 235 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: the blurb I read too, that's the whole thing. Well, 236 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: of course, yeah, the blurb to be on track and 237 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: then get sidetracked, hence the word side track. I could 238 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: use them. Yeah, that offense has a chance to be decent. 239 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: If Wilson's better than terrible. Yeah, Judy sat better than everybody. Yeah, 240 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: it's close to the player he used to be, which 241 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what happen, but if Javonte Williams isn't 242 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: part of that evasion, that hurts. It hurts and everyone 243 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: to blame Wilson and Hackett last year, and they deserve 244 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: plenty of it. But it would be nice to be 245 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: able to handleball to him all year too. You know, 246 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: you're really good player. Brett Veach, the general manager of 247 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs, Uh said, Orlando Brown could have 248 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: the franchise tag placed on him, but a long term 249 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: deal is obviously more beneficial. Who he scares me? Yeah, 250 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: it really, I mean it wasn't what five years ago 251 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: we were sitting here talking about him in his combine 252 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: performance as perhaps the worst combine performance for a big 253 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: time player in the history of the combine. However, however, 254 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: you weren't sitting here during the ten o'clock hour with 255 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: mister Starks. We were talking about Orlando Brown. There's Max 256 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: right there, and do you know who they combine? Who 257 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 1: they compared Orlando Brown's combine too? Max Starks was his comparison? 258 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: Not nice? Not nice? Max would take Orlando Brown's paycheck, Yes, 259 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: that he's gonna get. He didn't make a lot of 260 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: money after the combine comparable Starks, Max, It's not nice. 261 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: Uh So. According to Quasi Adopho Mensa, who is the 262 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, Justin Jefferson's pending contract 263 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: extension is a high priority for the for the Vikings. 264 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: He also said he does not want to manage a 265 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: team without Jefferson in the building. I don't know if 266 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: he did himself any help there in his contract negotiations. 267 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: By adding that little part of the right, I mean 268 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: you say you can't live without me. Oh okay. You know, 269 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: like in the Dynasty community, Jefferson and Chase are worth 270 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: way more than everybody else, you know, like at their age, 271 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: they're product action. They're gonna be the two most expensive 272 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: receivers in the league. And it's not even gonna be closed. See, 273 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: this is gonna be the problem for the Bengals. Oh, 274 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: we've talked about this before. So not only you're gonna 275 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: give Burrow a new contract this offseason, sure, next offseason 276 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna start talking to Chase and he's gonna say, 277 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: I want Jefferson plus ten percent. Yeah, because there's gonna 278 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: be a contract in place for him to jump off of. 279 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: And then you gotta pay Higgins, which you're not gonna 280 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: be able to do, probably not. I don't think that 281 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: Higgins trade. So if you let's say both, let's say, 282 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: but they're gonna pay Higgins before shape. We don't have to. 283 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: They don't have to. But he's a year older and 284 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: he doesn't have the first round right, you know, so 285 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: you could buy a little Chase time. Man, here's tough 286 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: to keep all three. I mean that, and that's the 287 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: thing that you know, that's the conundrum that you run 288 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: into in today's NFL rum, that question, Like, I don't 289 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: think Boyd will be their long term. Hurst is a 290 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: free agent. They don't really throw to tight ends, but 291 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: a lot of people mock a tight end there first round, 292 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: which makes sense because that's a whole Well, if you're 293 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: gonna part ways with Boyd, then okay, a tight end 294 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: can do a lot of the stuff that he does, 295 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: maybe even better can cap somebody like that. Yeah, and 296 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: one of the guys who can run. H No shock 297 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: here Mike Garofolo reporting that Kenny Galladay has been informed 298 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: he will be released on the first day of the 299 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: league year on March fifteenth. As bad a free agent 300 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: signing as if we've seen in five years, it's right 301 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: up there with who was the defensive tackle to sign 302 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: with the with Washington? Haynesworth, Yeah, Albert Hayes. Yeah. I 303 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: mean they may actually Washington might have gotten more out 304 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: of Haynesworth the Giants got out of Kenny Golladay in 305 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: two years. In the worst receiver room in the league, 306 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: give or take too right, they didn't have any receivers 307 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: and he still couldn't play. I mean, that's not even 308 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: like an opinion. If you just look at how many 309 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: catches he had in a Giant's uniform, I'm gonna look 310 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: it up against how many dollars they paid him, Like 311 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: I wonder, there's probably not a receiver in him. I mean, 312 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to exaderate. I bet there's not a 313 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: receiver in history that made more dollars per catch. Per catch. 314 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna look that up here. I'm going to go 315 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: into spot track. There's a four year, seventy two million dollars. 316 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: Contracts set the market. It set the market way back when, right. Yeah, 317 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: he's an actually an overage guy coming into the league. Yeah, 318 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: he's not young, and we're back to having our internet 319 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: not worked real back, boy, he didn't have many catches 320 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: for that seventy two million. Well he's I can see 321 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: every dollar that's seventy two million. But maybe everybody's trying 322 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: to access Kenny Galladay here now he's his contracts over 323 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: here in our conversation. Yeah, he's twenty nine years old. Yeah, 324 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean he has been good for three years so 325 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: for his stats, so over the last two years. Actually, 326 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: he signed in twenty twenty one, so he got a 327 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: base salary. Let's see, he was a four year, seventy 328 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: two million dollars, so he pocketed eighteen million, eighteen point 329 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: two million in twenty twenty one, seventeen point seven five 330 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: So total package, what he got packed thirty five thirty 331 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: five point nine five five million dollars rounded up to 332 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: thirty six. I bet he'd have thirty six catches in 333 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: the last two seasons with the Giants. Kenny Galladay caught 334 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: and here we're on an internet lag here, that's just 335 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: really bad. I'm betting under thirty six catches. He made 336 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: more than a million per catch. I don't know that 337 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: he played in ten games. Say he may have five catches. Oh, 338 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: here we go. So in those two years he had seventeen. No, 339 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: he had more than that he had. In twenty twenty 340 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: one he had six hundred and sixty six receiving us. 341 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: He had thirty seven catches. Okay, uh, he played six 342 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty six naps. He had forty three catches 343 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: for quick math six hundred and two yards total total 344 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: to about a million per catch, but one touchdown and 345 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: one touchdown. Wow. And no impact on games none. Wow, 346 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: bad signing, bad bad sign And here's the thing. His 347 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: last year in Detroit he only played in five games. 348 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: He had twenty catches, so he kind of knew what 349 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: was happening. Yeah, they remember there was injuries and stuff 350 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: that was starting to settle. It was starting great. Yeah 351 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: before back to back thousand yards seasons. Yeah, a really 352 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: good start to his career. But yeah, I mean he'll 353 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: get picked up at a one year deal for league minimum. 354 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: I guess, yeah, somebody, somebody'll take a chance. I mean 355 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: I'll be on on that. I mean for all right, 356 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: next to nothing. I'll prove it. Yeah. Uh. General manager 357 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: Joe Schoen from the Giant says he is cautiously optimistic 358 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: the team will be able to resign Daniel Jones and say, 359 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: Quon Barkley, man, that is really Harry. It make expensive. 360 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: He might regret it. Yeah, you know, investing in backs 361 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: at that age, although I think he's more of a 362 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: weapon than a back doesn't bear fruit usually. But it's working. 363 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: They have a formula there. I mean, ideally you franchise 364 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: Tag Barkley because ten but then you're gonna you're gonna 365 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: resign Daniel Jones wants, you know, yes, big money. But 366 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: the sticky thing about it is, if I'm Daniel Jones's agent, 367 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: I come to the table and say, okay, you have 368 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: the franchise tag bargaining chip. We're gonna start negotiations there. Yeah, 369 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: we're right around there. Maybe I'll do you a favor 370 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: and give you thirty two and I think thirty four 371 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: is the number something like that. Do I want to 372 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: invest thirty two million or do I want to give 373 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones seventy million over two years? I mean there's both. 374 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: In the short term, I think you make it a 375 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 1: shorter term contract with him. Yeah, a two or three 376 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: year deal, not a four or five year deal, or 377 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: at least one you can get out of it. Yeah, 378 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: you had a you know yeah, well, you know, escalators 379 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: and things of that nature. You build in there. You 380 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: don't put a bunch of guaranteed money in it. No, 381 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: But is he going to accept that? Somebody would? Yeah, 382 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: that's the thing. I mean, if he hits the open market, 383 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: he'll get thirty five plus. Right, And he's not that good, 384 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? But he improved. That's the problem. 385 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: They threw the worst receivers in league. Well, here we go. 386 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: So Derek Carr also expected to have an in person 387 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: interview with the Saints. They ever said that before, like 388 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: they already talked. Why did they not do that again 389 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: the Jets? Okay, so he's gonna be making the rounds 390 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: here again. He's going from dinner to dinner to dinner. 391 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: He might sign in next twenty four hours. It's like 392 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: Christmas for him. Great, it's like a recruiting heap. He's 393 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,239 Speaker 1: gonna weigh twenty five pounds more this way after this 394 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: week than he did heading into this thing because he 395 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: can have a whole bunch of all kinds of goodies. Yeah, 396 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: sneaks saying now most steaks. I would think if he's 397 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: gonna miss speed dating with him, you know, yeah, there 398 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: you go, you go the next table, and you go 399 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: to the next table, and then there's another steak, and 400 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot certain, right, But if you're gonna meet 401 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: with three teams in three days and then seating up, yeah, 402 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: I bet he signs by the end of the week. Probably, Yeah, 403 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: because those teams can't sit are on a wait. I mean, 404 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: whether you need to find out Okay, do we need 405 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: to start looking heavier at this quarterback class, like Carvers. 406 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: Free agency starts in two free real free agency starts 407 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: in two weeks. Who are the teams again as Jets, Jets, 408 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: Saints and Panthers Panthers. Okay, at least the Panthers are 409 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: in position to draft on him. Yeah, the Saints might 410 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: have to overspend a little bit, like Derek, Let's lock 411 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: this thing up. If I'm the Panthers, I want to 412 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: do that because then I can use that ninth overall 413 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 1: pick on something else. Oh yeah, you'd rather go the 414 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: car route for the them. Then I can also win 415 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: that division, I can. I can envision a signing Derek 416 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 1: Carr to whatever it's going to cost you the Panthers 417 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: being the pick to win that division next year. I agree. 418 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: I think they would be if it comes out tonight 419 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: that the Panthers win or signed Derek Carr. I think 420 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: my pick to win the division on February twenty eighth 421 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: is Carolina. If the Saints signed Derek Carr, I might 422 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: feel the same one. I think Tampa's a disaster. Tampa's 423 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: going to be a disaster. Atlanta is still trying to 424 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: figure some things out. I think they're Tampa might truly tank. Yeah, 425 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: you might trade Mike Evans. I think Atlanta is still 426 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: a year or two away, right but Carolina trade for 427 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: Lamar or something. You know, Carolina and New Orleans are 428 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: both set up not to win big right now, but 429 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: at least win that division right now with the bad 430 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: division and have a winning record and you know, build 431 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: some things. Um, four new quarterbacks in that division. It's amazing, 432 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: it's not. 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He is 452 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lala. You're listening to the 453 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be back with 454 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: more right after this. You were tuned to live cover 455 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: each up the twenty twenty three NFL Combine on Steelers 456 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: Nation Radio. Welcome back. I am Dale Lally. He is 457 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson, and we are as We were just talking 458 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: about the pride of Pitt john Stone. Yeah, how about 459 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: that both, Pitt, get us up there for a little 460 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: little party. I'm not supposed to look at the camera, 461 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: but at the camera, come on, come on man. Anyways, 462 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: uh So, here at the scouting combine in Indiana, Indianapolis, 463 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: at the Indiana Convention Center, right were the who's your corridor? Here? 464 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: There you go? Um So, Matt, uh going into this draft, 465 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: Let's let's go through the Steelers by position. I'm gonna 466 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,679 Speaker 1: give you an okay, one through five, I want you 467 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: to prioritize what they're I don't know pen here to 468 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: keep track of all this because somebody took my bag away. 469 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: But I'll write it down here on my laptop. Laptop 470 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: in front of you can figure out document. Yeah, something 471 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: like that. So it's five a massive need and one's 472 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: a minor need. Yes, let's do it that way. Okay, 473 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: So one to five, five is the five being the greatest, 474 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: one being the least. And we'll start at as we 475 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: usually do a quarterback one point five, one point five 476 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: at QB, says Matt Williamson. I am gonna say, I'm 477 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: gonna agree with you. I'm gonna go one though I 478 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: almost went that low. But I think you have to 479 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: bring in you need two more guys. I mean they 480 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,640 Speaker 1: don't have to be Marino Elway. I mean you need 481 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: two more guys. But you're not You're not using a 482 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: first two day a pick in the first two days 483 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: of the draft. Absolutely absolutely not. I mean I didn't 484 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: even factor in that Trabisky may or may not be back. 485 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: I think he's back. And yeah, I mean Omar the 486 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: way Omar talked about him today, the way Art Rouney. 487 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: The second is about he's gonna be back. Yeah, and 488 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to get your take on this too, just 489 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: the way that he phrased it. He said this year 490 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: and maybe beyond. Yah. Like all these people that are 491 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: worried about his cap hit we've talked about so much. Yeah, 492 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: well you could extend him and lessen his cap hit 493 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: this year, you know what I mean, Like they all 494 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 1: kind of do both. Yeah, that is allowed running back 495 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: two A two A two. I mean, it's not nothing, right, 496 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: it's I wouldn't mind a big play guy there, that 497 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: Darren Sproles type, but it's not required. I'm willing to 498 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: give Anthony McFarland an opportunity to do that. Yep. I'm 499 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: also going to bring in maybe a couple of priority 500 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: free agents like I did last year. Yeah, that's a 501 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,159 Speaker 1: good position to do that at maybe bring three of 502 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: them in skill see which maybe one a little bit too. 503 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: And let's move back to a one point five Okay, yeah, 504 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: one point five. I'm gonna I bet they don't draft 505 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: a run back. I would bet that is right, unless 506 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: the value in the U unless the value is just ridiculous. 507 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's a third really deep you get to 508 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: the seventh round and there's a third round er guys 509 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: sitting there, you're gonna take. You know, my logic with 510 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: the two was this is a year to be in 511 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: the running back market more than most. So I always 512 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: like to set it up that you can, you know, 513 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: drink from the deep pool, you know. I mean there's 514 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 1: tons of free agents, there's tons of You've got two 515 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: guys who you like. Yeah, they're both young. Yeah, Warren 516 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: was a real fine Yeah, tight end three and a half, 517 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: three and a half. I'm gonna go two and a 518 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: half a tight end. I think there's another one. I 519 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: think you'd like to add one. I don't think it's 520 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: gonna be a premium pick, right because you've got other needs. 521 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: But I like Hayward quite a bit, and you're looking 522 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: for a specific skill set from that tight end. I 523 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: think this guy needs to be two sixty or more. Yeah, 524 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. It's not gonna be big 525 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: enough to ride to ride. You're right, has been okay 526 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: blocker about a great one. The problem that you have 527 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: with Hayward, and I like Hayward as well, he's a niche. 528 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: If something happens to Pat Fiarmouth. He's not plugging play. 529 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: He's not He's not automatically replacing what Pat Firemouth does. Right. 530 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: I would like to see an upgrade over Gentry in 531 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: some way, shape or form, and this I'm willing to 532 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: look at it this way. That Okay, let's say instead 533 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: of going to the tight end meetings this year, that 534 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: Hayward goes to the running back meetings as a fullback. Yeah, 535 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: that's fine too, that's fine. And then I had two 536 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: tight ends. Maybe I resigned Gentry and draft a guy. 537 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: I draft a guy. Yeah, I mean I wouldn't turn 538 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: my nose up at Gentry too. Yeah, that's what you're saying. 539 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: And you have four of those guys then back tight ends. Yeah, now, 540 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: now there are you know, there's some interchangeable ability there, 541 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: and Hayward can still do some tight ends stuff for you. 542 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 1: But I would love this one of these drafted draft 543 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: You're you're in love with that. I just love the class. 544 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 1: But that doesn't that's not the exercise, but other teams needs. 545 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: While other teams are doing that, you can then get 546 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: value at other positions. Right, But no one's gonna draft 547 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: two tight ends. And if there's fifteen good ones might 548 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:15,959 Speaker 1: take six. But yeah, so maybe the need I overshot, 549 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: but my desire to add one was tired offensive tackle. 550 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: We'll split the offensive lineup four. I knew, I knew 551 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: you were going there. I like the starters, but I 552 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: want to leave this draft with a offensive tackle prospect. 553 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: I know I'm not starter a prospect. I mean somebody 554 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 1: you need to draft one. I'm going three there. Okay, 555 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: that's a position. I'll be sad if they don't draft one. 556 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: I think they'll add that. Definitely adds an offensive tackle 557 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: in this draft. Yeah, yeah, yeah, interior offensive line. Let's 558 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: do guards in centers. I think it's different. Okay, guard 559 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: to me's a one. Guard to me is a really yes? Okay? 560 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: Why well, Kevin Dotson is heading into year four? Yeah, okay? 561 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: Is he in the long term? Is he a long 562 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: term guy for you? Understandable? For that reason, I'll bump 563 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 1: into a two. Now you're changing on me, but I 564 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: think more or I would also be replace But I 565 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: would also like somebody to compete with him this year, 566 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: as you did with with Kendrick Green last year. I'm 567 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: not saying that Kevin Dotson doesn't win that job, right ideally, Yeah, 568 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: he doesn't, then the guy that you draft is your 569 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: you know, your swing guy on game days. Um, but 570 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: I'm not willing to just hand Kevin to say, Kevin Dotson. 571 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: I like Kevin Dotson, right, but there's inconsistency. But there's inconsistency. 572 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to just say Kevin, you're automatically the 573 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,719 Speaker 1: starter this year because we didn't. We didn't bring anybody 574 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: else in Okay. See, that's why I want to bring 575 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: a center and or a tackle because I think more 576 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: or Cole could be that guard. I don't know, you 577 00:28:58,480 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: might not want to rock the boat with a starter. 578 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: I don't know that Cole. Having talked spoken to Cole, 579 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: he likes playing center a lot more than guard. I 580 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: think he's better at it. I think he's better at it. Yeah, 581 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: so I think he has more value as your center. 582 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: And I think he was really good with the intangible 583 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: stuff at center last year. Yeah, quarterback and all that stuff. 584 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: I think he's you know, I think you found something there. 585 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: I hadn't thought about the dots in four year angle 586 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: until you just brought it up, and then I kind 587 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: of went, oh, he has a point there. What you do? 588 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: But I usually do if next if the next offseason, 589 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: we're sitting here the combine and like mother, they're gonna 590 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: lose dots and they need a guard. I'm a little 591 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: good a guard, but I'd rather, I'd rather, I'd rather 592 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: spend a third round pick this year on it. Yeah, 593 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: have that guy spend the year either in the starting 594 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: lineup or getting coached by Pat Meyer. Yeah, what wouldn't 595 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: brand have him ready to go? Is the grab is 596 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: a draft and offensive lineman with position versatility? Yes, period, 597 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: either a tackle, guard or a guard center. You know, 598 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: because they'll find their way. Doesn't give me the next 599 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: ramoone Foster, a guy who was an offensive tackle in college. 600 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: Maybe he could play some right tackle for you, but 601 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a hell of a guard. I always 602 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: thinking like the Stralza types, like he's the sixth man. Yeah, period, 603 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: almost end a sentence. Yeah that would be helpful. Center 604 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: two and a half. We just talked up Cole, but 605 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: we did. If you see an upgrade, yeah upgrade? Yeah, 606 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, and a lot of the centers can also 607 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: play guard. Yeah, you know. You get the Demandi Johnson situation, 608 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: where again you still have Mike Webster there. You bring, 609 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: you bring Dawson in your play him at left guard 610 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: for a season and then he takes over the next 611 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: year for Yeah, yeah, you'll find a place for him. Yeah, yeah, 612 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with three there. I think to me, 613 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: I want to add I want to add an interior 614 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: alignement more than I want to add a tackle in 615 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: terms of the premium, in terms of the pick that 616 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: I use on them. I want to get. I want 617 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: to add both of those positions. But I'm I'm more 618 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: willing to look at the interior guy early because I 619 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: think he's a he's he's gonna be quicker. Yeah, he's 620 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a potential starter for me. Whereas the tackle, 621 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm willing to take a guy as a 622 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: prospect A project there, Okay, Yeah, I think a project 623 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 1: that tackles great. Yeah, and he could also factor in 624 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: his A six lineman goal line package. Get him some 625 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: you get his feet, swing, tackles, he right left, whatever, Yeah, okay, 626 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: all right, defensive line, we're gonna break this up. Defensive 627 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: let's two knows in an end. Okay, I know that 628 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: they're not really a three four anymore, but there are 629 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: two different versions. All right, nose tackle four. Foe fo 630 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: fo um. I want Adams to be the two there. 631 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: I think I'm with you on that. Yeah, I think 632 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that four as well. Yeah. And then 633 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: and this thing's a high priority spot for them. I 634 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: don't want this nose to be you know, runs a 635 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: five eight and he's gotta be able to rush the 636 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: pass yet to be the right guy, Yeah, he better, 637 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: he better give me something that that. Maybe he's my 638 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: third guy, my first guy off the bench in my nickel. Right, 639 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: he plays twenty snaps a game, thirty snaps a game. 640 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: You know, he can't just be in those that's standing 641 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: on the sideline when we're playing the Bengals and only 642 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: shows up on gold line packages or whatever. Right, Yeah, 643 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:08,959 Speaker 1: so it has to kind of be the right one. 644 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: But that's so this is one of the things that 645 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: Omar talked about on the podium today. I thought was 646 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: interesting how each of the how each of the other 647 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: three teams in the division, you have to basically play 648 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: a different way against each one of those teams, right, 649 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: I mean the Bengals live in eleven. Yeah, you know, 650 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens are very unique. Yeah. And then and then 651 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: the you know, with the Browns. They've got that running game, 652 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: but now they've added you know Watson, you know what 653 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: he can do the running quarterback, quarterback, three very different quarterbacks. 654 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, and so well the Ravens have theirs, you know, right, 655 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: So I don't know, you know, a those tackle might 656 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:48,719 Speaker 1: play thirty five snaps against the Ravens or or the Browns. Right, 657 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna play ten snaps against the Bengals, right, right, right, 658 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: that's why he needs to have a little bit of paths. 659 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: Or if you're playing the Chiefs, how much is he 660 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: gonna play? Right? But if you look at Seal with 661 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: snap counts in the second half, and there was that 662 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: stretch where they played I don't forget the order Atlanta Carolina, 663 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: they played like four of the heaviest run teams in 664 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: the league, and their noses played like a dressed in 665 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: an extra defensive lineman for those games and they played 666 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 1: a six man front, you know. So that happens. But 667 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: it's rarer. Yeah, although with whether the league is going 668 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: right now, maybe it's not as rare as there could be. 669 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 1: People trending more towards heavier personnel. Defensive I'm gonna say 670 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: defensive end because yeah, that's the Hayward type. Yeah, the 671 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: Hayward types. Three. It'd be nice. I think you could 672 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: live another year with what you have, but it's not. 673 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: I'm going four and a half. Well see, I'm thinking 674 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: that they're they're Ogan, Jobi or somebody will be signed 675 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: by them. Even if that's the case, I want then 676 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: I want to put the next cam next to Cam 677 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: right now. I want Oh yeah, I want the next 678 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: cam learning from Cam. Yeah, but I don't need it. 679 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: There's a difference between one thing and needing. I could 680 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 1: want that and need it at both at the same time. 681 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: Because guys gonna play, He's gonna play. I would love 682 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: to add one and it would be a high priority. 683 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: But if I left this draft without of the end 684 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: and I had Ogen Joe he signed, we just saw that. 685 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: I can live with it. Yeah, but then next year 686 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: it's probably be my number one need. Well now you 687 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: just you just said that, you know, guard might be 688 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: your number one need. If you're not taking you can 689 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: find a guard, second round guard all day long. Like 690 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:28,720 Speaker 1: guys play right all right? Linebacker edge yeah, edge edge three. Okay, 691 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: you don't need a starter, so I can't give it 692 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: a four or five. Yeah, but you better find somebody. 693 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go two and a half. I think that's 694 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: a you know, late second day, early third day pick, 695 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: and that could be week number two, a free agency 696 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: justin Houston, you know, or whatever, to somebody that's played 697 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: in the league and has done some stuff. Yeah, he's 698 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 1: willing to take it, but they would need to add one. Yeah. 699 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,239 Speaker 1: By the way, Jammer Jones was resigned, right, they did 700 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: sign resigned. Your sneaky move too. I like that. I 701 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: like him as a four a lot and he was 702 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,800 Speaker 1: a core special teamer. He could absolutely every snap, especially 703 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: absolutely linebacker. Uh eight, five and five. The conundrum, I 704 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: don't want to do it Jack is it? I don't 705 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: know that I want to take him in the first round. 706 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 1: I'm not taking on the first round. I'm signing one, 707 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: developing Robinson and something else, hopefully better than Splane. Yeah, 708 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: but I don't know what I'm doing with Jack. Yeah. 709 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: If Jack's around, then it's a five and not an eight. Yeah, 710 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: but it's still then. But you're not ready to say 711 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,240 Speaker 1: hit the road Jack. I might be if my doctors 712 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 1: say he got the right right, I don't know what 713 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to do that. Um, I think some 714 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: of the medical stuff last year was I mean, is 715 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,280 Speaker 1: it hamstring? Yeah? Right, I mean I don't know they're recurring. 716 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:43,879 Speaker 1: That's that's why I would need to know. And we 717 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: where we stand in the world, We're not gonna know 718 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: that answer, right, But I think the finances will tell us. 719 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: So you said, uh, an eight five, You're gonna give 720 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: that a five. It's the biggest need on the team 721 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: to me, without a doubt. Yeah, but I don't know 722 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: this when you're gonna fill in the draft. No, but 723 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 1: it's the biggest need on the Yeah, cornerback four four. 724 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, uh, I'm gonna say five there, Okay, 725 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,800 Speaker 1: I mean I guess as it's currently constructive with Sutton 726 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,439 Speaker 1: not under contract, that's a five. Yeah. And I also 727 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 1: looking I look at Levi Wallace is one more year 728 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 1: in the contract. I look at uh, you know, if 729 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: they're assuming that they pick up James Pierre's yeah, options, 730 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: he's got one year left. He's basically a one year deal. 731 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: So you need to add so a young stud to that. 732 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: If Sutton were signed tonight, would it still be a 733 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:36,879 Speaker 1: four or greater? For you? Yes, I want to add 734 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: to that. Room because it's a great cornerback draft. Yeah, 735 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: in a great cornerback draft where there's twenty guys that 736 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: are gonna come in and be NFL players, I want 737 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: one of them. I want to add one of those guys. 738 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 1: I want I don't want to be one of the 739 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: twelve teams that didn't get one. Yeah, I want to 740 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: be one of them. Yeah. And then safety, well, right 741 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:57,400 Speaker 1: this second, it has to be a five or a 742 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: four and a half. Yeah, because you've got one one yeah, yeah, 743 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: I mean that'll I guarantee that changes by draft day. 744 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm with you there. I don't think safety will be 745 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: a need. And the interesting part about it, okay, so 746 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 1: we don't say you're talking corner safety. We should even 747 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: look at like nickel back Nickel right, right, because I 748 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: want to add I want to add somebody that plays 749 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: in the slot. I want to I want to add Nickel, right, 750 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 1: and that might be Sutton. That would be a high 751 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: priority for me. The cornerback that I draft should be 752 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 1: my Nickel corner this year, yeah, or the safety that 753 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,440 Speaker 1: I draft should be my Nickel is one of the 754 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: somehow that's got that's got to work for private, right 755 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: or Sutton's there and I had an outside corner or 756 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: what I mean, there's even if even if the so 757 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,799 Speaker 1: let's say you get Christian Gonzalez, well he's not going 758 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: to be your slot guy. No, but Sutton, Sutton will 759 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: Suthing will bump inside. Even if Gonzalez isn't your day 760 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: one starter, right, He's gonna come in and passing downs 761 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:49,800 Speaker 1: and Sutton's gonna bump inside. That's why I think signing 762 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: Sutton asap is of highest priority. Yeah, because then I 763 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 1: don't have to get this type of corner, right, you know, 764 00:37:56,440 --> 00:38:00,160 Speaker 1: I have not so many options. It gives you that flexibility. Yes, um, 765 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: correct me if I'm wrong. But Milette will be back 766 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: Malette is yeah, I mean that's not ideal. Yeah, but 767 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: I can win games with him. Yeah, you know you 768 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: can win with him. You know, you know what he's 769 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: capable of. He may not make the team if you 770 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: had draft two of them, but he is going to 771 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 1: be back in these you know has value there, He 772 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:21,840 Speaker 1: has value right absolutely? Uh. Punter specialists, no, I'm not. 773 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: I'm not as down on Pressley there. You know, looking 774 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: at some of the stats on Pressley harvn this year 775 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 1: when you start digging into the like they were second 776 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 1: in the league and punt return yardage against this year. Um, 777 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: and that could be on the punter as well at 778 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,240 Speaker 1: times if you're not getting the hang time or whatever. 779 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: But they were number two. They give a five point 780 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: seven yards per return this year. Because he's he got 781 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: the angling stuff down. I thought he directionally kicking, he 782 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: was good this year. Uh it was the average up 783 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: there with what you what you look at and say, well, 784 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,840 Speaker 1: you know, he's one of the top punters and no, 785 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: but I think with what they're asking him to do, 786 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: I think he did that. Yeah. That being said, when 787 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: the as the draft is ending, those you know area scouts, 788 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 1: one of them is calling the best punter of it, 789 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna pay. I might outbid the Saints for us, 790 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 1: and he comes to Campany's competition, but I'm not draft picks, right. 791 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: I guess he exercises draft pick because he Harvan's cheap 792 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: harn cheap right, and I think he will be the puntero. 793 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: But I would bring in a cheap competitor just to 794 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: see how it goes. And I thought his consistency got 795 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,359 Speaker 1: much better this year. He didn't see the cold weather 796 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 1: struggles that you saw are in his rookie year. All 797 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:34,880 Speaker 1: week long, you can listen to live coverage from the 798 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:37,840 Speaker 1: NFL Scouting Combine on Steelers Nation Radio. Will be live 799 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,319 Speaker 1: on Radio Road. We are live on radio road from 800 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 1: nine to four all week long. If you can't catch 801 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:44,720 Speaker 1: us live, you can find us on our daily audio 802 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:49,280 Speaker 1: programming from Indianapolis, including programs in their entirety in interview, 803 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: carve outs on demand in the studios in the audio section. 804 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 1: Let's get that closer. I can't read it in the 805 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: audio of the Steelers official mobile app. That's all week 806 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: long SNR at the NFL Scouting Combine. I promise you 807 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:07,359 Speaker 1: tomorrow we'll have more guests. Yeah, I'll line them up. 808 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: We'll start heating up here in terms all day long. 809 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,719 Speaker 1: But he is Matt Williamson. I am Dale, Lolly. You're 810 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: listening to the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio. We'll be 811 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:22,799 Speaker 1: back with more right after this, live from Indianapolis. They 812 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:27,760 Speaker 1: sees the twenty twenty three NFL Combine on Steelers Nation Radio. 813 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,719 Speaker 1: We are back. I am Dale, Lolly. He is Matt Williamson. 814 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: And Matt we just went through our Steeler positions in 815 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:40,920 Speaker 1: the previous segment there. So by the looks of this, 816 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 1: we both agree that basically defense is where the team 817 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:48,279 Speaker 1: should look at. You were a little more I mean, 818 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:49,719 Speaker 1: I'm more into a tackle than you are. You're a 819 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:51,919 Speaker 1: little more into a tackle than I am. A little 820 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: more into a tight end than you are. Yeah, but yeah, 821 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: I mean I think so, especially with their upcoming free agents. 822 00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: I mean when the draft rolls around, I might feel 823 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,640 Speaker 1: differently if they have three three guys signed by then, 824 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: which I expect they will. But you've you've been saying 825 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: this a lot, and it's hard to deny. They got 826 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: to find some youth on there. You know, it's too 827 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: long term. Well, and here's the other reason why they 828 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: need to do that. We all, I know, we all 829 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,680 Speaker 1: talk about Kenny Picketts on your offense was cheap this year. 830 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 1: Well that's not going to be that way forever. Oh no, No, 831 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 1: you better start adding some young, cheaper pieces on defense 832 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:25,839 Speaker 1: to balance that out. When the offense, when the Pat 833 00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:27,719 Speaker 1: Friar moves to the world, when the Kenny Pickets of 834 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: the world, Hicks Pickens, when those guys, when those guys 835 00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: contracts start coming up here, right, you're gonna have the 836 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: ability to pay them and not have all the money 837 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: tied up in the defensive side of them. And you're 838 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,359 Speaker 1: not gonna have a cheap old line forever either, right, 839 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:41,799 Speaker 1: No lines are expensive, you know. So there is a 840 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 1: transition going on where defense has all the money right now, 841 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: but it's gonna keep going two years from now. It 842 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: could be in a perfect balance, and hopefully that's when 843 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: everything hits, you know, and you still have some cat 844 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,440 Speaker 1: money to go fill a hold, you know, and you 845 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:55,440 Speaker 1: win Bowl. Yeah that's how I wor, right, I mean, 846 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:57,879 Speaker 1: that's how you're trying. Works that way for one right, 847 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: both could be at the same time, though in some degree, 848 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,399 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Winning a Super Bowl really 849 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: is like a perfect storm, right. Oh yeah, and and 850 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: some luck has to be involved and all that stuff too. 851 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:11,799 Speaker 1: My hunches. Some people will criticize the Steelers if it's 852 00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,360 Speaker 1: a heavy defensive draft. They're just trying to win games 853 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:18,680 Speaker 1: thirteen ten, and those those critics the defensive always going 854 00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:20,879 Speaker 1: to be out there, right, they don't get they don't 855 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 1: see the big picture, right, the offensive things going forward. 856 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,240 Speaker 1: You don't want the defense to go back in the meantime. 857 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: I mean, so for those people, I would look at 858 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,799 Speaker 1: and say, Okay, then tell me what offensive pieces you're 859 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,640 Speaker 1: going to add that will help you, now, you know. 860 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,760 Speaker 1: So you're sitting there and see a seventeen and Bajean 861 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: Robinson is there, right, You're not going to take him. 862 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,279 Speaker 1: You're not gonna take them, no, you know, or your 863 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:42,680 Speaker 1: choice of tight ends probably not gonna happen there, or 864 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,800 Speaker 1: your choice or receivers probably not gonna happen there. Tackles 865 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,480 Speaker 1: the spot I could see is the first round pick 866 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:49,799 Speaker 1: right on offense. Yeah, and it would have to be 867 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:52,120 Speaker 1: the right guy. I mean, you're gonna take Pete Scronsky 868 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: just to take him? I would, but he's probably not 869 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 1: a tackle. Yeah, but how about your thoughts in conversation? 870 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:02,440 Speaker 1: That's different. That's different. But I don't think he's I 871 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 1: don't think he can not that he can't play tackle, right, 872 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,680 Speaker 1: but he's he's not big enough to ride the ride. 873 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: But he would be a starter for you for a 874 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:12,200 Speaker 1: while somewhere, yeah, yeah, yeah somewhere. Yeah, Yeah, he's intrigued. 875 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:13,680 Speaker 1: I have mixed feelings about him. Yeah, I think I 876 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 1: would take him, knowing what I know right now, but 877 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:17,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't see his arm length in two days or 878 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,040 Speaker 1: whatever too. You know, yeah, he's a t wreck, right, 879 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,440 Speaker 1: that's a problem. But he blocks people to big ten 880 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:26,239 Speaker 1: really well, he does, he does. But yeah, so um, 881 00:43:26,320 --> 00:43:29,520 Speaker 1: but I mean we're looking at defensive line edge. We 882 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,880 Speaker 1: weren't quite as edge. Yeah. Edge was really the only 883 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,839 Speaker 1: one where we were both a little lower on. It's 884 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,919 Speaker 1: a good edge class though. So maybe that third round 885 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,239 Speaker 1: picks an edge and maybe you're you know, one of 886 00:43:39,239 --> 00:43:41,359 Speaker 1: those seventh round picks is an edge that you had 887 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 1: a fourth round grade on. Maybe you have a fourth 888 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: or fifth that you don't have now, And that's the 889 00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:49,879 Speaker 1: intriguing anything about this that pick at thirty two, you're 890 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:53,759 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna get ten offers, oh yeah, on on 891 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,600 Speaker 1: you know, the Friday of the second day of the draft. Yeah, 892 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:58,920 Speaker 1: over twenty four hour period or whatever, and one of 893 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,759 Speaker 1: them is going to intrigue several probably will you can 894 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,440 Speaker 1: get people bidding against each other. It's like, yeah, counter 895 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:06,080 Speaker 1: with Well, if you're throwing a fourth next year, you 896 00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:07,840 Speaker 1: got a deal, you know, right, all right? Yeah, so 897 00:44:07,880 --> 00:44:11,640 Speaker 1: if I could add not only picks in this year's draft, 898 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:14,040 Speaker 1: but maybe one next year. Okay, now I'm I'm listening. 899 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:16,319 Speaker 1: I'm listening now I'm trague. Oh no, no doubt about it. 900 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:17,880 Speaker 1: And the beauty of it is you can now trade 901 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:22,839 Speaker 1: those Compics and the extra picks that are coming in. 902 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:24,960 Speaker 1: I mean there's teams like the Niners that are aggressive 903 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,840 Speaker 1: that their first picks like ninety nine or one hundredth 904 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:29,960 Speaker 1: but they can now trade them if they wanted to 905 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:32,520 Speaker 1: give you something a lot. I'm not going that far, 906 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:34,800 Speaker 1: but you know what I mean. Yeah, there'll be teams 907 00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:37,839 Speaker 1: that will use those Compics to move up. Yeah, so 908 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:40,040 Speaker 1: that's the beauty of it. The Steelers not expected to 909 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:43,839 Speaker 1: get a Compic this year. Yeah, Now maybe next year 910 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:46,360 Speaker 1: that changes, because I don't think you're going to be 911 00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:48,080 Speaker 1: quite as big a buyer this year as you were 912 00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: last year. Probably in the open market. I mean, I 913 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:54,080 Speaker 1: think they'll spend on a linebacker, keep some of their own. 914 00:44:55,719 --> 00:44:57,840 Speaker 1: But if you maybe about it, if you spend on 915 00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 1: say a Bobby Wagner, well it doesn't cust you anything 916 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:04,160 Speaker 1: in your comp formula. That's too point two. I mean, yeah, 917 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,240 Speaker 1: I'd be very interested in these guys are getting released 918 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:09,920 Speaker 1: the last month or so. Absolutely, Yeah, that's absolutely it's Gold, 919 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,480 Speaker 1: Baby Gold, Jerry Gold, Bobby Wagenerill look good in black 920 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 1: and gold coach you guys up. Yeah, maybe him and 921 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:18,160 Speaker 1: Mark Robinson in a third round pick learn from that 922 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,439 Speaker 1: guy being on the whole of fame. Absolutely yeah. This week, 923 00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:24,040 Speaker 1: we're giving Steelers Nation Radio even more ways to consume 924 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:27,359 Speaker 1: SNR Drive content at the annual Scouting Combine. You can 925 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 1: listen to us live here each day from two to 926 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,080 Speaker 1: four pm on SNR. You can also get all of 927 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:34,759 Speaker 1: our programming as usual on demand where you get all 928 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:37,560 Speaker 1: of your favorite podcasts, but for this week, you can 929 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:39,759 Speaker 1: also watch and listen to our shows here on a 930 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:42,880 Speaker 1: radio row each night during the combine on the Steelers 931 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:46,880 Speaker 1: YouTube channel that's live on SNR, through our podcast, and 932 00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:50,560 Speaker 1: on the Steelers YouTube page. Check it out. That's going 933 00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:52,279 Speaker 1: to do it for our show today, Matt. We will 934 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:54,640 Speaker 1: be back tomorrow. We're in the books already lining up 935 00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:56,480 Speaker 1: some guests, so you're gonna want to come back tomorrow 936 00:45:56,520 --> 00:46:00,840 Speaker 1: for that. Starting tomorrow at nine am with one Wesley Juhler. 937 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:03,200 Speaker 1: He will be flying solo on here. He can't wait 938 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:05,520 Speaker 1: for that. He's afraid over here and join him at 939 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:07,680 Speaker 1: ten thought. Matt will be rolling in at ten. We 940 00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:10,040 Speaker 1: get live wall to wall coverage here from the NFL 941 00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:13,839 Speaker 1: Scouting Combine for my partner Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lelly. 942 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:15,960 Speaker 1: Want to thank everybody involved here keeping us on the 943 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,359 Speaker 1: air for the most part, and we want to thank 944 00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:20,799 Speaker 1: you for listening to this edition of The Drive on 945 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:22,280 Speaker 1: Steelers Nation Radio