1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,668 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,748 --> 00:00:22,028 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:22,428 --> 00:00:24,948 Speaker 2: Good Morning Football. 4 00:00:24,988 --> 00:00:27,468 Speaker 3: Indeed, it's a Monday, and it's a beautiful time to 5 00:00:27,508 --> 00:00:30,348 Speaker 3: talk about football. This is Good Morning Football Live, New 6 00:00:30,428 --> 00:00:31,788 Speaker 3: York City, March eighteenth. 7 00:00:31,868 --> 00:00:32,708 Speaker 4: I'm Jamie art All. 8 00:00:32,868 --> 00:00:36,748 Speaker 3: There is Tepper looking Peter Schrager today a pocket square. 9 00:00:36,548 --> 00:00:36,988 Speaker 4: My friend. 10 00:00:37,068 --> 00:00:39,148 Speaker 5: This is my last week in the New York studio. 11 00:00:39,428 --> 00:00:42,108 Speaker 5: I am going pocket square. I'm going classy, I'm going 12 00:00:42,148 --> 00:00:43,988 Speaker 5: out in style. I'm going to give New York everything 13 00:00:43,988 --> 00:00:44,308 Speaker 5: I got. 14 00:00:44,348 --> 00:00:46,268 Speaker 6: This is the look today. 15 00:00:45,468 --> 00:00:50,228 Speaker 3: But very good, Peter jas McCord, you look great as always, 16 00:00:50,268 --> 00:00:52,388 Speaker 3: even all the way up to the UYS crush. 17 00:00:53,748 --> 00:00:54,468 Speaker 6: All business. 18 00:00:54,908 --> 00:00:58,108 Speaker 3: Very rarely does something happen in the NFL over the weekend, 19 00:00:58,348 --> 00:01:00,788 Speaker 3: on a Friday afternoon, for example, where like we have 20 00:01:00,828 --> 00:01:01,748 Speaker 3: to talk about this on Monday. 21 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:02,428 Speaker 6: Yet here we are. 22 00:01:02,588 --> 00:01:05,308 Speaker 3: Kyle Brandt, you are again still in parts unknown, but 23 00:01:05,348 --> 00:01:07,988 Speaker 3: you're here with us today because, frankly, that topic that 24 00:01:08,108 --> 00:01:11,908 Speaker 3: I mentioned is unavoidable, especially to you today, my friend. 25 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:13,668 Speaker 7: Oh yeah, we're gonna get into We're gonna talk Steelers, 26 00:01:13,668 --> 00:01:15,548 Speaker 7: we're gonna talk Bears, we're gonna talk fields, we're gonna talk. 27 00:01:15,468 --> 00:01:16,828 Speaker 6: Russell, Wilson talk all kinds of things. 28 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:20,348 Speaker 7: But Peter, you just said you're giving New York everything 29 00:01:20,388 --> 00:01:20,828 Speaker 7: you got. 30 00:01:21,028 --> 00:01:23,188 Speaker 6: I have to be honest. I'm really disappointed. 31 00:01:23,228 --> 00:01:26,668 Speaker 7: I was waiting all weekend for the video of you 32 00:01:27,268 --> 00:01:30,548 Speaker 7: walking on your tree Line Street in Brooklyn talking about 33 00:01:30,628 --> 00:01:32,628 Speaker 7: the Giants acquiring Chris Manhertz. 34 00:01:32,708 --> 00:01:34,988 Speaker 6: Where is it? When is it dropping? Come on? 35 00:01:36,108 --> 00:01:38,708 Speaker 5: Got a blocking tight end, he played basketball in college. 36 00:01:38,708 --> 00:01:41,388 Speaker 6: Talk about it different, Take us over the top. Man 37 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:44,308 Speaker 6: hurts out, I'll be wearing an Ablaska polo. 38 00:01:44,068 --> 00:01:47,428 Speaker 3: Shirt like nice nice and a beef Jerkey hat. Yes, 39 00:01:47,628 --> 00:01:50,308 Speaker 3: Kyle hold tight Time for Lee Block good the block. 40 00:01:51,348 --> 00:01:55,548 Speaker 3: Massive news over the weekend as the Bears have traded 41 00:01:55,948 --> 00:01:59,788 Speaker 3: Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a conditional six 42 00:01:59,948 --> 00:02:03,388 Speaker 3: round pick in the twenty twenty five NFL Draft. That 43 00:02:03,828 --> 00:02:06,628 Speaker 3: could it has the potential to be flexed into a 44 00:02:06,708 --> 00:02:09,268 Speaker 3: fourth round pick. Our NFL networkings that are Ian Rappaport 45 00:02:09,308 --> 00:02:12,788 Speaker 3: says there were at least four additional teams that inquired 46 00:02:13,388 --> 00:02:16,948 Speaker 3: about trading for Fields, but Fields wanted to go to 47 00:02:17,028 --> 00:02:20,828 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh and Chicago made that happen. He will join the 48 00:02:20,868 --> 00:02:25,028 Speaker 3: newly acquired Russell Wilson, who tweeted, quote, let's get it 49 00:02:25,188 --> 00:02:28,108 Speaker 3: Fields qb room about to be fire. Of course that 50 00:02:28,188 --> 00:02:30,508 Speaker 3: qbroom no longer has can he pick it in it? 51 00:02:30,988 --> 00:02:33,508 Speaker 3: After that deal was made. Our insiders are also reporting 52 00:02:33,508 --> 00:02:35,468 Speaker 3: that Mike Tomlin reached out to Russell Wilson to let 53 00:02:35,548 --> 00:02:39,508 Speaker 3: him know that Russ will be the starter. Fields will 54 00:02:40,028 --> 00:02:43,428 Speaker 3: of course compete, but the agreement is in place such 55 00:02:43,468 --> 00:02:46,588 Speaker 3: that Russell Wilson, who signed that one year, one point 56 00:02:46,628 --> 00:02:48,748 Speaker 3: two million dollar deal, because the Broncos are on the 57 00:02:48,748 --> 00:02:51,188 Speaker 3: hook for the rest of it with the Steelers. And 58 00:02:51,228 --> 00:02:53,548 Speaker 3: now there's plenty to talk about this massive move really 59 00:02:53,548 --> 00:02:56,268 Speaker 3: as it pertains to Pittsburgh and what they are trying 60 00:02:56,308 --> 00:02:58,348 Speaker 3: to do with these quarterbacks in these jerseys that we 61 00:02:58,388 --> 00:03:00,628 Speaker 3: never saw happening. What does it all mean for Justin 62 00:03:00,668 --> 00:03:02,028 Speaker 3: Fields and the Steelers? 63 00:03:02,028 --> 00:03:05,788 Speaker 5: Peter I so respect a general manager who's proactive and 64 00:03:05,868 --> 00:03:07,708 Speaker 5: tries to do something to better his team. 65 00:03:07,748 --> 00:03:08,708 Speaker 6: And Omar Khan. 66 00:03:08,708 --> 00:03:10,788 Speaker 5: Might not be a household name. Kevin Colbert was a 67 00:03:10,788 --> 00:03:13,588 Speaker 5: GM for years. Omar took over when Kevin Colbert left 68 00:03:13,868 --> 00:03:16,588 Speaker 5: in Pittsburgh and retired. And what Omar Khan has done 69 00:03:16,588 --> 00:03:19,708 Speaker 5: over the last two weeks has completely rebuilt the quarterbacks 70 00:03:19,788 --> 00:03:22,228 Speaker 5: room in Pittsburgh and has done so in an economically 71 00:03:22,308 --> 00:03:25,708 Speaker 5: and fiscally sound fashion to the point that they're way 72 00:03:25,708 --> 00:03:28,988 Speaker 5: better in the quarterbacks room and they have not spent 73 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:31,908 Speaker 5: nearly as much money as other teams have for other options. 74 00:03:31,988 --> 00:03:33,028 Speaker 6: Let's go through it real quick. 75 00:03:33,068 --> 00:03:35,748 Speaker 5: You bring in Russell Wilson for that one point two 76 00:03:35,828 --> 00:03:38,188 Speaker 5: million dollars which is the assumed and the Broncos run 77 00:03:38,268 --> 00:03:40,188 Speaker 5: the hook for the other thirty nine million. All right, 78 00:03:40,228 --> 00:03:43,668 Speaker 5: so you have that Justin Fields is suddenly kind of 79 00:03:43,708 --> 00:03:46,108 Speaker 5: twisting in the wind. You have Kenny Pickett. They shop 80 00:03:46,228 --> 00:03:48,388 Speaker 5: Kenny Pickett to the Eagles. So they make a trade 81 00:03:48,388 --> 00:03:50,868 Speaker 5: to the Eagles, and everyone at home is like, whoa 82 00:03:50,948 --> 00:03:51,948 Speaker 5: they took. 83 00:03:52,188 --> 00:03:54,788 Speaker 6: In the story and I don't un'tlove side note. I 84 00:03:54,788 --> 00:03:55,468 Speaker 6: didn't love that. 85 00:03:55,508 --> 00:03:57,828 Speaker 5: Every reporter came out and was like, Kenny Pickett handled 86 00:03:57,828 --> 00:03:59,748 Speaker 5: the news poorly. No, clearly there was a plan in 87 00:03:59,828 --> 00:04:01,708 Speaker 5: place here and that was part of it. 88 00:04:01,828 --> 00:04:04,308 Speaker 6: Move Picket gets it in for him, and oh wait. 89 00:04:04,268 --> 00:04:06,628 Speaker 5: Just Fields wants to come here, and we can now 90 00:04:06,668 --> 00:04:10,748 Speaker 5: get Russell Wilson our quarterback for now and potentially Justin 91 00:04:10,828 --> 00:04:13,308 Speaker 5: Fields our quarterback, not just for the rest of the season, 92 00:04:13,388 --> 00:04:15,908 Speaker 5: But like for the future, Mike Tomlin will get a 93 00:04:15,988 --> 00:04:18,268 Speaker 5: chance to be around Justin Fields for the year. He'll 94 00:04:18,268 --> 00:04:20,108 Speaker 5: get him in for training camp, he'll have him the 95 00:04:20,308 --> 00:04:23,228 Speaker 5: entire season, and then you can decide do we want 96 00:04:23,228 --> 00:04:24,588 Speaker 5: to give him a long term investment? 97 00:04:24,628 --> 00:04:26,188 Speaker 6: Do we want to give him that long term deal? 98 00:04:26,668 --> 00:04:29,868 Speaker 5: Almost like the Baker Mayfield situation in Tampa where they 99 00:04:29,868 --> 00:04:31,188 Speaker 5: got him in for one year at. 100 00:04:31,108 --> 00:04:33,348 Speaker 6: A good price. Is this our guy moving forward or 101 00:04:33,428 --> 00:04:33,748 Speaker 6: is it not. 102 00:04:34,348 --> 00:04:36,508 Speaker 5: Russell Wilson comes in at one point two and now 103 00:04:36,668 --> 00:04:39,988 Speaker 5: Justin Fields, who earlier in the offseason people thought we're 104 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:41,668 Speaker 5: going to go for a second or third pick. It's 105 00:04:41,708 --> 00:04:44,788 Speaker 5: a sixth round conditional, meaning if he actually plays a lot, 106 00:04:45,228 --> 00:04:49,068 Speaker 5: it's a fourth round. That tells me that thirty one 107 00:04:49,108 --> 00:04:51,068 Speaker 5: different teams decided we're good. 108 00:04:51,108 --> 00:04:52,588 Speaker 6: We don't need Justin Fields. 109 00:04:52,588 --> 00:04:54,788 Speaker 5: We're not going to offer either a first or second 110 00:04:54,868 --> 00:04:55,628 Speaker 5: day draft pick. 111 00:04:56,108 --> 00:04:57,748 Speaker 6: And the Steelers are like, we can get him for 112 00:04:57,788 --> 00:05:01,708 Speaker 6: a third day draft pick. Sure, done deal. 113 00:05:02,028 --> 00:05:04,428 Speaker 5: He's still making money on his rookie contract with the 114 00:05:04,588 --> 00:05:06,188 Speaker 5: so you don't to pay him the forty million dollars. 115 00:05:06,228 --> 00:05:09,788 Speaker 5: Yet brilliant, brilliant stuff out of Pittsburgh this weekend. 116 00:05:09,988 --> 00:05:11,268 Speaker 6: And it's not just bringing these two. 117 00:05:11,188 --> 00:05:14,148 Speaker 5: Guys in, it's finding a way to savely, move on 118 00:05:14,228 --> 00:05:16,388 Speaker 5: from picket, move him to somewhere else, and then say, okay, 119 00:05:16,468 --> 00:05:18,628 Speaker 5: well we've got our two guys now. Going into this season, 120 00:05:18,788 --> 00:05:20,588 Speaker 5: I thought Pittsburgh got a lot better and didn't do 121 00:05:20,668 --> 00:05:23,708 Speaker 5: so by spending a billion dollars in the process. 122 00:05:23,748 --> 00:05:26,228 Speaker 8: Which is crazy because we look at that Steelers logo 123 00:05:26,348 --> 00:05:29,468 Speaker 8: and what it represents. We don't typically see the moves 124 00:05:29,468 --> 00:05:31,468 Speaker 8: like this where a quarterback room has three guys in 125 00:05:31,508 --> 00:05:33,428 Speaker 8: it from a year ago and then flip the script 126 00:05:33,468 --> 00:05:35,308 Speaker 8: the next year is two brand new guys and all 127 00:05:35,348 --> 00:05:37,468 Speaker 8: three of those guys are out of that room. And 128 00:05:37,508 --> 00:05:39,948 Speaker 8: this tells me that the Pittsburgh Steelers, to your point shrikes, 129 00:05:39,988 --> 00:05:41,748 Speaker 8: they saw an opportunity to say, you know what, we're 130 00:05:41,788 --> 00:05:43,748 Speaker 8: gonna jump on it. They went to the playoffs last 131 00:05:43,788 --> 00:05:47,588 Speaker 8: year with Kenny Pickett playing, Mitchell Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph 132 00:05:47,588 --> 00:05:49,948 Speaker 8: all playing in games for them, and they still made 133 00:05:49,988 --> 00:05:51,988 Speaker 8: it to the playoffs. And we said it last week 134 00:05:51,988 --> 00:05:54,748 Speaker 8: when we were talking about Russell Wilson joined us. 135 00:05:54,748 --> 00:05:54,988 Speaker 4: All right. 136 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:57,148 Speaker 8: They threw twenty five touchdown pass over the course of 137 00:05:57,188 --> 00:06:00,268 Speaker 8: two seasons and Russell Wilson in one year through twenty six. 138 00:06:00,308 --> 00:06:02,868 Speaker 8: So it's an upgrade end that quarterback room. And I 139 00:06:02,868 --> 00:06:04,948 Speaker 8: think the impact that this has on the locker room. 140 00:06:04,988 --> 00:06:08,588 Speaker 8: Cam Haberd was tweeting different means and stuff, congratulating his 141 00:06:08,708 --> 00:06:11,108 Speaker 8: GM Omar Khan and the moves that he's making, because 142 00:06:11,268 --> 00:06:13,428 Speaker 8: as a defender, as a player in that locker room, 143 00:06:13,708 --> 00:06:16,188 Speaker 8: you look around here like, all right, well, this is 144 00:06:16,188 --> 00:06:18,228 Speaker 8: our year. We actually have a legit chance to go 145 00:06:18,268 --> 00:06:20,588 Speaker 8: out there and feel confident when we say, you know what, 146 00:06:20,628 --> 00:06:23,508 Speaker 8: we're competing to go try and win a Super Bowl. 147 00:06:23,708 --> 00:06:25,108 Speaker 2: Now it will be determined. 148 00:06:24,708 --> 00:06:27,228 Speaker 8: If Russell Wilson justin fields can they be the two 149 00:06:27,268 --> 00:06:29,988 Speaker 8: quarterback to lead them there. But I think the players, 150 00:06:30,028 --> 00:06:31,708 Speaker 8: like the fans, looked at what they were able to 151 00:06:31,748 --> 00:06:33,428 Speaker 8: do last year and they're like, you know what, we 152 00:06:33,548 --> 00:06:36,268 Speaker 8: don't have it. As much as Kenny Pickett wasn't turning 153 00:06:36,268 --> 00:06:39,068 Speaker 8: the ball over, they weren't making any plays on offense 154 00:06:39,148 --> 00:06:41,588 Speaker 8: driving the ball down the field. And I look at 155 00:06:41,588 --> 00:06:43,228 Speaker 8: it now and thank sure, as you tweeted about this 156 00:06:43,268 --> 00:06:46,308 Speaker 8: over the weekend, Arthur Smith, the new offensive coordinator, so 157 00:06:46,428 --> 00:06:48,588 Speaker 8: much as now is going to fall on him two 158 00:06:48,668 --> 00:06:52,068 Speaker 8: years of Marcus mariolda Desmond ridd Or Taylor Heineken. He 159 00:06:52,108 --> 00:06:54,588 Speaker 8: now gets a veteran in Russell Wilson who's a Super 160 00:06:54,628 --> 00:06:57,108 Speaker 8: Bowl champ, and a young guy in Justin Fields who 161 00:06:57,228 --> 00:06:59,628 Speaker 8: we all believe we haven't been able to really see 162 00:06:59,748 --> 00:07:02,388 Speaker 8: his talent on the field going for in a positive 163 00:07:02,428 --> 00:07:05,388 Speaker 8: and winning way. He's now tasked with developing these guys. 164 00:07:05,508 --> 00:07:08,228 Speaker 8: Putting in an offense that both of these guys can run, 165 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:11,028 Speaker 8: play action, throwing the ball down field, and the ability 166 00:07:11,068 --> 00:07:13,348 Speaker 8: to also make plays with their feet is going to 167 00:07:13,388 --> 00:07:14,068 Speaker 8: be a lot. 168 00:07:13,868 --> 00:07:14,708 Speaker 2: Of fun to watch. 169 00:07:14,708 --> 00:07:17,188 Speaker 8: And Kyle, I know you've looked at to Justin Fields 170 00:07:17,188 --> 00:07:19,108 Speaker 8: and the Bears. He's now a Steeler. What are your 171 00:07:19,108 --> 00:07:20,308 Speaker 8: thoughts on this new acquisition. 172 00:07:20,668 --> 00:07:23,988 Speaker 7: This isn't your dad Steelers, This isn't even your older 173 00:07:24,068 --> 00:07:28,228 Speaker 7: brothers Steelers. It feels like if the Ford Motor Company 174 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:30,148 Speaker 7: was like, we really need to get our TikTok going, 175 00:07:30,268 --> 00:07:32,068 Speaker 7: Let's get our numbers up. That's what the kids are 176 00:07:32,068 --> 00:07:34,588 Speaker 7: into these days. And I respect that it is what 177 00:07:34,628 --> 00:07:37,148 Speaker 7: the kids are into these days. And the Steelers are like, 178 00:07:37,428 --> 00:07:41,468 Speaker 7: we're old Steel, old America. We're gonna team build generationally 179 00:07:41,508 --> 00:07:44,268 Speaker 7: and through the draft. No way we're going to change 180 00:07:44,268 --> 00:07:46,668 Speaker 7: things up right now because it's not acceptable what we're doing. 181 00:07:46,868 --> 00:07:49,028 Speaker 7: They didn't want to move on from Kenny Picketts. They 182 00:07:49,028 --> 00:07:51,348 Speaker 7: didn't want to divorce Kenny Pickett. They want to dump 183 00:07:51,388 --> 00:07:54,548 Speaker 7: Kenny Pickett. Kenny Pickett stands for everything Pittsburgh stands for 184 00:07:54,588 --> 00:07:55,748 Speaker 7: as a team, as a city. 185 00:07:55,868 --> 00:07:57,148 Speaker 6: He's mister Pittsburgh. 186 00:07:57,268 --> 00:07:58,308 Speaker 7: They didn't want to do it, but you know what, 187 00:07:58,348 --> 00:08:00,028 Speaker 7: they didn't want to go nine to eight losing the 188 00:08:00,028 --> 00:08:02,268 Speaker 7: wild card run next year. Either I love it, change 189 00:08:02,268 --> 00:08:04,748 Speaker 7: where you are, evolve or die. I think this is 190 00:08:04,828 --> 00:08:07,748 Speaker 7: really different. I think it's modern. I think it's forward thinking. 191 00:08:07,828 --> 00:08:09,748 Speaker 7: I'm sure there's people with Pittsburgh who didn't want to 192 00:08:09,788 --> 00:08:10,428 Speaker 7: do all these things. 193 00:08:10,468 --> 00:08:12,588 Speaker 6: Hold on, that's not who we are. Change who you are. 194 00:08:12,708 --> 00:08:14,108 Speaker 7: Who you are is a team that doesn't want a 195 00:08:14,108 --> 00:08:16,108 Speaker 7: playoff game in seven years we've talked about it. 196 00:08:16,308 --> 00:08:18,348 Speaker 6: Change. I will say, though, I. 197 00:08:18,308 --> 00:08:20,268 Speaker 7: Look at that Russ's tweet, and you know how you 198 00:08:20,268 --> 00:08:23,908 Speaker 7: can bookmark tweets, like to get that little ribbon bookmark 199 00:08:23,988 --> 00:08:26,868 Speaker 7: that that tweet makes me a little uncomfortable. I don't 200 00:08:26,908 --> 00:08:29,708 Speaker 7: know if it's it's the fire emojis or just Russ 201 00:08:29,708 --> 00:08:31,828 Speaker 7: trying to be congenial with a guy who's probably gonna 202 00:08:31,828 --> 00:08:33,668 Speaker 7: try to come and get a job. Listen, I respect it. 203 00:08:33,948 --> 00:08:36,948 Speaker 7: But here's the thing Peter was laying this out. Guys, 204 00:08:37,028 --> 00:08:39,468 Speaker 7: they get both of these dudes for just over four million, 205 00:08:39,508 --> 00:08:41,268 Speaker 7: and I think a prim any brother Sandwich. 206 00:08:41,308 --> 00:08:43,388 Speaker 6: It's nothing and nobody, neither. 207 00:08:43,188 --> 00:08:44,988 Speaker 7: One of them is under contract for twenty twenty five. 208 00:08:45,348 --> 00:08:47,628 Speaker 6: So Russ is gonna start week one. I'm quite sure. 209 00:08:47,868 --> 00:08:49,948 Speaker 7: If they start one and two and he's not good, 210 00:08:50,228 --> 00:08:53,108 Speaker 7: get out. We have no obligation to you. We have 211 00:08:53,188 --> 00:08:55,508 Speaker 7: no future with you. We didn't draft you. You're not 212 00:08:55,548 --> 00:08:58,548 Speaker 7: a real Get Justin Fields in there right now. I 213 00:08:58,588 --> 00:09:00,948 Speaker 7: think the least is short. I think there's a shepherd's hook. 214 00:09:01,148 --> 00:09:03,468 Speaker 7: I think Fields can play immediately if he has to. 215 00:09:03,788 --> 00:09:04,308 Speaker 6: So I don't know. 216 00:09:04,548 --> 00:09:06,788 Speaker 7: This is like, well, Russ is going to start all 217 00:09:06,908 --> 00:09:09,708 Speaker 7: year and we'll see no, no, no, you don't bring Justin 218 00:09:09,748 --> 00:09:12,748 Speaker 7: Fields in, a guy who was getting good MVP odds 219 00:09:12,948 --> 00:09:15,188 Speaker 7: about ten months ago and just have him sit there 220 00:09:15,228 --> 00:09:16,268 Speaker 7: if things aren't going well. 221 00:09:16,428 --> 00:09:17,708 Speaker 6: I like what Pittsburgh's doing. 222 00:09:18,068 --> 00:09:19,468 Speaker 7: Just buckle up, though, I don't know if this is 223 00:09:19,468 --> 00:09:20,788 Speaker 7: gonna be smooth sailing next year. 224 00:09:21,148 --> 00:09:23,108 Speaker 6: We don't know until we see it. That's all right. 225 00:09:23,268 --> 00:09:27,428 Speaker 3: We embrace that challenge because as Kyle always begs for content, 226 00:09:27,588 --> 00:09:31,348 Speaker 3: this quarterback room may have just become our content producer. 227 00:09:31,348 --> 00:09:32,308 Speaker 6: In the off season. 228 00:09:32,628 --> 00:09:35,668 Speaker 3: To Kyle's point, the Steelers are going in a direction 229 00:09:35,708 --> 00:09:38,828 Speaker 3: that we really haven't seen before from a quarterback perspective. Now, 230 00:09:38,868 --> 00:09:41,028 Speaker 3: Mike Tomlin did this last off sat last season in 231 00:09:41,108 --> 00:09:43,188 Speaker 3: the Leader when he let go and offensive coordinator remove. 232 00:09:43,228 --> 00:09:45,628 Speaker 3: He really never does. So this could be the new 233 00:09:45,708 --> 00:09:47,908 Speaker 3: look Steelers, and kudos to Mike Tomlin for doing that. 234 00:09:48,068 --> 00:09:50,548 Speaker 3: On the Bear's side of things, their wide receiver Dj Moore, 235 00:09:50,708 --> 00:09:53,668 Speaker 3: who has been a massive supporter of Justin Fields, his 236 00:09:53,748 --> 00:09:58,228 Speaker 3: reaction to the trade was simply, business is business. Kdj Moore, 237 00:09:58,388 --> 00:10:00,748 Speaker 3: they looked good at times together. Kyle, we start with 238 00:10:00,788 --> 00:10:04,788 Speaker 3: you because as it pertains to Chicago in particular, this 239 00:10:04,908 --> 00:10:09,348 Speaker 3: trade is curious, fascinating, and it does it put a 240 00:10:09,468 --> 00:10:12,308 Speaker 3: chapter close to what we saw between Fields and the Bears. 241 00:10:12,588 --> 00:10:15,148 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean it's over, and I think it was complicated, 242 00:10:15,188 --> 00:10:17,268 Speaker 7: and I think it was occasionally exhilarating, and it was 243 00:10:17,308 --> 00:10:18,548 Speaker 7: extremely disappointing. 244 00:10:18,788 --> 00:10:20,708 Speaker 6: What I'm frustrated about right now and this has gone 245 00:10:20,748 --> 00:10:21,428 Speaker 6: on all weekend. 246 00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:24,588 Speaker 7: I hate that when it comes to Justin Fields and 247 00:10:24,628 --> 00:10:27,748 Speaker 7: the Bears, you have to pick one way. You have 248 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:30,668 Speaker 7: to say either Fields was terrible or the Bears blew it. 249 00:10:30,668 --> 00:10:34,028 Speaker 7: It's completely binary. I think it's overly reductive. I think 250 00:10:34,068 --> 00:10:36,788 Speaker 7: it's overly simplistic. It's not how real people think. It's 251 00:10:36,828 --> 00:10:39,788 Speaker 7: not how real people talk. I think it's reflective of politics. 252 00:10:39,828 --> 00:10:42,748 Speaker 6: You have to go one way. It's nonsense, guys. The 253 00:10:42,948 --> 00:10:43,428 Speaker 6: answer to the. 254 00:10:43,468 --> 00:10:46,428 Speaker 7: Question is did the Bears fail to support him or 255 00:10:46,468 --> 00:10:49,068 Speaker 7: did Justin Fields need to play battery? The answer is yes, 256 00:10:49,348 --> 00:10:52,988 Speaker 7: all right, and it's okay to think both ways. On 257 00:10:53,028 --> 00:10:56,348 Speaker 7: the Bear side, what they did to and four Justin 258 00:10:56,388 --> 00:11:00,388 Speaker 7: Field as a rookie was ridiculous, probably even dangerous. Go 259 00:11:00,428 --> 00:11:02,348 Speaker 7: back and watch him against the Browns. I can't believe 260 00:11:02,388 --> 00:11:04,748 Speaker 7: he survived the game. It was terrible. And in the 261 00:11:04,788 --> 00:11:07,748 Speaker 7: second year he's out there throwing two pring goles and 262 00:11:07,868 --> 00:11:11,548 Speaker 7: petuces and equanimiuses and he was not set up to win. 263 00:11:11,668 --> 00:11:12,308 Speaker 6: It was bad. 264 00:11:12,548 --> 00:11:15,148 Speaker 7: But on the other side, Justin Field, you better believe 265 00:11:15,188 --> 00:11:17,468 Speaker 7: there were so many plays to be made. This is 266 00:11:17,508 --> 00:11:20,828 Speaker 7: a ten and twenty eight quarterback. Ten in twenty eight So, 267 00:11:20,908 --> 00:11:23,228 Speaker 7: guys who are defending Fields this, I love Fields. If 268 00:11:23,268 --> 00:11:25,268 Speaker 7: he had a different lineman out there, or he had 269 00:11:25,268 --> 00:11:26,668 Speaker 7: a different receiver, what is. 270 00:11:26,668 --> 00:11:28,628 Speaker 6: He thirteen and twenty five? Does that really make you 271 00:11:28,668 --> 00:11:29,188 Speaker 6: feel better? 272 00:11:29,308 --> 00:11:31,868 Speaker 7: There were so many times, especially in year two, when 273 00:11:31,868 --> 00:11:32,908 Speaker 7: he had the ball at the end of the game 274 00:11:32,908 --> 00:11:33,388 Speaker 7: and blew it. 275 00:11:33,548 --> 00:11:34,588 Speaker 6: This Cleveland game this. 276 00:11:34,628 --> 00:11:38,268 Speaker 7: Last year ridiculous. So yes, justin Fields, I like him. 277 00:11:38,428 --> 00:11:40,988 Speaker 7: He blew it. The Bears I like him, I like them. 278 00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:42,948 Speaker 7: They blew it. And the grand finale of all of 279 00:11:42,948 --> 00:11:44,748 Speaker 7: it was the last game of this year when they 280 00:11:44,788 --> 00:11:47,188 Speaker 7: go to lambeau Field in the last game field wherever 281 00:11:47,268 --> 00:11:48,788 Speaker 7: play is a Bear with the chance to knock the 282 00:11:48,828 --> 00:11:51,588 Speaker 7: Packers out of the playoffs, and they scored nine points. 283 00:11:51,908 --> 00:11:54,628 Speaker 6: So listen, there is fault on both sides, and that's okay. 284 00:11:55,028 --> 00:11:56,788 Speaker 7: You don't have to be on a debate show or 285 00:11:56,828 --> 00:11:58,988 Speaker 7: a political debate and say it's all this, it's all this, 286 00:11:59,188 --> 00:11:59,948 Speaker 7: stop doing that. 287 00:12:00,188 --> 00:12:01,748 Speaker 6: Fields blew it. The Bears blew it. 288 00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:03,988 Speaker 7: And if you're saying it's only one person's fault, you 289 00:12:04,028 --> 00:12:04,908 Speaker 7: blew it. 290 00:12:05,028 --> 00:12:05,268 Speaker 3: Peter. 291 00:12:05,628 --> 00:12:08,148 Speaker 5: Yeah, that Kyle's right, and he's got a lot of 292 00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,548 Speaker 5: emotion about it because it's one of these. It doesn't 293 00:12:10,588 --> 00:12:13,028 Speaker 5: have to necessarily be X or Y. There could be 294 00:12:13,028 --> 00:12:15,028 Speaker 5: a kind of middle ground on this thing. And to me, 295 00:12:15,108 --> 00:12:17,108 Speaker 5: I look at Yes, the emotion of the Field's era 296 00:12:17,228 --> 00:12:19,348 Speaker 5: ending and what was that, and it's kind of already forgotten. 297 00:12:19,348 --> 00:12:22,788 Speaker 5: I'm picturing him sliding in week one after beating Yeah 298 00:12:22,948 --> 00:12:25,068 Speaker 5: and having fun. And there were so many great Fields moments, 299 00:12:25,108 --> 00:12:27,188 Speaker 5: but also so many confusing losses. 300 00:12:27,188 --> 00:12:28,028 Speaker 6: He mentioned the. 301 00:12:28,308 --> 00:12:30,188 Speaker 5: Green Bay loss at the end there where it's like, Okay, 302 00:12:30,188 --> 00:12:31,748 Speaker 5: we get all excited for like this is the Justin 303 00:12:31,788 --> 00:12:34,868 Speaker 5: Fields moment and it just wasn't to be. The trade compensation, 304 00:12:34,948 --> 00:12:37,028 Speaker 5: to me is curious, and we went back and forth 305 00:12:37,068 --> 00:12:40,508 Speaker 5: on this thing. I respect Ian's report that four teams 306 00:12:40,748 --> 00:12:42,828 Speaker 5: called Chicago and that it was good for everybody to 307 00:12:42,908 --> 00:12:44,348 Speaker 5: go to Pittsburgh. So I remember when he said I 308 00:12:44,388 --> 00:12:46,468 Speaker 5: want to do what's right for Justin Yeah, and that 309 00:12:46,588 --> 00:12:49,108 Speaker 5: might have been true, But what did those four teams. 310 00:12:48,548 --> 00:12:50,508 Speaker 6: Offer to me Justin Fields. 311 00:12:50,588 --> 00:12:53,508 Speaker 5: If he's traded maybe earlier in the off season, or 312 00:12:53,548 --> 00:12:56,708 Speaker 5: if he's traded last year during the season, maybe there's 313 00:12:56,948 --> 00:12:57,748 Speaker 5: more to be gained. 314 00:12:58,428 --> 00:12:59,428 Speaker 6: It's stunning to me. 315 00:13:00,868 --> 00:13:04,548 Speaker 5: A how little it took to get Justin Fields a 316 00:13:04,588 --> 00:13:08,388 Speaker 5: sixth round pick, that's a conditional to a fourth and. 317 00:13:08,428 --> 00:13:12,268 Speaker 6: Then b If that's the case, how none of. 318 00:13:12,228 --> 00:13:16,308 Speaker 5: These teams thought to go acquire Justin Fields on a 319 00:13:16,308 --> 00:13:20,148 Speaker 5: one year, you know nothing contract as opposed to signing 320 00:13:20,188 --> 00:13:22,988 Speaker 5: some of these other guys, All due respect to Drew Lock, 321 00:13:23,108 --> 00:13:25,628 Speaker 5: did the Giants not consider Justin Field for a third 322 00:13:25,668 --> 00:13:26,188 Speaker 5: round pick? 323 00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:28,468 Speaker 6: All due respect that Jacoby Brissett. 324 00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:30,868 Speaker 5: Did the Patriots not think it was worthy of trading 325 00:13:30,868 --> 00:13:33,068 Speaker 5: a third round pick for Justin Field? 326 00:13:33,108 --> 00:13:35,108 Speaker 6: Now, great that Justin Field's wanted to go to Pittsburgh. 327 00:13:35,308 --> 00:13:38,348 Speaker 5: Brian Polts isn't like, well, listen, I enjoy this third 328 00:13:38,428 --> 00:13:40,788 Speaker 5: round pick offer, but to do Justin Wright, I'm gonna. 329 00:13:40,588 --> 00:13:42,868 Speaker 6: Get a sixth rounder? Said, it's only fair to Justin. 330 00:13:42,908 --> 00:13:43,908 Speaker 6: I don't see that happening. 331 00:13:44,188 --> 00:13:46,748 Speaker 5: So to me, I wonder why did so many other 332 00:13:46,788 --> 00:13:49,788 Speaker 5: teams sit on their hands? I mentioned Drew Lock, I mentioned, 333 00:13:50,148 --> 00:13:53,148 Speaker 5: of course joys that, but Gardner Minshew's a better option 334 00:13:53,268 --> 00:13:54,428 Speaker 5: than Justin Fields. 335 00:13:55,068 --> 00:13:55,708 Speaker 6: Maybe they are. 336 00:13:55,988 --> 00:13:58,068 Speaker 5: Maybe I'm completely off on this thing. But for a 337 00:13:58,148 --> 00:14:00,708 Speaker 5: one year deal, which is essentially what Pittsburgh's picking up. 338 00:14:01,348 --> 00:14:03,228 Speaker 5: If I'm a Bears fan, I'm just kind of scratching 339 00:14:03,228 --> 00:14:05,308 Speaker 5: my head and saying, maybe we all had this wrong, 340 00:14:05,348 --> 00:14:07,988 Speaker 5: and maybe the NFL was way down on Justin Fields 341 00:14:07,988 --> 00:14:09,988 Speaker 5: as opposed to what we in the fans and media 342 00:14:10,108 --> 00:14:12,228 Speaker 5: side thought. The market's the market. He went for a 343 00:14:12,228 --> 00:14:14,348 Speaker 5: six round pick that can be conditional to a fourth, 344 00:14:14,348 --> 00:14:16,308 Speaker 5: and that's what it is. But there are a lot 345 00:14:16,308 --> 00:14:18,868 Speaker 5: of NFL franchises, I thought, who at least on a 346 00:14:19,468 --> 00:14:20,828 Speaker 5: roll the dice on a waiver, like. 347 00:14:20,788 --> 00:14:22,508 Speaker 6: Hey, let's let's give it a shot. Let's go for 348 00:14:22,668 --> 00:14:23,228 Speaker 6: Justin Fields. 349 00:14:23,268 --> 00:14:25,868 Speaker 5: But maybe Fields and his agent where like Pittsburgh's home, 350 00:14:25,868 --> 00:14:26,748 Speaker 5: can you please do it right? 351 00:14:26,788 --> 00:14:27,668 Speaker 6: And that's what they went with. 352 00:14:27,788 --> 00:14:30,468 Speaker 8: And to your point, it's hard to believe that someone 353 00:14:30,548 --> 00:14:32,868 Speaker 8: was out there offering the Bears a great draft pick 354 00:14:32,908 --> 00:14:34,868 Speaker 8: and they were like, you know what, in Justin's case, 355 00:14:35,108 --> 00:14:37,148 Speaker 8: forget about that, forget about the value for the team. 356 00:14:37,228 --> 00:14:39,468 Speaker 2: It's not just business. It's not I don't think any 357 00:14:39,508 --> 00:14:40,268 Speaker 2: team's really doing that. 358 00:14:40,348 --> 00:14:42,148 Speaker 8: So to your point, it is kind of shocking to 359 00:14:42,428 --> 00:14:45,228 Speaker 8: look around and say, wow, nobody wanted. But I look 360 00:14:45,268 --> 00:14:47,508 Speaker 8: at like the Justin Fields draft class where we have 361 00:14:47,548 --> 00:14:50,268 Speaker 8: Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Mac Jones and these guys and 362 00:14:50,308 --> 00:14:52,348 Speaker 8: we said Mac went for a six, and we said 363 00:14:52,388 --> 00:14:54,188 Speaker 8: it at that time, did that kind of set the 364 00:14:54,228 --> 00:14:56,908 Speaker 8: table for Justin Fields? Mack goes to the playoffs and 365 00:14:56,988 --> 00:14:59,148 Speaker 8: his rookie year makes it to the Pro Bowl. Fields 366 00:14:59,188 --> 00:15:01,548 Speaker 8: hadn't done those things. But when you watch Fields, though, 367 00:15:01,548 --> 00:15:03,428 Speaker 8: he looks so electric and it seems like so much 368 00:15:03,548 --> 00:15:06,268 Speaker 8: untapped potential, But still he only goes for that. Zach 369 00:15:06,308 --> 00:15:08,708 Speaker 8: Wilson can't be traded, which it seems like for the 370 00:15:08,748 --> 00:15:10,748 Speaker 8: New York Jets, because what does he go for with 371 00:15:10,908 --> 00:15:13,748 Speaker 8: these two guys having had success on the field for 372 00:15:13,788 --> 00:15:15,388 Speaker 8: the Bears. You look at it. They moved up in 373 00:15:15,388 --> 00:15:17,228 Speaker 8: the draft. That wasn't Ryan Poles to go out and 374 00:15:17,268 --> 00:15:19,748 Speaker 8: get Justin Field. So he can kind of wash his 375 00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:22,228 Speaker 8: hands up and say, you know what, we gave Justin Fields. 376 00:15:22,228 --> 00:15:24,748 Speaker 8: We felt like the best chance since we got here 377 00:15:24,908 --> 00:15:26,868 Speaker 8: and we were in position to make those moves. 378 00:15:26,988 --> 00:15:28,628 Speaker 2: It didn't work out, and it's time to move on. 379 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,948 Speaker 3: So interesting that this all happened before we see Kayleb 380 00:15:30,988 --> 00:15:33,188 Speaker 3: Williams Pro Day two at usc which is coming up. 381 00:15:33,188 --> 00:15:34,548 Speaker 3: You see it on NFL Plus at the end of 382 00:15:34,548 --> 00:15:36,548 Speaker 3: the month. Still to come on our show, though, which 383 00:15:36,748 --> 00:15:40,628 Speaker 3: teams seemed to be going all in on the twenty 384 00:15:40,628 --> 00:15:43,948 Speaker 3: twenty fourth season, Pittsburgh must qualify. We'll play a round 385 00:15:43,988 --> 00:15:46,068 Speaker 3: of Monday mish Mash later on because that was just 386 00:15:46,108 --> 00:15:47,348 Speaker 3: one headline over the weekend. 387 00:15:47,348 --> 00:15:59,428 Speaker 4: There's a lot good morning. 388 00:16:01,028 --> 00:16:03,068 Speaker 3: As we mentioned at the top of this hour, there 389 00:16:03,148 --> 00:16:05,868 Speaker 3: was one major headline out of Witsburgh that was obviously 390 00:16:05,908 --> 00:16:07,708 Speaker 3: going to lead the show, but at this point we 391 00:16:07,748 --> 00:16:10,348 Speaker 3: got to play Monday mish match because there's so much 392 00:16:10,388 --> 00:16:13,428 Speaker 3: to cover, like this, former Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith 393 00:16:13,908 --> 00:16:16,948 Speaker 3: sign with the Jets over the weekend. Aaron Rodgers now 394 00:16:17,028 --> 00:16:21,028 Speaker 3: gets an All Pro blind side blocker, and it seems 395 00:16:21,148 --> 00:16:24,908 Speaker 3: the Jets are in win now mode. I'm sure they 396 00:16:24,948 --> 00:16:26,708 Speaker 3: wish they were there last year, but here we are 397 00:16:26,788 --> 00:16:28,828 Speaker 3: with Tyron Smith based on the moves we've seen so 398 00:16:28,868 --> 00:16:31,748 Speaker 3: far this offseason. Guys, which team do you feel has 399 00:16:31,908 --> 00:16:33,548 Speaker 3: entered their win now era? 400 00:16:33,708 --> 00:16:35,148 Speaker 6: Peter, it's a double edged sword. 401 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:36,668 Speaker 5: You say win now, it means that you can't win 402 00:16:36,668 --> 00:16:38,348 Speaker 5: a couple of years from now, and that you're all 403 00:16:38,388 --> 00:16:40,228 Speaker 5: in and that I think the Rams a couple of 404 00:16:40,268 --> 00:16:42,908 Speaker 5: years ago going all in and winning set the standard 405 00:16:42,948 --> 00:16:44,708 Speaker 5: of like, hey, if you want to go get this thing, 406 00:16:44,948 --> 00:16:47,668 Speaker 5: go get this thing and then make no excuses on 407 00:16:47,668 --> 00:16:49,228 Speaker 5: the after fact. To me, I look what the Baltimore 408 00:16:49,308 --> 00:16:52,908 Speaker 5: Ravens did, and they bring back their star defensive tackle, 409 00:16:53,068 --> 00:16:56,988 Speaker 5: Justin Manabuque, But they also went out and signed Derrick Henry, 410 00:16:57,028 --> 00:17:01,228 Speaker 5: who on paper an aging veteran running back who's best 411 00:17:01,308 --> 00:17:04,028 Speaker 5: years many would assume are behind him. Like that is 412 00:17:04,068 --> 00:17:06,108 Speaker 5: everything you don't do if you're a savvy team. You're 413 00:17:06,148 --> 00:17:08,148 Speaker 5: supposed to go young and get a seventh round pick 414 00:17:08,148 --> 00:17:10,388 Speaker 5: at running back and supposed to not pay the running 415 00:17:10,388 --> 00:17:12,388 Speaker 5: back position and you spend the money elsewhere. 416 00:17:13,228 --> 00:17:15,028 Speaker 6: Derrick Henry was really good last year. 417 00:17:15,188 --> 00:17:17,908 Speaker 5: Dererick Henry also, in his last game as a Titan, 418 00:17:17,988 --> 00:17:20,388 Speaker 5: hit twenty two miles per hour on the Next Gen Stats, 419 00:17:20,948 --> 00:17:23,908 Speaker 5: and the Ravens ran the ball eight times in their 420 00:17:24,028 --> 00:17:26,388 Speaker 5: AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. 421 00:17:26,468 --> 00:17:28,348 Speaker 6: That will not be the case with Derek Henry. 422 00:17:28,388 --> 00:17:30,908 Speaker 5: I think the move to go and acquire Derek Henry 423 00:17:30,948 --> 00:17:33,988 Speaker 5: but to also bring back a defensive tackle and Justin 424 00:17:34,028 --> 00:17:37,028 Speaker 5: Mattabuke was so important for the Ravens. It says we're 425 00:17:37,028 --> 00:17:39,468 Speaker 5: not going anywhere. We're willing to sacrifice bring it back. 426 00:17:39,508 --> 00:17:42,068 Speaker 5: Some other players but we're gonna get tougher and stronger 427 00:17:42,148 --> 00:17:43,988 Speaker 5: up front, and we're gonna do it at the defensive 428 00:17:43,988 --> 00:17:46,108 Speaker 5: tackle position and of course at the running back spot. 429 00:17:46,788 --> 00:17:48,828 Speaker 5: Very rarely do you see a running back these days. 430 00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:51,188 Speaker 5: The age of Derrick Henry is actually get paid. He 431 00:17:51,268 --> 00:17:53,708 Speaker 5: got paid, and I have to think there's one team 432 00:17:53,748 --> 00:17:55,628 Speaker 5: that it makes perfect sense for, and that's Baltimore. 433 00:17:55,668 --> 00:17:57,948 Speaker 8: I'm so excited to see Derek Henry in a Baltimore 434 00:17:58,028 --> 00:18:00,668 Speaker 8: Ravens jersey after what he did for the Tennessee Titans. 435 00:18:00,828 --> 00:18:02,708 Speaker 8: And I look at a team going all in now 436 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,508 Speaker 8: where maybe a year ago you aren't sure exactly what 437 00:18:05,588 --> 00:18:07,948 Speaker 8: you have, and now you come into this offseason you're like, 438 00:18:07,988 --> 00:18:10,588 Speaker 8: you know what, we think we have everything it takes. 439 00:18:10,708 --> 00:18:12,748 Speaker 8: We might be a few guys away. And I'm looking 440 00:18:12,788 --> 00:18:15,868 Speaker 8: at the Green Bay Packers going out there, getting Xavier 441 00:18:15,988 --> 00:18:18,988 Speaker 8: McKinney at the safety position, Josh Jacobs at the running back, 442 00:18:18,988 --> 00:18:22,028 Speaker 8: bringing aj Dillon back at their running back rum. Because 443 00:18:22,108 --> 00:18:24,228 Speaker 8: a year ago we were talking about Jordan Love, and 444 00:18:24,268 --> 00:18:26,988 Speaker 8: you're saying for the Packers, like, all right, could Jordan 445 00:18:27,068 --> 00:18:27,828 Speaker 8: Love be the guy? 446 00:18:27,868 --> 00:18:28,828 Speaker 2: Can he carry on. 447 00:18:28,748 --> 00:18:30,988 Speaker 8: This Hall of Fame torch from Brett fav to Aaron 448 00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:33,548 Speaker 8: Rodgers to now him and the Packers like, you know what, 449 00:18:33,868 --> 00:18:36,228 Speaker 8: we like just we like Jordan Love, but we're not 450 00:18:36,348 --> 00:18:38,308 Speaker 8: too sure. And they sign him to a deal where 451 00:18:38,348 --> 00:18:41,348 Speaker 8: they have them now and it's not this massive quarterback deal, 452 00:18:41,508 --> 00:18:44,068 Speaker 8: but it's something that they can manage and allows them 453 00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:46,348 Speaker 8: to go out and get guys like Jacobs and like 454 00:18:46,428 --> 00:18:49,148 Speaker 8: McKenny for this Packers team. You saw all the offensive 455 00:18:49,188 --> 00:18:51,828 Speaker 8: weapons developed last year throughout the season and Jordan Love 456 00:18:51,868 --> 00:18:55,628 Speaker 8: finding those young wide receivers and making plays. Yes, they 457 00:18:55,628 --> 00:18:57,268 Speaker 8: had to get rid of Aaron Jones to get a 458 00:18:57,268 --> 00:18:59,388 Speaker 8: guy like Josh Jacobs, but I think he's the type 459 00:18:59,428 --> 00:19:00,908 Speaker 8: of guy that you can hand the ball off to 460 00:19:01,028 --> 00:19:03,668 Speaker 8: twenty five thirty times a game if you have to, 461 00:19:03,948 --> 00:19:06,388 Speaker 8: and you're quarterback will have success off of that. So 462 00:19:06,388 --> 00:19:08,628 Speaker 8: I'm looking at the Green Bay Packers, a team a 463 00:19:08,708 --> 00:19:11,028 Speaker 8: year ago weren't all the way in. Now you've got 464 00:19:11,028 --> 00:19:14,348 Speaker 8: your quarterback and you're ready to put all your chips in. Kyle, 465 00:19:14,388 --> 00:19:16,028 Speaker 8: you're putting all your chips in. Who do you think 466 00:19:16,068 --> 00:19:18,588 Speaker 8: is a team that has done that so far this offseason. 467 00:19:18,628 --> 00:19:21,388 Speaker 7: I'm already in the NFC too, Jason. I'm looking at Tampa. 468 00:19:21,468 --> 00:19:24,108 Speaker 7: I don't think it's been talked about enough yet. We 469 00:19:24,148 --> 00:19:25,988 Speaker 7: have a long offseason to do it. Do you remember 470 00:19:25,988 --> 00:19:28,068 Speaker 7: when they beat the Eagles by twenty three points in 471 00:19:28,108 --> 00:19:30,748 Speaker 7: the playoffs, just absolutely beat the hell out of them, 472 00:19:30,828 --> 00:19:32,788 Speaker 7: and then they gave the Lions everything they could handle. 473 00:19:32,988 --> 00:19:34,468 Speaker 6: I feel like maybe a. 474 00:19:34,428 --> 00:19:37,588 Speaker 7: Month ago, there was a couple of pitchers of beer 475 00:19:38,068 --> 00:19:41,108 Speaker 7: shared in a Tampa sports bar amongst the Tampa Bay 476 00:19:41,108 --> 00:19:42,788 Speaker 7: Buccaneers brain trust, and they're like, all. 477 00:19:42,828 --> 00:19:47,108 Speaker 6: Right, Baker, Evans, Winfield, we could. 478 00:19:46,908 --> 00:19:49,588 Speaker 7: Probably get two of these guys back, right, that'd be great, 479 00:19:49,748 --> 00:19:51,428 Speaker 7: you know, one of them. That'd be disappointing that we 480 00:19:51,788 --> 00:19:53,108 Speaker 7: can get two of it. If you're right now, they got 481 00:19:53,108 --> 00:19:55,588 Speaker 7: all three. All three of those guys are coming back. 482 00:19:55,668 --> 00:19:57,908 Speaker 7: Baker's back, Mike Evans is back, and Winfield Junior's back. 483 00:19:57,908 --> 00:20:00,548 Speaker 7: They're all coming back to a division that still supple 484 00:20:00,588 --> 00:20:03,028 Speaker 7: as hell. Nobody scares me in that division, to a 485 00:20:03,068 --> 00:20:06,268 Speaker 7: conference that's nobody really scares me in That Detroit game 486 00:20:06,388 --> 00:20:08,388 Speaker 7: was right there, Baker throws the interception at the end 487 00:20:08,428 --> 00:20:10,388 Speaker 7: of the game. I think Tampa is for real the 488 00:20:10,468 --> 00:20:12,468 Speaker 7: idea that they brought all three of those guys back, 489 00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:13,828 Speaker 7: and they have their first round. 490 00:20:13,868 --> 00:20:15,348 Speaker 6: Pick. I like what's going on in Tampa. 491 00:20:15,628 --> 00:20:17,308 Speaker 3: The Falcons would like a word in terms of what 492 00:20:17,348 --> 00:20:19,228 Speaker 3: they were trying to do to compete with the Buccaneers 493 00:20:19,228 --> 00:20:21,908 Speaker 3: as headlines Kyle, but again remains to be seen. So 494 00:20:22,108 --> 00:20:25,428 Speaker 3: yesterday it was St. Patrick's Day, the Players Championship, and 495 00:20:25,508 --> 00:20:28,468 Speaker 3: it was Selection Sunday. If you're remote, Tess, run out 496 00:20:28,468 --> 00:20:31,108 Speaker 3: of batteries is because you're trying to watch everything go down. 497 00:20:31,228 --> 00:20:33,508 Speaker 3: If you could switch the calendar around, what is your 498 00:20:33,588 --> 00:20:37,868 Speaker 3: dream holiday sporting event? Mash up, Peter, so like you 499 00:20:37,908 --> 00:20:39,828 Speaker 3: sit down, you get to watch us all unfold in 500 00:20:39,908 --> 00:20:41,188 Speaker 3: one day, walk us through it. 501 00:20:41,308 --> 00:20:43,748 Speaker 5: I'm with you on the toggling around. So I'm sitting 502 00:20:43,748 --> 00:20:46,148 Speaker 5: on my couch Esjay with my son. We're watching Sports TV. 503 00:20:46,228 --> 00:20:49,068 Speaker 5: We've got Wisconsin Illinois knowing that it's going into the 504 00:20:49,428 --> 00:20:50,628 Speaker 5: March Madness backets. 505 00:20:50,708 --> 00:20:53,828 Speaker 6: We've got the golf with Scheffler and what they were 506 00:20:53,828 --> 00:20:56,188 Speaker 6: going on over there. And then I was also I 507 00:20:56,228 --> 00:20:57,108 Speaker 6: was watching the NASCAR. 508 00:20:57,188 --> 00:21:00,668 Speaker 5: We're up in bristolcing racing, so there's three different things 509 00:21:00,668 --> 00:21:03,228 Speaker 5: going on. I'm toggling back and forth, and I didn't 510 00:21:03,268 --> 00:21:04,668 Speaker 5: like it. I like to have one thing. I want 511 00:21:04,668 --> 00:21:07,788 Speaker 5: to be divided here. Memorial Day to me is the 512 00:21:07,868 --> 00:21:10,908 Speaker 5: kickoff to summer. I am a huge Memorial Day guy. 513 00:21:11,388 --> 00:21:14,548 Speaker 5: Everyone is off from work, everyone's there on a Monday. 514 00:21:14,628 --> 00:21:15,788 Speaker 6: It's finally good weather. 515 00:21:16,348 --> 00:21:18,708 Speaker 5: And ever since they moved that World Cup to the fall, 516 00:21:18,788 --> 00:21:20,828 Speaker 5: last time they go play and cutter, I think the 517 00:21:20,868 --> 00:21:22,548 Speaker 5: World Cup is moving on. I'm asked for the World 518 00:21:22,628 --> 00:21:25,748 Speaker 5: Cup final on Memorial Day. Let's get a little footy, 519 00:21:25,988 --> 00:21:27,508 Speaker 5: let's start the summer off right. 520 00:21:27,788 --> 00:21:29,148 Speaker 6: This was dawn in December. 521 00:21:29,468 --> 00:21:32,108 Speaker 5: I remember there was like a Falcons Broncos game that 522 00:21:32,188 --> 00:21:36,348 Speaker 5: Fox cut to after the Messi beats Bope in the 523 00:21:36,348 --> 00:21:38,468 Speaker 5: finals there, and it was like, you better get it 524 00:21:38,468 --> 00:21:40,468 Speaker 5: done by one o'clock because if I'm a football fan, 525 00:21:40,468 --> 00:21:40,828 Speaker 5: I want. 526 00:21:40,708 --> 00:21:43,228 Speaker 6: To see my Falcons Broncos. I could care less about 527 00:21:43,228 --> 00:21:44,068 Speaker 6: Messi and Mbope. 528 00:21:44,388 --> 00:21:48,068 Speaker 5: Give me Drew Locke and Desmond Ritter. Please, in this case, 529 00:21:48,068 --> 00:21:50,348 Speaker 5: put it on Memorial Day. There's no other major sports 530 00:21:50,348 --> 00:21:52,348 Speaker 5: events going on. I think baseball gave up on Memorial 531 00:21:52,428 --> 00:21:55,908 Speaker 5: Day years ago. Give me soccer, Memorial Day, World Cup final. 532 00:21:55,948 --> 00:21:58,108 Speaker 5: Move everything up a little bit. I knowther's highly controversial 533 00:21:58,148 --> 00:21:59,068 Speaker 5: in the world of sports. 534 00:21:59,228 --> 00:22:00,948 Speaker 8: Yeah, I love that, and I'm gonna stick with a 535 00:22:01,028 --> 00:22:02,108 Speaker 8: tournament as well. 536 00:22:02,148 --> 00:22:02,668 Speaker 2: The tournament. 537 00:22:02,748 --> 00:22:05,908 Speaker 8: I have twenty five thousand tournaments that have your over 538 00:22:05,948 --> 00:22:09,468 Speaker 8: one hundred thousand players that partake in this tournament. I 539 00:22:09,508 --> 00:22:13,388 Speaker 8: want on Labor Day the ACL Championship, Jason, what the 540 00:22:13,388 --> 00:22:15,428 Speaker 8: hell is the ACL Championship? 541 00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:17,548 Speaker 2: The American corn Hole. 542 00:22:17,388 --> 00:22:20,868 Speaker 8: Of league, Labor Day leading into football and all of 543 00:22:20,908 --> 00:22:23,628 Speaker 8: those things. Tailgates are getting ready to kick off. We 544 00:22:23,668 --> 00:22:26,268 Speaker 8: want to see who are the best corn hole players? 545 00:22:26,388 --> 00:22:26,948 Speaker 6: World Cup? 546 00:22:26,948 --> 00:22:29,388 Speaker 8: Who cares about that? Super Bowls and all these things? 547 00:22:29,588 --> 00:22:32,428 Speaker 8: NBA Championship in caa tournament. No, I want to see 548 00:22:32,428 --> 00:22:34,588 Speaker 8: some cornhole. I want to see the best of the 549 00:22:34,628 --> 00:22:37,668 Speaker 8: best go out and see who's going to come up victorious. 550 00:22:37,788 --> 00:22:42,788 Speaker 8: I want the ACL Championship Labor Day, Monday. No one's 551 00:22:42,828 --> 00:22:45,108 Speaker 8: at work, We're all sitting down, we're all watching them. 552 00:22:45,108 --> 00:22:46,868 Speaker 8: Because when we're watching it, You're like, you know what, 553 00:22:47,188 --> 00:22:49,308 Speaker 8: I can go out there and do that, and I 554 00:22:49,348 --> 00:22:51,108 Speaker 8: can believe in myself and I may go out there 555 00:22:51,108 --> 00:22:53,188 Speaker 8: and get the hole and go start throwing myself. 556 00:22:53,268 --> 00:22:53,748 Speaker 2: I'm decent. 557 00:22:53,788 --> 00:22:54,508 Speaker 6: Houy, you go back in. 558 00:22:54,628 --> 00:23:00,428 Speaker 2: You like, what's your right there? Sig Kyle? What you got? 559 00:23:00,748 --> 00:23:01,148 Speaker 2: What do you have? 560 00:23:01,468 --> 00:23:03,028 Speaker 6: Holiday? What tournament was going on. 561 00:23:03,068 --> 00:23:04,948 Speaker 7: You can play cornhole all you want, as long as 562 00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:07,428 Speaker 7: it's not the can Jam Championship. And you and your 563 00:23:07,468 --> 00:23:10,228 Speaker 7: brother absolutely suck at that game. We played it at 564 00:23:10,308 --> 00:23:12,708 Speaker 7: Jamie Arnold's house. I don't care how many Super Bowls 565 00:23:12,748 --> 00:23:13,788 Speaker 7: you guys have won all that. 566 00:23:13,868 --> 00:23:17,708 Speaker 6: Like hand jam, you are entry level at best. Don't 567 00:23:17,708 --> 00:23:18,948 Speaker 6: even touch the canon Jam. 568 00:23:19,188 --> 00:23:23,028 Speaker 7: Now listen, speaking of the yard games, this my idea. 569 00:23:23,108 --> 00:23:24,908 Speaker 7: It's a big when it's ambitious, it might be the 570 00:23:24,988 --> 00:23:27,108 Speaker 7: end of society as we know it. But I want 571 00:23:27,428 --> 00:23:30,948 Speaker 7: the Super Bowl and Fourth of July on the same day. 572 00:23:31,268 --> 00:23:35,668 Speaker 7: That's what I want. Just slam them together. America America's game. 573 00:23:35,748 --> 00:23:38,668 Speaker 7: I want the guys wearing the Kansas City Chiefs back 574 00:23:38,668 --> 00:23:40,908 Speaker 7: to back champs, and the guys were in the United 575 00:23:40,908 --> 00:23:43,228 Speaker 7: States back to back World War champs. 576 00:23:43,388 --> 00:23:44,868 Speaker 6: You know those guys, the same people. 577 00:23:44,868 --> 00:23:48,388 Speaker 7: I want them in the fake Andy Reid costume guy 578 00:23:48,748 --> 00:23:52,308 Speaker 7: right next to the Uncle Sam costume guy. We're gonna 579 00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:55,788 Speaker 7: have corn on the cob beer fireworks. I think Hulk 580 00:23:55,828 --> 00:23:59,148 Speaker 7: Hogan will be the halftime performer. He'll perform real American. 581 00:23:59,508 --> 00:24:02,748 Speaker 7: It's gonna be a lot, guys. I love it. Independence 582 00:24:02,828 --> 00:24:06,308 Speaker 7: Day in the Super Bowl. We had Barbie and Oppenheimer. 583 00:24:06,508 --> 00:24:09,908 Speaker 7: We had the Barbenheimer. This is Superpendence Day, and I'm 584 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:11,628 Speaker 7: completely here for what I know you are too. 585 00:24:11,948 --> 00:24:14,068 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that makes sense. What I respect and 586 00:24:14,108 --> 00:24:16,388 Speaker 3: appreciate about all of you is the fact that you 587 00:24:16,468 --> 00:24:19,468 Speaker 3: know better than to touch anything that happens essentially between 588 00:24:19,468 --> 00:24:22,428 Speaker 3: the day after Labor Day and right up until Moreial Day, 589 00:24:22,428 --> 00:24:25,348 Speaker 3: because that is shield season at this point. So your 590 00:24:25,468 --> 00:24:27,988 Speaker 3: you three are just trying to fill your calendars with 591 00:24:28,508 --> 00:24:29,828 Speaker 3: non football season. 592 00:24:29,628 --> 00:24:31,628 Speaker 6: And I respect and appreciate it. It's a good effort. 593 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:34,828 Speaker 7: Hey, Jamie coming out, Jamie, it makes me nervous when 594 00:24:34,868 --> 00:24:35,868 Speaker 7: you say the word labor. 595 00:24:36,148 --> 00:24:38,388 Speaker 6: When's labor day? When's your labor day? What's going on? 596 00:24:38,588 --> 00:24:40,788 Speaker 3: That's a great question, Kyle. At this point, I hope, 597 00:24:41,028 --> 00:24:42,948 Speaker 3: I hope it happened yesterday. I'm over it. 598 00:24:42,988 --> 00:24:43,828 Speaker 6: I am over this. 599 00:24:44,108 --> 00:24:48,108 Speaker 3: I am at that point. Yeah, segment, I'm getting kicked, Kyle, 600 00:24:48,148 --> 00:24:52,148 Speaker 3: Thank you very much. Coming up, we did some digging 601 00:24:52,268 --> 00:24:54,588 Speaker 3: on this year's draft prospects. Now you can play different 602 00:24:54,588 --> 00:24:56,308 Speaker 3: games of why teams and a guy why he's a 603 00:24:56,348 --> 00:24:59,308 Speaker 3: great fit on the roster. I went perfect fits, but 604 00:24:59,708 --> 00:25:01,868 Speaker 3: I kind of went outside the box for it, Oh, 605 00:25:02,308 --> 00:25:04,268 Speaker 3: I love it. 606 00:25:15,228 --> 00:25:16,788 Speaker 6: Good Morning football. 607 00:25:17,668 --> 00:25:20,828 Speaker 3: Massive news over the weekend as the Bears have now 608 00:25:20,868 --> 00:25:24,468 Speaker 3: moved on from Justin Fields and he's headed to Pittsburgh 609 00:25:24,508 --> 00:25:26,788 Speaker 3: for a conditional sixth round pick in the twenty twenty 610 00:25:26,788 --> 00:25:29,468 Speaker 3: five NFOLD Draft, but it could turn into a fourth 611 00:25:29,588 --> 00:25:32,348 Speaker 3: round pick, and a full Network insider Ian Rapaport put 612 00:25:32,348 --> 00:25:35,668 Speaker 3: out over the weekend that at least four additional teams 613 00:25:35,788 --> 00:25:39,668 Speaker 3: were interested in trading for Fields, but Fields wanted to 614 00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:42,868 Speaker 3: go to Pittsburgh and Ryan Poles the Bears. GM has 615 00:25:42,868 --> 00:25:44,588 Speaker 3: said he wanted to do right by Fields all along, 616 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:48,308 Speaker 3: so they made that happen. He'll join newly acquired Russell Wilson, 617 00:25:48,388 --> 00:25:51,988 Speaker 3: who tweeted, let's get it Justin Fields. Our quarterback room 618 00:25:52,068 --> 00:25:55,428 Speaker 3: about to be faya. Kyle said, bookmark that tweet because 619 00:25:55,468 --> 00:25:58,188 Speaker 3: it could again help us out in good and bad 620 00:25:58,308 --> 00:26:00,468 Speaker 3: later in life. Our insider is also reporting that Mike 621 00:26:00,508 --> 00:26:02,868 Speaker 3: Tomlin reached out to Russell Wilson to let him know 622 00:26:02,908 --> 00:26:06,428 Speaker 3: that Russ will be starter to start and Fields, of 623 00:26:06,428 --> 00:26:10,308 Speaker 3: of course, will compete. So that's the report in mid March. 624 00:26:10,628 --> 00:26:11,148 Speaker 6: What do we. 625 00:26:11,188 --> 00:26:15,108 Speaker 3: Expect, as Kyle just mentioned, as the off season goes 626 00:26:15,148 --> 00:26:17,788 Speaker 3: on and we're talking about the Steelers quarterback room. Peter, 627 00:26:18,108 --> 00:26:22,268 Speaker 3: how do you see this situation unfolding personality wise and 628 00:26:22,308 --> 00:26:22,868 Speaker 3: football wise? 629 00:26:23,028 --> 00:26:25,508 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's interesting with the Steelers because now you have 630 00:26:25,588 --> 00:26:27,348 Speaker 5: this thing. And I went on and on in the 631 00:26:27,388 --> 00:26:29,948 Speaker 5: opening segment about how fiscally sounded is No one's ever 632 00:26:29,948 --> 00:26:32,908 Speaker 5: won a Super Bowl based on being fiscally sounding necessarily, 633 00:26:32,948 --> 00:26:35,708 Speaker 5: Like you don't get banners for just being cost effective. 634 00:26:35,788 --> 00:26:39,068 Speaker 5: In this case, though, here's the dynamic. I see Russ, 635 00:26:39,228 --> 00:26:42,268 Speaker 5: who has already been told you're coming in as number one. 636 00:26:42,588 --> 00:26:45,188 Speaker 5: Russ has to revive his career. Okay, here's an opportunity. 637 00:26:45,388 --> 00:26:47,508 Speaker 5: Go write this chapter however you want it. 638 00:26:47,228 --> 00:26:48,268 Speaker 6: It was going in a. 639 00:26:48,188 --> 00:26:50,108 Speaker 5: Hall of Fame direction. Now that might be up in 640 00:26:50,148 --> 00:26:51,788 Speaker 5: the air base in the last two years in Denver. 641 00:26:52,308 --> 00:26:54,868 Speaker 5: Go and rewrite this thing and make yourself in that 642 00:26:54,908 --> 00:26:57,388 Speaker 5: conversation once again, and maybe even go get that Super 643 00:26:57,388 --> 00:27:00,428 Speaker 5: Bowl ring. That is the rough situation. It's one year, 644 00:27:00,468 --> 00:27:02,748 Speaker 5: one point two million dollars. The ball is yours, Go 645 00:27:02,788 --> 00:27:06,188 Speaker 5: do your thing. Situation is interesting because if you're the 646 00:27:06,228 --> 00:27:08,308 Speaker 5: Steelers on this one, it's like, all right, we're not 647 00:27:08,308 --> 00:27:09,868 Speaker 5: gonna have a top ten pick. We're never gonna have 648 00:27:09,908 --> 00:27:11,508 Speaker 5: top ten pick. We're nine and eight every year, we're 649 00:27:11,508 --> 00:27:13,468 Speaker 5: ten and seven every year. We're never gonna be that team. 650 00:27:13,948 --> 00:27:15,828 Speaker 5: The last time we drafted a quarterback in the first round, 651 00:27:15,828 --> 00:27:19,268 Speaker 5: we drafted him twentieth overall and he wasn't necessarily a 652 00:27:19,268 --> 00:27:21,388 Speaker 5: blue chip prospect. He was the best of that class, 653 00:27:21,428 --> 00:27:22,828 Speaker 5: But what did that even mean? That was a class 654 00:27:22,868 --> 00:27:26,428 Speaker 5: that wasn't a quarterback. Year in Justin Fields, you get 655 00:27:26,468 --> 00:27:29,308 Speaker 5: a look under the hood for one year, to notice 656 00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:31,868 Speaker 5: and to acknowledge whether this is your guy moving forward. 657 00:27:32,148 --> 00:27:34,268 Speaker 5: He might not take a snap this year, maybe it's 658 00:27:34,268 --> 00:27:37,348 Speaker 5: all Russell, but you'll know from practice, you'll know from 659 00:27:37,388 --> 00:27:40,748 Speaker 5: his familiarity with the playbook, you'll know from his being 660 00:27:40,748 --> 00:27:42,708 Speaker 5: a part of the team whether this is a guy you. 661 00:27:42,668 --> 00:27:43,828 Speaker 6: Want to commit long term too. 662 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:46,788 Speaker 5: There's a chance that Russell plays the entire season. And 663 00:27:46,868 --> 00:27:49,428 Speaker 5: Russell's let walk out the door and Justin Fields has 664 00:27:49,428 --> 00:27:52,148 Speaker 5: given a huge, massive extension because, Okay, for that year, 665 00:27:52,188 --> 00:27:54,708 Speaker 5: we saw Justin Fields and how he progressed in the building, 666 00:27:54,828 --> 00:27:56,548 Speaker 5: and that was the dude that we want to ride with. 667 00:27:56,628 --> 00:28:00,388 Speaker 5: It's a great two car parallel. 668 00:27:59,908 --> 00:28:01,228 Speaker 6: Path move that they're doing here. 669 00:28:01,348 --> 00:28:03,508 Speaker 5: Do I think either quarterback is a top ten or 670 00:28:03,548 --> 00:28:05,188 Speaker 5: fifteen quarterback in the league right now. 671 00:28:05,428 --> 00:28:05,988 Speaker 6: I don't know. 672 00:28:06,428 --> 00:28:09,388 Speaker 5: Russ on a best day, yes, Fields on his best day, 673 00:28:09,388 --> 00:28:11,748 Speaker 5: maybe so is that winning you in the AFC? 674 00:28:12,068 --> 00:28:12,868 Speaker 6: Not necessarily. 675 00:28:12,948 --> 00:28:14,508 Speaker 5: And I've gotten a lot of people pushing back on 676 00:28:14,548 --> 00:28:16,028 Speaker 5: me for my comment. Thriller to show me like that 677 00:28:16,068 --> 00:28:18,148 Speaker 5: was such a brilliant move by the GM. The brilliant 678 00:28:18,148 --> 00:28:19,708 Speaker 5: move in They're like, you got the twenty third and 679 00:28:19,748 --> 00:28:22,148 Speaker 5: twenty sixth best quarterbacks in the league. Great, what are 680 00:28:22,148 --> 00:28:23,668 Speaker 5: you gonna do when you play against the Chiefs and 681 00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:26,508 Speaker 5: the Ravens. I understand, But to make these moves, you 682 00:28:26,548 --> 00:28:28,788 Speaker 5: set yourself up for the near future, and you set 683 00:28:28,828 --> 00:28:30,908 Speaker 5: yourself up for the long term. By the end of 684 00:28:30,988 --> 00:28:33,828 Speaker 5: this season, you'll know if you want one, two, or 685 00:28:33,908 --> 00:28:34,708 Speaker 5: neither of these guys. 686 00:28:34,708 --> 00:28:36,348 Speaker 6: And there's no financial commitments beyond that. 687 00:28:36,508 --> 00:28:38,268 Speaker 8: I look at it, and to your point, all the 688 00:28:38,348 --> 00:28:41,588 Speaker 8: reports say, all right, is Russell Wilson's job. Some reports said, hey, 689 00:28:41,628 --> 00:28:43,908 Speaker 8: they were looking to even commit to Russ beyond just 690 00:28:43,988 --> 00:28:44,588 Speaker 8: this season. 691 00:28:44,788 --> 00:28:46,668 Speaker 2: I'm not so short that is Russ's job. 692 00:28:46,748 --> 00:28:49,868 Speaker 8: I think to that point, the Pittsburgh Steelers Russell Wilson 693 00:28:49,908 --> 00:28:51,988 Speaker 8: is a veteran, he's going to start out getting the 694 00:28:52,068 --> 00:28:54,668 Speaker 8: first team reps. I'm more curious. We talked about it 695 00:28:54,788 --> 00:28:57,268 Speaker 8: when Russ first signed. It was like, all right, going 696 00:28:57,308 --> 00:28:59,588 Speaker 8: into training camp, this is the place I want to 697 00:28:59,588 --> 00:29:02,188 Speaker 8: be because the Steelers are going to play their starters 698 00:29:02,188 --> 00:29:05,068 Speaker 8: in the preseason. We watched it last year with Kenny Pikett. 699 00:29:05,108 --> 00:29:08,028 Speaker 8: Those guys going are competing in every single game. What 700 00:29:08,108 --> 00:29:10,188 Speaker 8: if they go out there and Fields is just magnificent. 701 00:29:10,188 --> 00:29:11,788 Speaker 8: What did they get out there on the practice field 702 00:29:11,788 --> 00:29:14,788 Speaker 8: throughout training camp and Russ star struggles a little bit 703 00:29:14,828 --> 00:29:18,068 Speaker 8: and Fields just looks phenomenal and an Arthur Smith offense 704 00:29:18,068 --> 00:29:20,588 Speaker 8: where maybe feels a little bit more comfortable. I look 705 00:29:20,628 --> 00:29:23,508 Speaker 8: at this as a true competition where the veteran gets 706 00:29:23,548 --> 00:29:26,228 Speaker 8: the first shake at it because he's the proven guy. 707 00:29:26,308 --> 00:29:28,228 Speaker 8: Russ has done it. I said it earlier. He's won 708 00:29:28,228 --> 00:29:30,268 Speaker 8: a super Bowl in Seattle. But then the last two 709 00:29:30,308 --> 00:29:33,348 Speaker 8: years in Denver. First year didn't go with atrocious. It 710 00:29:33,388 --> 00:29:36,028 Speaker 8: wasn't as playing. They thought they had Super Bowl aspirations 711 00:29:36,068 --> 00:29:38,188 Speaker 8: and it just was not good. Last year Russ was 712 00:29:38,268 --> 00:29:42,068 Speaker 8: much improved under Sean Payton, but still it led him 713 00:29:42,108 --> 00:29:44,388 Speaker 8: to be cut from the Denver Broncos. So now he's 714 00:29:44,388 --> 00:29:46,428 Speaker 8: been all over to Pittsburgh and to your point, yes, 715 00:29:46,508 --> 00:29:48,788 Speaker 8: revivor his career get back on track. But if I'm 716 00:29:48,908 --> 00:29:51,388 Speaker 8: Justin Fields, I chose Pittsburgh because I felt there was 717 00:29:51,428 --> 00:29:53,948 Speaker 8: an opportunity for me to go out there and compete 718 00:29:53,948 --> 00:29:56,668 Speaker 8: and get a chance to play right now. If it 719 00:29:56,708 --> 00:29:58,868 Speaker 8: is true that there were other suitors and Justin Fields 720 00:29:58,908 --> 00:30:01,188 Speaker 8: didn't want to go, it's probably because he was gonna 721 00:30:01,228 --> 00:30:03,908 Speaker 8: be identified as the backup with no chance. 722 00:30:03,708 --> 00:30:04,348 Speaker 2: To move ahead. 723 00:30:04,588 --> 00:30:06,948 Speaker 8: That I look at this he pointed out to the 724 00:30:06,948 --> 00:30:08,548 Speaker 8: Steelers and say, you know what, I want to go 725 00:30:08,628 --> 00:30:10,948 Speaker 8: there because he saw an opportunity in the future. But 726 00:30:11,068 --> 00:30:13,868 Speaker 8: I think he also saw an opportunity and right now, 727 00:30:13,908 --> 00:30:16,668 Speaker 8: because if Justin Fields doesn't perform, there is no future. 728 00:30:16,668 --> 00:30:18,508 Speaker 8: He's going into the last year of his deal because 729 00:30:18,508 --> 00:30:20,868 Speaker 8: the Steelers aren't going to pick up his fifty year option, 730 00:30:20,948 --> 00:30:23,108 Speaker 8: I would assume, so this is an opportunity for him 731 00:30:23,148 --> 00:30:24,708 Speaker 8: to go out there and showcase and say, you. 732 00:30:24,668 --> 00:30:26,668 Speaker 2: Know what, love and respect. Russ said. 733 00:30:26,668 --> 00:30:28,828 Speaker 8: I wanted to model my game after him when I 734 00:30:28,868 --> 00:30:30,268 Speaker 8: was in college, But this is a chance for me 735 00:30:30,308 --> 00:30:30,908 Speaker 8: to go compete. 736 00:30:30,948 --> 00:30:34,388 Speaker 5: The irony is that in twenty thirteen, the Seattle Seahawks 737 00:30:34,388 --> 00:30:36,588 Speaker 5: with this young team. They had all these young players, 738 00:30:36,628 --> 00:30:39,868 Speaker 5: and they had Matt Flynn, the late Trevaris Jackson, and 739 00:30:39,908 --> 00:30:42,068 Speaker 5: then they drafted Russell Wilson in the third round, which 740 00:30:42,068 --> 00:30:44,188 Speaker 5: felt like a strange pick at the time because they 741 00:30:44,188 --> 00:30:45,868 Speaker 5: had these two quarterbacks. They just paid Matt Flint a 742 00:30:45,908 --> 00:30:47,788 Speaker 5: ton of money, and all Russell did was go and 743 00:30:47,828 --> 00:30:50,188 Speaker 5: just kick ass throughout camp and win the job and 744 00:30:50,228 --> 00:30:52,588 Speaker 5: made it so undeniable that everyone. 745 00:30:52,348 --> 00:30:54,308 Speaker 6: Was like, all right, Russell is our number one. There's 746 00:30:54,308 --> 00:30:55,228 Speaker 6: no doubt about it. 747 00:30:55,428 --> 00:30:58,188 Speaker 5: And in this case, Justin Fields could do exactly the 748 00:30:58,228 --> 00:31:00,708 Speaker 5: same thing Russell Wilson, where yes, you were told you 749 00:31:00,788 --> 00:31:03,508 Speaker 5: the number one, but it's undeniable after an entire August 750 00:31:03,588 --> 00:31:05,228 Speaker 5: that I'm the guy and I can run this offense 751 00:31:05,268 --> 00:31:05,828 Speaker 5: better than even you. 752 00:31:05,828 --> 00:31:08,028 Speaker 8: I was on the Titans when we played Seattle in 753 00:31:08,148 --> 00:31:10,708 Speaker 8: the preseason up in Seattle, and Russ comes in the 754 00:31:10,748 --> 00:31:13,628 Speaker 8: game and he's runs all over the place making throws 755 00:31:13,668 --> 00:31:15,268 Speaker 8: until your point and led to that and is going 756 00:31:15,348 --> 00:31:17,628 Speaker 8: to be exciting to see, Kyle, what are your thoughts 757 00:31:17,668 --> 00:31:20,828 Speaker 8: on whether it's feels Russ in this situation. 758 00:31:20,428 --> 00:31:22,228 Speaker 7: In that quarterback room Peter, and I don't know why 759 00:31:22,228 --> 00:31:24,348 Speaker 7: people on Twitter are giving you crap about the twenty 760 00:31:24,388 --> 00:31:27,068 Speaker 7: third and twenty six quarterbacks in the league. Russ just 761 00:31:27,188 --> 00:31:29,948 Speaker 7: tweeted QB room about to be fire. So I don't 762 00:31:29,948 --> 00:31:32,068 Speaker 7: know if they didn't see that tweet, like, but they're 763 00:31:32,148 --> 00:31:35,708 Speaker 7: ready to roll here, guys and Jason, you got me excited. 764 00:31:35,868 --> 00:31:37,788 Speaker 7: Russ has it been writing that the QB room is 765 00:31:37,788 --> 00:31:38,908 Speaker 7: indeed about to be fired. 766 00:31:38,948 --> 00:31:39,788 Speaker 6: So take that Twitter. 767 00:31:39,988 --> 00:31:41,988 Speaker 7: But I'm already looking forward to training camp, Jay. I 768 00:31:42,028 --> 00:31:43,828 Speaker 7: know I say this all the time. I go to 769 00:31:43,868 --> 00:31:46,308 Speaker 7: Bears training camp every year. You stand there and you 770 00:31:46,348 --> 00:31:49,628 Speaker 7: watch justin Field, and he's a supermodel. He's so big 771 00:31:49,668 --> 00:31:51,708 Speaker 7: and so fast, you can't take your eyes off him. 772 00:31:52,068 --> 00:31:55,388 Speaker 7: He is charismatic in the practice field. The players like him. 773 00:31:55,588 --> 00:31:58,828 Speaker 7: He's doing the dances, he's doing the celebrations with his 774 00:31:58,868 --> 00:32:02,868 Speaker 7: teammates like he's great, and he's a really impressive training 775 00:32:02,908 --> 00:32:04,828 Speaker 7: camp player. He's got a lot of different things going 776 00:32:04,868 --> 00:32:07,108 Speaker 7: on the Russ. I also just think the personality match 777 00:32:07,108 --> 00:32:09,388 Speaker 7: between the two of these is really interesting. Back to 778 00:32:09,468 --> 00:32:12,548 Speaker 7: the tweet, So all right, Russ tweets that he doesn't 779 00:32:12,548 --> 00:32:14,828 Speaker 7: text fields. He tweets it's fine it's an okay thing 780 00:32:14,868 --> 00:32:17,468 Speaker 7: to do. Justin Fields doesn't reply because Justin Fields like 781 00:32:17,508 --> 00:32:20,508 Speaker 7: doesn't tweet. Look at Justin Field's Twitter over the last year. 782 00:32:20,548 --> 00:32:23,308 Speaker 7: I think there's four tweets. Like one of them ads 783 00:32:23,428 --> 00:32:26,588 Speaker 7: ends in a hashtag ad. One of them says come 784 00:32:26,588 --> 00:32:28,548 Speaker 7: meet me at the Verizon store of Bears fans, and 785 00:32:28,588 --> 00:32:30,748 Speaker 7: then like one of them is about Walter Payton Man 786 00:32:30,748 --> 00:32:35,028 Speaker 7: of the Year. There's no public Justin Fields. There's no image, 787 00:32:35,068 --> 00:32:37,028 Speaker 7: there's no none of that. He shuts up, he comes 788 00:32:37,028 --> 00:32:39,428 Speaker 7: to work, he never says anything, and he just gets 789 00:32:39,468 --> 00:32:40,948 Speaker 7: the job done as best as he can on the 790 00:32:40,988 --> 00:32:41,868 Speaker 7: practice field. 791 00:32:41,628 --> 00:32:44,348 Speaker 6: Is for sure. So these two are really different. 792 00:32:44,668 --> 00:32:47,988 Speaker 7: This is a big time celebrity quarterback, and this is 793 00:32:48,028 --> 00:32:50,388 Speaker 7: a guy who is trying to reforge his career and 794 00:32:50,428 --> 00:32:51,588 Speaker 7: prove that the Bears were wrong. 795 00:32:51,748 --> 00:32:52,988 Speaker 6: The stakes are really high. 796 00:32:53,068 --> 00:32:55,468 Speaker 7: Russell Wilson, if he gets a start, is about three 797 00:32:55,548 --> 00:32:58,548 Speaker 7: bad throws from being on his fourth team in four years, 798 00:32:58,548 --> 00:32:59,948 Speaker 7: and he'll be a backup on that team. 799 00:33:00,028 --> 00:33:01,508 Speaker 6: So they each need something. 800 00:33:01,588 --> 00:33:03,948 Speaker 7: They're both totally cut from a different cloth in terms 801 00:33:03,948 --> 00:33:05,948 Speaker 7: of their person I'm ready for this thing. 802 00:33:05,988 --> 00:33:06,548 Speaker 6: I think you're right. 803 00:33:06,628 --> 00:33:10,028 Speaker 7: Jason Tomlin loves Russ. Wait til Justin Field puts on 804 00:33:10,028 --> 00:33:12,668 Speaker 7: that number one Steelers practice jersey and starts running around 805 00:33:12,708 --> 00:33:13,708 Speaker 7: and pressing the teammates. 806 00:33:13,748 --> 00:33:14,868 Speaker 6: I don't think it's that simple. 807 00:33:15,028 --> 00:33:17,988 Speaker 3: Here's a crazy thing about this division and the Steelers 808 00:33:18,028 --> 00:33:20,228 Speaker 3: like they were right there last year they were five 809 00:33:20,268 --> 00:33:22,948 Speaker 3: and one within their division. Yet the AFC North was 810 00:33:22,988 --> 00:33:25,908 Speaker 3: still able to separate. I know, right with the Ravens 811 00:33:26,228 --> 00:33:28,188 Speaker 3: doing what they did and being able to host the 812 00:33:28,228 --> 00:33:30,628 Speaker 3: Chiefs in the playoff game. Now, the Steelers are not 813 00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:33,588 Speaker 3: the only ones who made moves this offseason so far 814 00:33:33,708 --> 00:33:36,588 Speaker 3: within this division. King Henry of course now goes Baltimore. 815 00:33:36,588 --> 00:33:38,988 Speaker 3: Peter just said that the Baltimore Ravens have become his 816 00:33:39,188 --> 00:33:42,628 Speaker 3: win now team as of March eighteen. So in your mind, 817 00:33:42,668 --> 00:33:45,108 Speaker 3: did the Steelers do enough to narrow the gap Peter 818 00:33:45,268 --> 00:33:47,628 Speaker 3: in this division knowing what everyone else has done so far. 819 00:33:47,708 --> 00:33:49,068 Speaker 6: I like the Patrick Queen addition. 820 00:33:49,268 --> 00:33:51,548 Speaker 5: I think bringing in PQ is a huge deal because 821 00:33:51,588 --> 00:33:53,468 Speaker 5: now you have a leader of a defense that already 822 00:33:53,508 --> 00:33:56,428 Speaker 5: has star players at different levels. With the linebacker position 823 00:33:56,948 --> 00:33:59,228 Speaker 5: was looking so, yes, they got better. If you're telling 824 00:33:59,228 --> 00:34:01,188 Speaker 5: me to rank the teams right now, they're not number one, 825 00:34:01,548 --> 00:34:03,708 Speaker 5: and I don't know if they're number two or number three. 826 00:34:03,988 --> 00:34:06,708 Speaker 5: That's nothing insulting to those guys. It's just that's a 827 00:34:06,748 --> 00:34:09,708 Speaker 5: loaded division right now. And the other two teams obviously 828 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:11,428 Speaker 5: made the playoffs with them, and the Bengals were without 829 00:34:11,468 --> 00:34:13,348 Speaker 5: Joe Burrow and still almost came close. 830 00:34:13,148 --> 00:34:16,708 Speaker 6: With Jake Browning at quarterbacks. So did they narrow the margin? Yeah, 831 00:34:16,748 --> 00:34:17,148 Speaker 6: and I. 832 00:34:17,028 --> 00:34:20,028 Speaker 5: Think if Russ or Fields lights it up, then suddenly 833 00:34:20,108 --> 00:34:22,068 Speaker 5: we've got something here. But I can't put them in 834 00:34:22,108 --> 00:34:24,268 Speaker 5: the same conversation as the Ravens right now, and I 835 00:34:24,308 --> 00:34:25,748 Speaker 5: don't know if I can put the same question as 836 00:34:25,748 --> 00:34:27,468 Speaker 5: the Browns. Miles Garrett is still lining up and the 837 00:34:27,468 --> 00:34:29,188 Speaker 5: Sea Watson's gonna be healthy at quarterback. 838 00:34:29,308 --> 00:34:30,468 Speaker 2: Of course, they've narrowed the gap. 839 00:34:30,508 --> 00:34:32,268 Speaker 8: You look at the off season so far, you look 840 00:34:32,268 --> 00:34:35,468 Speaker 8: at free agency and the moves that they've made, justin fields, 841 00:34:35,668 --> 00:34:37,988 Speaker 8: Russell Wilson. You just said at Patrick Queen, if you 842 00:34:38,028 --> 00:34:40,908 Speaker 8: get better at this time, you've narrowed the gap. But 843 00:34:41,028 --> 00:34:43,788 Speaker 8: how far you've narrowed we don't know, because we're looking 844 00:34:43,828 --> 00:34:46,628 Speaker 8: at two quarterbacks and fields and then Russell Wilson. Where 845 00:34:46,788 --> 00:34:49,788 Speaker 8: the Broncos cut Russell Wilson because they felt like they 846 00:34:49,828 --> 00:34:51,988 Speaker 8: could be a better team without them, and the Bears 847 00:34:52,028 --> 00:34:54,388 Speaker 8: traded away Justin Fields with the decision to draft a 848 00:34:54,468 --> 00:34:57,468 Speaker 8: rookie quarterback with feeling like our organization is in better 849 00:34:57,508 --> 00:34:59,628 Speaker 8: position because of that. So it still has to take 850 00:34:59,708 --> 00:35:02,308 Speaker 8: place on the football field. But looking at it on paper, 851 00:35:02,468 --> 00:35:05,388 Speaker 8: they've upgraded at the quarterback women. Kyle's mentioned a few 852 00:35:05,388 --> 00:35:08,108 Speaker 8: times that quarterback wire going about to be fire. So yes, 853 00:35:08,228 --> 00:35:10,308 Speaker 8: it is an upgrade. It is an howing of the gap. 854 00:35:10,508 --> 00:35:12,988 Speaker 8: But you just said it. Joe Burrow is back out 855 00:35:13,028 --> 00:35:16,108 Speaker 8: to Lamar Jackson just won an MVP Cleveland. 856 00:35:16,108 --> 00:35:17,268 Speaker 2: Brown's got better as well. 857 00:35:17,268 --> 00:35:19,588 Speaker 8: But you're looking at the Bengals in the Ravens at 858 00:35:19,628 --> 00:35:21,548 Speaker 8: the cream of the crop because they have the best 859 00:35:21,588 --> 00:35:24,428 Speaker 8: two quarterbacks in that division, possibly in the AFC. So 860 00:35:24,468 --> 00:35:26,548 Speaker 8: I'm looking at those two teams still being at the 861 00:35:26,668 --> 00:35:29,708 Speaker 8: very top. But Pittsburgh has now call thoughts, which you got. 862 00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:32,988 Speaker 7: Don't underestimate the logo, guys. This is why it's complicated 863 00:35:33,028 --> 00:35:34,948 Speaker 7: with the Steelers. I agree with everything you're saying, and 864 00:35:34,988 --> 00:35:36,628 Speaker 7: you sit here in March and you say, well, these 865 00:35:36,628 --> 00:35:39,308 Speaker 7: other teams have these quarterbacks and there's a different. 866 00:35:39,028 --> 00:35:40,028 Speaker 6: Deal with the Steelers. 867 00:35:40,108 --> 00:35:42,268 Speaker 7: They beat the Ravens last year with Kenny Pickett. They 868 00:35:42,348 --> 00:35:45,148 Speaker 7: beat the Browns last year with Kenny Pickett. The Steelers win, 869 00:35:45,428 --> 00:35:47,868 Speaker 7: and they have better quarterbacks now, two of them. I 870 00:35:47,908 --> 00:35:50,548 Speaker 7: think they're more talented. So it's like, I'm with you 871 00:35:50,588 --> 00:35:51,228 Speaker 7: and you think. 872 00:35:51,028 --> 00:35:53,868 Speaker 6: Well, Burrow and Lamar and I get it. I totally 873 00:35:53,908 --> 00:35:54,988 Speaker 6: get I feel the same way. 874 00:35:55,308 --> 00:35:57,308 Speaker 7: Been through this enough times, you know, the Steelers have 875 00:35:57,348 --> 00:36:00,268 Speaker 7: a different magnitude of winning. They have a different way 876 00:36:00,308 --> 00:36:02,348 Speaker 7: of doing it. They were in the playoffs last year too. 877 00:36:02,388 --> 00:36:04,308 Speaker 7: They were in the playoffs without their best player, Tjas. 878 00:36:04,708 --> 00:36:06,708 Speaker 7: They'll be in the playoffs next year. I don't know 879 00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:09,108 Speaker 7: who the quarterback is going to be, but they deserve 880 00:36:09,188 --> 00:36:10,588 Speaker 7: the right to get the consideration. 881 00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:11,988 Speaker 6: I know the roster doesn't add up. 882 00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:14,068 Speaker 7: It's just they find a way, and now they're going 883 00:36:14,108 --> 00:36:15,948 Speaker 7: to find a way with better quarterbacks, two of them. 884 00:36:16,108 --> 00:36:18,268 Speaker 3: If you're watching us on NFL Plus What's Happening, you 885 00:36:18,268 --> 00:36:20,868 Speaker 3: can also see Caleb Williams workout on NFL Plus, And 886 00:36:20,908 --> 00:36:22,628 Speaker 3: if you're watching that, that means you're a Bears fan. 887 00:36:22,708 --> 00:36:25,148 Speaker 3: And it all comes fall circle here on GMFB, we 888 00:36:25,188 --> 00:36:30,108 Speaker 3: still have a couple more hours ago on our show