WEBVTT - Segment 2

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back. I'm Dale Ali.

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<v Speaker 2>He is Matt Williamson, and this is the drive on

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers Nation Radio. And as I mentioned going into the

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<v Speaker 2>break there, Bill Barmeoell on ESPN ranked the weapons for

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<v Speaker 2>each team in the NFL one through thirty two, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is offensive weapons. Obviously we've done some similar stuff

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<v Speaker 2>to this, but this is a different little take on

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<v Speaker 2>it because he says, here are the caveats that he

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<v Speaker 2>used here, and I'm just going to read off the

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<v Speaker 2>things that he has in bold here. This is only

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<v Speaker 2>about on field performance for the twenty twenty three season.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, First of.

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<v Speaker 3>All, sure, we're not you know, boy, I love this.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Jason Smith and Jigma is going to be

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<v Speaker 3>great or you know, I'll get you now right, I

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<v Speaker 3>get it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, cool, Injury history and suspensions matter. Okay, So for example,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's only really, as he says here, it's

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<v Speaker 2>only realistic to project Michael Thomas to miss more time

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<v Speaker 2>than Travis Kelcey.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure, or hey, Jamison Williams is already missing time with

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<v Speaker 3>I can't get them seventeen games worth of credit here.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Wide receivers are weighted more heavily than running backs or

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<v Speaker 2>tight ends.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's just where the NFL is at right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, I don't disagree with that. I give them

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<v Speaker 3>credit for that, while I think tight ends are vastly

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<v Speaker 3>underpaid and underrated receivers are getting paid for a reason,

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<v Speaker 3>they're getting paid huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the final thing here is the focus is

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<v Speaker 2>on elite players in a team's top five contributors.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, oh, he's got another one here.

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<v Speaker 2>Efficiency matters as well, so he's so he's looking at

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<v Speaker 2>yards yards per route run and target share, things of

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<v Speaker 2>that nature.

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<v Speaker 3>So at number Jackson types don't Yeah, you know, at.

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<v Speaker 2>Number thirty two, which is the same spot that they

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<v Speaker 2>were at when he did this in twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>and in twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Are the Houston Texans.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they're bad, but they're getting better.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, well, I mean the problem is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>can you count on John Matchie?

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<v Speaker 1>You know some of these other Robert Woods is coming

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<v Speaker 1>off of a.

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<v Speaker 2>ACL you know, it's even Damian Pierce didn't have a

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<v Speaker 2>complete rookie season.

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<v Speaker 3>Like there's questions, Oh, there's definitely questions. I'm just saying,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not sure that'd be thirty two for me. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's pretty bad. I mean they were I did a

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<v Speaker 3>thing on DVA offenses today and it was them and

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<v Speaker 3>the Colts were the distant worst two offenses by DVA.

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<v Speaker 3>And are the weapons noticeably better than that bad? I

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<v Speaker 3>like Nico Collins, but the answer is no.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty one is the Carolina Panthers. They were eighteenth going

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<v Speaker 2>into last year. They were seventh going into twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>And Nam McCaffrey, who's part of the trade obviously.

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<v Speaker 1>Is DJ Moore, And you know, right right, right, right right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty bad.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think that offense is going to be

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<v Speaker 3>quite bad this year, to be very honest with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it worth it? Probably, but it's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>growing pays galore, and I think they need to heavily

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<v Speaker 3>invest in pass catchers go forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirty is the Arizona Cardinals.

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<v Speaker 2>They were fifteenth last year, eighteenth and twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Connor's okay. I think Marquis Brown's a good player.

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<v Speaker 3>Rondel Moore is fine, you know, but they're bottom the

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<v Speaker 3>league too.

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<v Speaker 2>Many guys like Marquise Brown and Rondel Moore to me

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<v Speaker 2>are similar type players.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, small, you know, different styles. You know, Brown's

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<v Speaker 1>more than that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, more down the field where Brown is gonna or

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, Rondell Moore's going to catch stuff behind the

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<v Speaker 2>line of scrimmage.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just it's not a good offense.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not good offense. And they're both tiny, and you

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<v Speaker 3>know their tight ends might be okay, but pretty bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty nine the Tennessee Titans. They were nineteenth. Last year

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<v Speaker 2>they were third and twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess A J. Brown and Woods in his prime.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, got well Derrick Henry A J. Brown. Corey

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<v Speaker 1>Davis wasn't bad.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, I didn't think about Henry Eve. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>thinking more pass cutchers. But now that's I guess Henry

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<v Speaker 3>still being there might keep them from thirty two.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's probably about all.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because you know the receivers Nick Westbrook, A kidd A,

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Phillips, it's just not good.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I mean Burt's is still very much a work

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<v Speaker 3>in progress.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, and they need him to be number one.

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's a chance Chig leads that team in receptions. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's not what you want.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty eight they were eleventh and twenty twenty one, they

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<v Speaker 2>were twenty ninth.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year, they're twenty eighth this year. The Green Bay Packers.

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<v Speaker 3>The youngest team in the league. This is a version

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<v Speaker 3>of a rebuild, but questions galore. I mean, I still

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<v Speaker 3>think Aaron Jones is a really good player, but the

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<v Speaker 3>other guys are all well.

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<v Speaker 2>See the average age of their wide receivers and tight

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<v Speaker 2>ends is twenty three point four.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it really?

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't read that. I just know that all over

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<v Speaker 3>their team they are the youngest team in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>They are super young.

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<v Speaker 2>At twenty seven they were sixteenth, and twenty twenty one thirtieth,

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty twenty two twenty seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>This year the Giants seems.

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<v Speaker 3>Rough on that. I mean, if you give Barkley and Waller.

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<v Speaker 2>But as he said, those aren't the premium positions. Who

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<v Speaker 2>are your wide receivers?

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I mean a bunch of slaw dudes. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's not great, but it's better than what they've

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<v Speaker 3>played with last year, I guess, is my point?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I mean he had them ranked thirtieth last year,

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<v Speaker 1>their twenty seventh now, so I guess he agrees.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, at twenty sixth, they were twenty seventh and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one. They were twenty sixth last year, so they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't done anything to improve their lot.

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<v Speaker 3>The Patriots, so their skill guys, I would say Ramandre

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<v Speaker 3>Stevenson's the only one that's an.

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<v Speaker 1>Above average starter, and he's a running back.

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<v Speaker 3>And he's a running back, right, Yeah, I like it,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's also not Christian McCaffery.

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<v Speaker 4>No.

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<v Speaker 1>Lower, they are bad.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's pretty bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, twenty five they were twenty eighth, and twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>twentieth and twenty twenty two, they're now twenty fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>The Colts.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I know we're gonna start talking about teams

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<v Speaker 3>that are quite strong. But I think Pittman's a really

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<v Speaker 3>good receiver. I think Taylor's a nearly elite running back,

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<v Speaker 3>and I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think I think Pittman would be a good solid. He'd

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<v Speaker 2>be a high end number two.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he might be Steelers best receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's in the mix. I wouldn't go

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<v Speaker 1>that far.

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<v Speaker 2>He got ninety nine passes last year, but he averaged

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<v Speaker 2>nine point three yards to catch.

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<v Speaker 3>Their offense was almost unwatchable with Matt Ryan and then

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<v Speaker 3>Jeff's Saturday taken over, and I mentioned I did that

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<v Speaker 3>DVA stuff. They were thirty two.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Pittman right, Pittman right now might be a

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<v Speaker 2>younger version of Juju.

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<v Speaker 3>I like him more than that.

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<v Speaker 1>I like Juju back in the day here to be.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that he's a guy that's he's not a

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<v Speaker 1>downfield threat.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah no, I mean he's a slant guy and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>contested catch dude.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I like their tight end, Zo and I kind of

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<v Speaker 3>like Pierce, and I kind of like downs. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>they're all question marks.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're twenty fifth in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's tough competition.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, twenty fourth. They were seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 2>This team was seventeenth and twenty twenty one, fourteenth and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two. They're now twenty fourth Denver.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay. I mean I know running backs and don't carry

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<v Speaker 3>as much weight, but I would hold Javonte Williams injury

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<v Speaker 3>heavily against them. I think Doulchic is a fun, young

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<v Speaker 3>type end, and the receivers are good. I mean you

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<v Speaker 3>drafted Mims.

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<v Speaker 2>High, yeah, but I don't think Sutton, Jerry Judy, they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't worked out like they thought.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they took kJ Hammler was a second round pick.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they've they've used they've used draft capital at

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<v Speaker 2>wide receiver like crazy, and they don't have a stud.

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<v Speaker 3>It wouldn't shock me if Judy maybe I was gonna

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<v Speaker 3>say Or, but I'm gonna say and Or Sutton aren't

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<v Speaker 3>Broncos this time next year.

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<v Speaker 1>Wouldn't surprise me.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they were losing Tim Patrick to them last

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<v Speaker 2>year was a big deal.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a big deal. Yeah, he's a I mean he's

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<v Speaker 3>a really good play. I mean he's a good three.

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<v Speaker 3>But it hurtd them dramatically.

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<v Speaker 2>At twenty Yeah, at twenty three they were tenth, and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one they were seventh, and twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>they followed twenty three the Rams.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm not gonna give Bill Barnwall hard time on

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<v Speaker 3>this one, except for it's more of a philosophical thing

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<v Speaker 3>when you do ranks like cup is the best name

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<v Speaker 3>we've probably mentioned yet. I mean, I'm off the top

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<v Speaker 3>of my head.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but the.

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<v Speaker 3>Rest is junk. I mean we're talking Ben Scarnic and

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<v Speaker 3>Tyler Higbee and two too out well yeah yeah, but

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<v Speaker 3>one guy carries a ton of weight.

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<v Speaker 2>They must carry a lot of weight there. Yeah, at

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two, people will go nuts about this. They were

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<v Speaker 2>thirtieth and twenty twenty one, they were twenty fourth and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two. They're now twenty second.

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets.

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<v Speaker 3>I love Rees Hall and I love Garrett Wilson, but

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<v Speaker 3>they're second year guys, you know, I mean they don't

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<v Speaker 3>have the body of work. The rest of the crew

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<v Speaker 3>is good, it's not phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, all they did was go out and sign

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<v Speaker 2>all Aaron Rodgers buddies, So right.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, I don't care about Lizard and you know Nichole

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<v Speaker 3>Hardman and.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, twenty one, they were twenty twenty four, they were

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four and twenty twenty one. They were twenty second

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty two. The Washington Commanders.

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<v Speaker 3>I like their two starting receivers a lot, and Curtis

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<v Speaker 3>Samuel seems to have kind of found his niche.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't have a tight end.

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<v Speaker 3>Cosition's awful. Running backs sock radio.

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<v Speaker 1>And the running backs are just guys.

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<v Speaker 3>They're just guys. Yeah, at twenty they may even be

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<v Speaker 3>lower for me.

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<v Speaker 1>A big fall here for this team.

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<v Speaker 2>They were ninth and twenty twenty one, they were tenth

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty twenty two, they're now twentieth.

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<v Speaker 1>The Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's just.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Digs.

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<v Speaker 2>Digs is in that conversation to be the best guy

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<v Speaker 2>that we've talked about thus far.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I say Digs and Copper about saying, but the

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<v Speaker 3>rest of their guys are just eh, rookie first round

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<v Speaker 3>tight end that you're putting a lot of stock in.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I like Dawson Knox, but he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's Tyler. He's not starting over Friarmooth.

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<v Speaker 3>No, definitely not. You know, you put a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>stock in a James Cook to take a big jump

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<v Speaker 3>or somebody like that, or Kincaid. Jay Davis isn't particularly good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Davids should be the Steelers third or fourth receiver, depending

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<v Speaker 3>how Robbinson plays.

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<v Speaker 2>At nineteen, they were sixth, and twenty twenty one, they

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<v Speaker 2>were sixteenth going into last year.

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<v Speaker 1>They're now nineteenth. The Kansas City Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this is a compliment to the organization, but

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<v Speaker 3>I would have them lower on this list. I think

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<v Speaker 3>they're one guy too.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean it depends on how you look at Kelsey.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he said he's the one guy I know

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<v Speaker 1>and he says tight ends don't matter as much.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he can look at Kelsey though, as

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<v Speaker 2>it's just your typical tight end.

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<v Speaker 3>No, like him and Cooper Cupp have at least the

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<v Speaker 3>same value.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely eggs or you know, he's just bad, right right right,

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<v Speaker 5>And then you're looking at you know, Isaiah paiceco and

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<v Speaker 5>Jack McKinnon and you know just Cadarius Tony and Sky

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<v Speaker 5>Moore like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yuck.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, put him in the wide receiver positions as

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<v Speaker 3>bad as any in the league.

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<v Speaker 2>How about the fall for this team at eighteen In

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one, they were number one.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, in twenty twenty two they were number five. They

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<v Speaker 1>fall to eighteen this year. That's Tampa Bay.

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<v Speaker 3>Ooh yeah, I mean our Evans and god when's best

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<v Speaker 3>days behind them? Yeah, it's a conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you do have to look at the injury

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<v Speaker 2>history there, especially at Godwin.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the running back position is largely unknown, The

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<v Speaker 2>tight end position is okay, you know they don't hit Gronk.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean it's not even like late career Gronk

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<v Speaker 3>Antonio Brown role players.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I like Kate Auten. Yeah, but yeah, it's bad.

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<v Speaker 2>They might be lower for me, well, would they be

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<v Speaker 2>lower than this team?

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<v Speaker 1>At seventeen?

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty twenty one, they were twenty six In twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two, they were thirty first at seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>This year is the Chicago Bears. Hmm?

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<v Speaker 3>Are they better or worse than? Like Washington? And the

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<v Speaker 3>only reason I said that is because I think DJ

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<v Speaker 3>Moore and McLaurin are like, are similar, you know what

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, like they the same tier. I mean, Mooney's good,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think the tight end is is co

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<v Speaker 3>commit is good?

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<v Speaker 2>Adequate or yeah, you got to chase I'll see what

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<v Speaker 2>he is.

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<v Speaker 3>They get a handful of backs that are fine. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean Mooney missed a lot of time. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>that was a bigger blow than people realize. And if

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<v Speaker 3>he's not the one, now he's a two slash three

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<v Speaker 3>or whatever, right, you know, it's rounding into shape.

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<v Speaker 2>At sixteen, they were thirty first and twenty twenty one seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year they're sixteenth. Now the Detroit Lions.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, as it's constructed right this second, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>Saint Brown and a bunch of rookies slash suspending game, it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, basically what it has been the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a mon Ross Saint Brown and now.

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<v Speaker 3>What I mean, we know Jamison Williams is coming back,

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<v Speaker 3>so it's not like he doesn't exist.

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<v Speaker 1>And you don't even have Hawkinson the fallback on.

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<v Speaker 3>Now right right right, I mean that's what I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>It's rookies, it's Laporta, it's Gibbs, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, like I mean, you got Marvin Jones and Josh Reynolds.

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<v Speaker 3>But eh, yeah, like would you be in the DeAndre

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<v Speaker 3>Hopkins sweep stays a few of them?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not what he's wanted, wants to be paid.

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<v Speaker 3>That's probably the thing period, and that that might be

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<v Speaker 3>the same for all teams right now that I'm just

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<v Speaker 3>not paying you that, Yeah, but they could use somebody

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<v Speaker 3>like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Though at fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>They were try fourteenth and twenty twenty one they were

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fifth going into last year, they're now fifteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>The Baltimore Ravens.

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<v Speaker 3>You and I don't like the Odell signing.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you put the Ravens ahead of some of the

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<v Speaker 1>teams we've just talked about. I don't. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that you can see.

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<v Speaker 3>I was about to say the opposite. It's funny. I

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<v Speaker 3>was gonna say I would put them ahead of every

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<v Speaker 3>team we've mentioned. He did. I mean Andrews is in Kelsey,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Well put on that. I would I rather.

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<v Speaker 2>Have Godwin and Evans and Kate Aughton as opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>at least they've played football last year.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd rather the Ravens, especially when you mentioned upside.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care about upside and first round draft picks.

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<v Speaker 2>Those guys haven't played a down of football yet.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know. I think Andrews and Likely are good.

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<v Speaker 2>That's fine, but they're tight ends. And he said he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't weigh the tight ends quite like putting. I would

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<v Speaker 2>say Kansas City with Kelsey. Kelsey's better than anybody the

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<v Speaker 2>Ravens have. Oh yeah, ye yeah, but not even it's

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<v Speaker 2>not it's not even close.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's like the third best in the league. Period.

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<v Speaker 1>So you tell are you telling me that that? Right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Mahomes would rather have Baltimore's pass catchers than what

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<v Speaker 2>he has.

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<v Speaker 1>In Kansas City.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you're cheating a little because those two are

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<v Speaker 3>blood brothers. Told death do his part, he might, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>Andrews isn't that far off Kelse see nobody's Kelsey.

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<v Speaker 2>But Kelsey to me is head and shoulders above everybody

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<v Speaker 2>else is a pass catcher at the tight end position.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, but I think, I think, I think, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think Kelsey is the top five pass catcher in

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<v Speaker 2>the league, league.

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<v Speaker 1>Regardless of position. Agreed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, where in fantasy football will tell you when you

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<v Speaker 2>have a draft, Kelsey's going to go in the first round,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrews is gonna go what round three or four?

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<v Speaker 3>I would say, yeah, yeah, and then it's a mess.

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<v Speaker 3>But I guess I'll fight you on.

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<v Speaker 2>This, Like they'll be between between Kelsey and Andrews, they'll

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<v Speaker 2>be fifteen wide receivers taken.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 3>Chiefs are a weird example because I think we talked

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<v Speaker 3>about this even last week that Mahomes wouldn't trade Kelsey

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<v Speaker 3>for anyone on the planet, you know, including Tyreek or

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<v Speaker 3>you know, especially on third and eight or in the

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<v Speaker 3>red zone. But the rest of that pass engine or

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<v Speaker 3>less of the rest of the Kansas City group is

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<v Speaker 3>really really bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just saying I like that one guy should carry

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<v Speaker 2>some serious weight.

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<v Speaker 3>Mm hmm. But like if the Bucks, if we're drafting,

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<v Speaker 3>who do you want first from the Bucks and Ravens.

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<v Speaker 3>Andrews is your first pick to.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, I don't know that he is Andrew Andrews or

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Evans. Now, if the quarterbacks are the same, like

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I know they aren't, I might rather have

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Evans.

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<v Speaker 1>I might rather have Chris Godwin. They probably the set,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean to me, they're they're in the same neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 3>Then two Bucks and then three Ravens.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be a while before I took the next one.

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<v Speaker 4>No, yeah, yeah, like those guys, the guys we just

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<v Speaker 4>talked about, like Andrews and the two Bucks guys are

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<v Speaker 4>both like okay, third to fifth round draft picks, and

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<v Speaker 4>then and then nobody else is getting touched for like

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<v Speaker 4>they shouldn't get touched until like round eight or nine.

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<v Speaker 3>I see what you're saying. I was talking about just

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<v Speaker 3>a Bucks Ravens.

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<v Speaker 2>Draft, Like I'm just yeah, but I'm saying that those two,

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<v Speaker 2>the two Bucks receivers to.

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<v Speaker 1>Me, Andrew, they compete with Andrews, and there's two of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm, Like I just want any could do with Odell. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what he is.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I've been doing some of these best ball

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<v Speaker 3>underdog Drafts and Flowers, Bateman Odell. Their ADP is like identical,

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<v Speaker 3>which I don't think as a compliment, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, like because nobody knows.

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody knows if you're the Ravens. If two of those

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<v Speaker 3>three don't care who they are are plus starters, you're fine.

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<v Speaker 3>But it might take you a while to figure out

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<v Speaker 3>who they are. And they all keep the pieces together

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<v Speaker 3>and on the field. I still think I would have

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<v Speaker 3>them over any team we mentioned, though.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I disagree, but I mean I don't think they're

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<v Speaker 2>far from where they should be.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you're not saying they're twenty five, no, but.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't love it at the vision that's noteworthy.

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<v Speaker 2>We should probably take a break here because we're we're

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<v Speaker 2>really discussed this. We have fourteen teams left to get to.

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<v Speaker 2>We still haven't mentioned the team.

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<v Speaker 3>That we'll talk about one AFC North team.

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<v Speaker 2>We've only had one AFC North team, So he kind

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<v Speaker 2>of gives you an idea of where the AFC North

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<v Speaker 2>is in terms of offensive talent.

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<v Speaker 1>But he yeah, he is Matt Williamson. I am Dale Lally.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get back to Bill barm Weell's list here on

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<v Speaker 2>the best offensive skill position guys in the NFL when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.