1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the DV morning shown 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Good morning with somebody, gentlemen, how are you? I was 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: just saying, good morning, guys, how are you today? Hanging 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: in there, you gotta be feeling pretty good after this 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: past week and especially Monday night at Hines Field. I'm 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: wondering what your expectations were for that game, for your 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: experience versus what you ended up experiencing. Yeah, it was 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: hard because I didn't I didn't know what kind of 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: expectations to have. Obviously, my expectations to go out and 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,959 Speaker 1: win the football game that that was priority number one. 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: I mean to Cleveland browns AFC North, probably the last 12 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: time you play him, So I wanted to go, uh, 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: you know, beat them, and so that was probably number one. 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: And then expectations I honestly I didn't know, but whatever 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: it was, it was exceeded tenfold. I mean that that 16 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: was so special. Um, you know, my family, friends, the fans, um, 17 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: the signs of the jerseys. I mean, I don't even 18 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: know how to put it into words, truthfully. Uh. And 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: I still get messages from people and it and it 20 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: brings it back up because obviously I feel like I'm 21 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: pretty good at compartmentalizing things because I have to focus 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: Baltimore this week, right, so I've got to move on. 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: And but but still, when you get messages or you 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: talk about it, it does bring a smile on my 25 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: face and just joy to so thankful for the fans 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: and and my teammates that came and everything like that. 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: It was just it was truly truly a special night. 28 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: Everybody was there remarked on how emotional it was to 29 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: just be a part of the crowd, the celebration of 30 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: not just let's beat the Browns on Monday Night, but 31 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: your entire eighteen eating your career with the Steelers. Is 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: it gonna be strange when you come back and play 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: next year. I'm starting a break up. That's gonna be weird, 34 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: right because we had this big celebration and then you're 35 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: gonna come uh now, But you know, you never made 36 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: anything official, But is there was there a point in 37 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: the season where you thought, all right, you know what, 38 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: this is most likely the end of it. What what 39 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: was it at what point of the season that made 40 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: you say to the press two weeks ago, all signs 41 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: point to this being the last hurrah. You know, I 42 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: don't know if there was a specific moment. Um. You know, 43 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: it's probably moments. I mean, it's I've been so blessed. 44 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: I played this game for a long time. I know, 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: I mentioned almost half my life. Um, I've been here 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: doing this and and loved, loved every minute of it, 47 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: loved the fans. Um. I love this city and it's home. 48 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: And I think it just you know, my my contracts up, 49 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's um and so it's just um, I 50 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: guess it just felt like it was time. Do you 51 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: feel like you could still do it? I mean, ask 52 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: any athlete that that played professional I think they always 53 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: they probably think they always can still do it. I 54 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: mean my arm feels good, you know, things like that, 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: but my shoulder, my aulple feels great, and searching stuff 56 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: and um, you know it was it was this year 57 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: was definitely it was new, right. We had a lot 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: of new young guys, new offense. Um. But there's a 59 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: lot there's a lot of talent um on this football team. 60 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: And and that was one of the reasons I wanted 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: to come back and play. And um, I don't regret it. 62 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: I mean, this was a this is a fun and 63 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: and we still listen. We're gonna go out there and 64 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: bust our butt this week and and cross our fingers 65 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: that something can happen down south. Ben, I wanted to 66 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: just thank you for bringing me pretty much all of 67 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: the joy that I've had in my adult life as 68 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: a Steeler fan. And as much as I love the 69 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Super Bowl wins, um, I also equally hate the teams 70 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: in our division and winning the division eight times. I mean, 71 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: it starts in the North. So I want to thank 72 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: you for beating the Browns and the Ravens for so 73 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: many years. Well that's um, I p s. I'm glad 74 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: I could do that. It always it was a little 75 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: special to beat those guys, and I'm just glad that 76 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: I beat them quite a few more times than they 77 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: beat us. Did you? You You know they always talking about 78 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: the fact that you know, Cleveland passed on you in 79 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: the draft. Was that really stuck in your cross? Was 80 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: that something that you legitimately used to inspire you? Have 81 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:25,679 Speaker 1: you met Ben? Um? Um? Yeah, a little bit. Um. 82 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: You know, I think as I got older, it probably 83 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: got a little less. But um, you know, I told 84 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: the story this week before excuse me, last week before 85 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: we played the Browns, Like, there's just me and my son, Benjamin, 86 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: the older one, and ask you said at the table, 87 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: and he's old enough now to to understand kind of 88 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: what's going on and how what it means to get 89 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: passed over in the draft. And so my wife was 90 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: kind of telling the story of you know, well, you know, 91 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: daddy's beat the Browns quite a few times, and you 92 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: know he likes to beat him because they passed on him. 93 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, why would they pass on you? I don't know, son, 94 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: but I'm glad they did, yeh. Ben We've we've talked 95 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: several years ago about some of your favorite plays, and 96 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: you brought up that incompletion in Baltimore on December the fifth, 97 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and ten, when sugs was hanging all over 98 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: you and you were just able to avoid the sack 99 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: and get it out of bounds and then you know, 100 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: live to fight another day and hit like Redmond for 101 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: the TV a couple of plays later. Is that still 102 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: one of your favorite plays? I mean, you made a 103 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: few passes in a few big games that were actually completed. 104 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: Is that what still special to you? And can you 105 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: just kind of review why you hold that play in 106 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: such high regard you think it's so appropriate. Yeah, it's 107 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: always gonna go in my top five or ten, just 108 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: just because, like you say, well, why, But to me, 109 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: that dude was I mean, we had some epic battles. 110 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: The teams had epic battles. He and I had some 111 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: epic battles. He was such a good football player, um, 112 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: and it was just to me, it just you know, 113 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: like fighting him off with one arm and then pitching 114 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: it out of bounds with my left and I don't know, 115 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: I just think it just showed like my competitiveness and 116 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: the will and desire and fight and never given up. 117 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: And um, probably very boring for a lot of people, 118 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: but for me, I think it just because of that, 119 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: those battles between he and I just will always. Are 120 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: you concerned that he's gonna play someday because they're bringing 121 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: him back, Well, if he tries to come and give 122 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: me a hug, I'm about trying to stiff arm him. Uh. 123 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: You know, Uh, it's been apparent this year that your 124 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: leadership on the offense, you know, there's a bunch of 125 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: new guys and uh, it was you know, more necessary 126 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: than ever to have you out there to sort of 127 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if explain is the right word to 128 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: set the tone for for the younger guys and make 129 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: them understand what it's all about to be a Pittsburgh 130 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: steel or what these rivalries mean, what the a f 131 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: C North means to what it means to play against 132 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: those division rivals. Naji Harris seems to be the guy 133 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: who is the likely successor to your leadership on the 134 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball. He seems to grasp the 135 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: gravity of what this all means to be a Pittsburgh Steeler, 136 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: what Steeler Nation is, what the fans expect, and how 137 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: it's different when you're playing the Browns, the Bengals and 138 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Can you tell us a little bit about 139 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: what we're in for in the future with Naji Harris, 140 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: special special player? Uh? Tell you what it's um. You know, 141 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't say a lot and maybe that will change 142 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: is he gets more comfortable Troy Um. Uh, maybe a 143 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: little more than Troy maybe, um. But yeah, I think 144 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: it's you know, a finker, some of an introvert, that's 145 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: what you know. I thought you thought about that, Troy. 146 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: Just something that's always gonna be very specific with his words. 147 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: But you know, naj Is. Um, he's a heck of 148 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: a football player. And and there's some young guys I 149 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: mean with Pat and and Dan More and Cage. I mean, 150 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: there there's some guys out there that are really going 151 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: to kind of, I think, all come up together and 152 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: really kind of change the way that this offense is 153 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: gonna be. And and now is gonna be the ringleader 154 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: of that group. In terms of his play, he he 155 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: wants to do great on every play. He wants to 156 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: run front touchdown. Um, you know, he wants every play 157 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: to be a home run. And as he grows and learns, 158 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna understand that not every play is going to 159 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: be a home run. And he's got a kind of 160 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: pick and choose his battles and he's I've seen him 161 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: grow and do that and learn from that and so um, 162 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: it's been fun to watch his growth. Ben, you had 163 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: mentioned it to start before the Buffalo game, it might 164 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: not be pretty early on, and you know you were 165 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: right hit the nail on the head there. Uh. The 166 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: offensive line has taken a lot of criticism this year 167 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: outside of the organization, but every time I hear people 168 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: talk about it, and you just did it again. A 169 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: minute ago, they mentioned Dan Moore and KG Kendrick Green. 170 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: Do you see both of those guys as part of 171 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: the solution moving forward? I do, Um, I saw last 172 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: week's so civilar I don't even you know, probably talk 173 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: about injuries, but who cares at this point? Um. You know, 174 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: Dan Moore gets a kind of a high ankle sprain 175 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: and in the first quarter last week he might have 176 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: missed one play maybe, um and and literally comes out. 177 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: He's got heart, he's got passion, he's smart, he's smart, 178 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: and he's very very good. He's going to be the 179 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: left tackle of the future for this football team, and 180 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: he's going to be very good at it. He cares 181 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: about his job. He cares about like protecting the quarter 182 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: and that's what you want as alignment. Um, he is 183 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: going to be a main I mean, he's gonna sit 184 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: there for a long time at left tackle. And KG 185 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: is a guy that I think, you know, we put 186 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: a lot on him this year, a guy who didn't 187 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: play much center even in college. I truly, and I'm 188 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: not a coach. I'm not gonna make these decisions. I 189 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: think that KG, at some point you'd probably get moved 190 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: to guard. And he will dominate this league at guard 191 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: because he just has that extra fire and passion, and 192 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: you you can have that at guard. At center, you 193 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: have to be like so you can't like or to 194 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: get a fight every couple of plays because you've got 195 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: to get back to the huddle. He did, but pounce. 196 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: He's one of those rare breed kind of Hall of 197 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: Fame type guys. But you know, I just think that 198 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: those guys are gonna be guys that will be blocking 199 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: for um, for NAJ and really doing some some amazing 200 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: things here for a long time. Chase Claypool is a 201 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: guy that we had similar hopes for. He seems to 202 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: have taken a step back this year and falling down. 203 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: Falling down, Yeah, uh, he seems to have picked up 204 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: some uh, some habits that we'd like to see him 205 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: get rid of. What What does eleven have to do 206 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: to become the elite player that we thought he was 207 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: gonna be in year two? Yeah, Chase has all the 208 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: rules and he really does. He is he's big, he's fast, 209 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: he's strong, um and and I think you know when 210 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: you come, when you burst on the scene in year one, 211 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: teams now know about Joe, So it's gonna be a 212 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: little trickier and here too, Um and listen, I don't 213 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: think that he's he's had a bad year. I think 214 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: that he's learning and he is growing. I mean, he's 215 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 1: he's going to take continue to grow and take steps. 216 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: And I think that he's gonna be, um a really 217 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: good football player for this team. And I think that 218 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: um like he has a chance to be one of 219 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: the one of the great guys, like great receivers in 220 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: this league. Ben Roethlisberger with us here on the DV 221 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: Morning Show. Ben, back to Monday night, last thing for 222 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: you here as the game ended, it was so sweet 223 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: that you got to get back out for victory formation 224 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: like the way that worked out. Yeah, you couldn't scripted 225 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: it any better. Thanks training Norwood too. Yeah. Um, you 226 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: made your way around the stadium afterwards, you start high 227 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: five and everyone in the stands were you thinking about, 228 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: you know what I'm gonna do the whole stadium. I'm 229 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: gonna go all the way around. I'm going all the 230 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: way around. And then at what point did you go Now, 231 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: I'm good. Now this is uh you guys pass this 232 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: on to everyone else. Yeah, all right, pandemic off, First off, 233 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: when the when the when the interception happened, I was 234 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: not expected to go on the field, you know, it 235 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: was I was like, oh, like this is the best. 236 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: So I grabbed my helmet and I go to I 237 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: go down the field and I look and Mason's like 238 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: ten feet onto the field and I'm like, uh, I 239 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: think I got I got these ones, but but no, yeah, 240 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, you start going around it just I don't 241 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: know why. I just kind of felt right like the 242 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 1: fans were just they were there and they were so 243 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: like supportive and loud and clapping, and they stayed and 244 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: so I'm like, man, what if I just kind of 245 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: was always thinking about when we go down in the 246 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: little tunnel after the game, you try and throw like 247 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: a glove or a towel to some kids or something 248 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: like that, and they're always reaching down for you, and 249 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, what this is a great opportunity for 250 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: me to go give some fives some of the fans. 251 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: And I got like kind of around the first couple 252 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: of corners and I'm like, holy Cow'm not even half away. 253 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: I'm like it's cold, and I'm your first second to 254 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: start waving to everybody. But it did didn't occur to 255 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: you that the stadium was was packed with people on 256 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: a Monday night in the freezing cold after the game 257 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: was over. They had to go to work in the 258 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: morning in a town where we love to beat traffic 259 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: above all, but they wanted to stay to be a 260 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: part of you saying goodbye. Did did that all dawn 261 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: on you? Or have you been able to reflect on 262 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: that at all? I mean, honestly, like I said, I don't. 263 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: I don't have words for it. And every time someone 264 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: brings up like the way you just put it, it 265 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: makes me like shake my head and almost get choked 266 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: up because it is so special. I mean, to think 267 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: about it in those terms. Are those ways the fact 268 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: that they stayed so long? I mean, people have sent 269 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: my wife and I videos from you know, just being 270 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: in the stands and you know, you're talking half hour 271 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: after the game and people are still clapping and standing 272 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: and not going anywhere, and you know, I don't, I 273 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: don't even know how to put in the words. I'm 274 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: so thankful, um to the city, to the fans, um 275 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: for all the sport. I mean social media posts and 276 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: texts and calls, and um, I don't. I just don't 277 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: know how to put in the words thank you and 278 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: I love, I truly love everybody for all their support 279 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: and I'm so thankful. Well, all right, let's get back 280 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:18,359 Speaker 1: to compartmentalizing and get ready for the Ravens Sunday, Big Baltimore, 281 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: m yep. And Val is just convinced by the way 282 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: that Jacksonville is gonna win and we're gonna be playing 283 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: in wild Card Week one. Okay, Yeah, there you go. 284 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: I'm with you, vow Big Ben Roethlisberger, Hey Man, all 285 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: the best to you, Thanks as always, and go get 286 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: him Sunday. We'll talk to you soon. I appreciate you. 287 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: Hopefully talk to me next week before we go to 288 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: the wild Card games. Yeah, did you guys have a 289 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: go with all Man? We'll see it. That was Ben 290 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger earlier today on the DV Morning Show, and Val 291 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: is val Porter, She is, uh, I'm very convinced that 292 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: the Steelers still have a shot. They do, they have 293 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: a shot. Crazier things have happened, crazier things, especially this year. Yeah, 294 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: this year is bonkers. I mean it's been crazy, right, 295 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Wentz could throw four picks or whatever if 296 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: you he actually did if you look at the stats 297 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: from the previous game this season against him, did not 298 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: play well at all. He was terrible. He's been bad 299 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: lately too. The Jaguars lost to the Colts seventeen in 300 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: Indian As being said, if they handed it to Jonathan 301 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: Taylor every time, I think they win the game. And 302 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: if they do that, and they could have done that 303 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: last week and it didn't do it, it was very frustrating, 304 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: especially if you had Jonathan Taylor and that was Um. 305 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how much time we have, but I 306 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: thought that let's dig into what he had to say there. Yeah, 307 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: one thing I wanted to bring up just so we 308 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: don't forget about it is, first of all, I don't 309 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: know if I've even bring this up very often, but 310 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: one of I think scouts and coaches make a mistakes 311 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: sometimes and don't listen to players evaluating other players player. 312 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: There's no let alone a Hall of Fame eighteen. You're veteran, 313 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: you know where people should play, what they're good at, 314 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: what they're not. And I'm sure he wasn't being honest 315 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: about you know what, this guy needs to work on this, 316 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: or he needs to work harder or whatever. But what 317 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: he said about damn More was awesome. And two things 318 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: I took away from that are, if you're smart and 319 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: you're tough and you put the work in, you're probably 320 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: a starting lineman in this league. You know, it might 321 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: not be Anthony Monyos. And I also, you know, sitting 322 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: there thinking, if you look at the team from left 323 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: or right on the old line next year, and if 324 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: it goes you know, from I guess right to left 325 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: a better way to do it. Maybe Chuk's indoor Banner 326 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: or somebody to be named later, green at right guard, 327 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: veteran free agent center dots In or Linder bamb I 328 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be gone pretty early. But yeah, I 329 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: mean that's not so bad, you know. I mean, I 330 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: think that's a pretty good fix. And you put in 331 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: the time and effort with the rookies that it could 332 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: pay off for you. I mean, so, uh, things aren't 333 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: is bad here roster wise. Is a lot of people 334 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: think and we did the defense the other day, and 335 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, they have a lot of resources. 336 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: If that was all they added in the draft was 337 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: lender bomb, it's if that's all they did on their 338 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: offensive line was drafted lender bomb. In the first round. 339 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: But Green the right but move Green the right guard. 340 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: Bring back Chukes, bring back Jukes, Banner, damn more left 341 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 1: tackle thoughts in it? Left guard. I don't hate that. 342 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: I don't hate that either. The problem though, unfortunately free 343 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: agency happens before the draft. I would be in the 344 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: market for years the next Jeff Hardings, you know, I was, 345 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: I was talking to stand He's like, well, I hope 346 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: Jeff Hardening is available this year. You know, somebody like 347 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: that that's older would come into be the immediate leader. 348 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: Been around the block. Never's going to screw up calls 349 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: and protections and things like that, because you don't know 350 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: if you're getting litter bomb, you know, I mean, if 351 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: you have all your chips in that first round, you know, 352 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: basket you better hit. Then he might be gone to 353 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: pick before you. Who knows of people could use them? 354 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 1: A lot of teams? Could you center from Iover? Fantastic? 355 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: He's he's the guy that people talk about being the 356 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: best center prospect in twenty years I can remember. I 357 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: mean really, I mean, but the thing is centers don't go. 358 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: Giants could use when they get two first round picks. 359 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: You're right, though, I mean, how many teams on a 360 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: star on a center. I don't know. We'll talk. We'll 361 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: talk draft. I Pouncey was eighteen, and that was high. 362 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: I know, I know it's rare. I mean, it absolutely is. 363 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: But the top of the draft is not very strong. 364 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 1: It depends on what you're looking. You're looking for. But 365 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: there's probably only three teams that need a center this year, 366 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: and Steelers one of them. Yeah, but so that would 367 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: that would be an immediate fix that you look at 368 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: and go that all of a sudden, that offensive line 369 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: looks really athletic, young and all that stuff too. I mean, 370 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: I think we both agree. I would trade the Steeler's 371 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: first round pick right now for Linderbaum. Yes, you know 372 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 1: it does work that way, but yeah, I would make 373 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: that trade with right, think about that young, athletic offensive 374 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: line blocking for Naja Harris's cheap cheap yeah, right, set 375 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: money somewhere else. But yeah, I thought it was interesting 376 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: he said that, And I also didn't want to point 377 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 1: out that Dan Moore Junior suffered that injury. Yeah, in 378 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: the first quarter. The toughness is why I mentioned toughness. 379 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: He is doubtful to play in this game against the 380 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: Ravens on Sunday. The Steelers just releasing their injury report. 381 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: Buddy Johnson out, Isaiah Bugs came in with an illness 382 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: today he is out again, And uh, Dan Moore is doubtful. 383 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: The fact that you you played on a in a 384 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: high ankle spring right. I don't think the announcers even 385 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: mentioned against Myles Garrett, right, you know, and left alone. 386 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: I don't care if it was Myles Garrett was Let's 387 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: say he's at for that game. I mean, starting NFL 388 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: defensive end. Is a good player Garrett right, right, and 389 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: you pitched a shot out on him. Yeah, I think 390 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: that's his highest moment too far in the league. I'd say, 391 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: you know, it just speaks volumes about about him, toughness, 392 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: work ethic, all those things too, and there's ability there. 393 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: So they got left act in the fourth round. Yeah, 394 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: it ain't so bad. No, it's not so bad. And uh, 395 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: you know, we both love James Hudson coming out in 396 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: the draft and he wouldn't make that swamp at the 397 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: moment from what I've seen, you know who on Monday 398 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: night was better? Yeah, right, so interesting, interesting for sure. 399 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: I like Green and Guard and that's something we've brought 400 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: up several times. That was where he played, right, and 401 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: so all the evaluations that we did of him pre 402 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: draft were of him playing guard. He looked at and said, well, 403 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: he's probably too a little small on the small side 404 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: to play guard in the NFL. But man, he gets 405 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: to the second level. Yeah, right, right, right, Um, he's 406 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: not weak. I think people he struggles with nose tackle types. 407 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,959 Speaker 1: It's not because he's weak, it's because he doesn't understand 408 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 1: leverage and hand placement, your hands up quickly right and 409 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: snapping the ball and doing all these other things. And 410 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: how did Ben describe But I forget his words, but 411 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: something like he's too high strong or whatever. You know, 412 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: he's not a calm enough player. Well, you know he 413 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be a guard. Yeah, go ahead and 414 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: get fired up, you know, yeah, right, right right, it's 415 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 1: like talk holidays. It's too high strong. It was all 416 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: too much for me. Yeah. And you hear him talk 417 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: about Naji Harris and you know it's a special player. 418 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: The first thing comes out of your mouth about the 419 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: guy that says a lot too. Yeah. Matt Canada also 420 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,479 Speaker 1: talked about that earlier this week as well, when he 421 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: was asked about the leadership qualities and if that mattered, 422 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: that's one of the reasons why they wanted nothing again, 423 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: nothing against Javonte Williams. Like he's a great player. Uh 424 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: if you look at everything about him, um, you know, 425 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: straight A students and you know all I mean pasted, 426 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: all the you know, all that stuff. But leadership, I 427 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: think you know, when the Steelers were looking at that pick, 428 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: they wanted somebody who is going to be the offensive leader. Yes, 429 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: that's the next six years, so long it's gonna be yeah, right, 430 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: without question. I mean maybe a battist like role mark time, 431 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And it's interesting. You know, 432 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: you and I talked draft the ton and I'm excited 433 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: to do it soon. You know, this upcoming class and 434 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 1: you read reports on Harris and it was tough, upbringing, 435 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: hard nosed guy, strong character. But I was really impressed 436 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: his first couple of interviews here. I mean, he's not 437 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: your normal interview He's definitely not. And it's a confidence, 438 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: it's a leadership style. I mean you could tell he's 439 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: not just telling you guys what he wants you guys 440 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: want to hear. I thought that was impressive right off 441 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: the bat, you know, just hearing him speak. Yeah, he's uh, 442 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: he's an impressive dude. And I might make note of 443 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: the fact that availability is I mean in reliability, you 444 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: know those are those are two things that you can't measure. Um. 445 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: You know, a couple of weeks ago, I was listening 446 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: to somebody, uh on an national broadcast, can't believe the 447 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: Steelers let James Conner go. You know, he's had a 448 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: great year. And again, nothing against James Conner. I wish 449 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: the best and he's been really good for He's been 450 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: fantastic for them. Couldn't come on him, but he has 451 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: gotten hurt. Yeah, you can't come on Yeah, I mean 452 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: you know that. That to me, And it's again nothing 453 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: against Connor. When he played, he was great when he played. Um. 454 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: One of the knocks of you never take running backs 455 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: in the first round is their ability. And Nazi's gonna 456 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: get hurt, just like all of them. I mean, it's 457 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: going to happen. He's not going to go eighteen years 458 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: without ever getting hurt. That being said, he has I 459 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: often talked about the workhorse mentality the Emmett Smith with 460 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: his shoulder on the ground, give me the thing that 461 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: close out games. Walter Payton you know, there's there's more 462 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: to just being big and strong, to being a workhorse. 463 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: And he has those qualities for sure, the mentality for it. 464 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: And then the one thing that I just mentioned you 465 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: off the air, and I know you knew about it already, 466 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: was he has a hundred and eleven more touches then 467 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: the next guy who hasn't fumbled in the league. I mean, 468 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 1: he has zero fumbles on the year and he's right 469 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: to top of league in terms of touches. You know, 470 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that's an accent either. No, I don't either, 471 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: And I know people will point out, Um, well, you 472 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: know Elijah Mitchell, he has eight seventy rushing yards this 473 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: year and you know thet Ers got him in the 474 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: sixth round. I believe it was maybe seven. Um, you 475 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: can get those running backs ever anywhere. Well, na as 476 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: you would have more than that if he was a 477 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: Niner and in the exact same role for one thing. 478 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: And and you know Elijah Mitchell has missed, uh he's 479 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: only played in ten games. Have been ten. I would 480 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: say it's been a handful that he's been in and 481 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: out about half the games. And everyone views the position differently, 482 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: like Miami was gonna look like Miami's gonna take Harris 483 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: if the Steelers didn't, And apparently they tried to get 484 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,880 Speaker 1: back for Jawante Williams. That team needs a running back, 485 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: they'd be a much better team right now and all that. 486 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: But the Niners, on the other hand, they'll they'll get 487 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: mos starred in sermon in. They drafted two of them, Mitchell. 488 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean, they just throw a lot of running backs 489 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: at a fan and say, run as fast as you 490 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: can into a brick wall, and I know you'll break 491 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: down and we'll get the next guy after that and 492 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 1: then you can have the job when you come off 493 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: I r I mean, like they just go through them 494 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: like crazy. It's just a different way they view the position. 495 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: You know, most are just runs really fast until he 496 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: gets hurt and then they bring him back in. You 497 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: know those type of guys. And who's their offensive leader 498 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 1: right now? I don't know, maybe deebo. I don't know 499 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: that answer. That's the Trent Williams is a great and 500 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: they've got that. They've got that guy. But you know, 501 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: if you're looking for somebody who's gonna take the ball 502 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: every single time and he's gonna continually you know that's 503 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: the guy. Yeah, and he'll be on the billboards next year. 504 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: And you know, there'll be a lot of Harris Jersey's 505 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: next year, and they already are. I'm sure, and you know, 506 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: I mean, and people will look to him. You've won 507 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 1: a lot of games at the college level, you overcome 508 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: a lot, You're one of our best players. Are gonna 509 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: look to him, you know as soon as Ben leaves 510 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: that building. Yeah, there's no doubt. I think that's a 511 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: They're not part of it. Yeah, that's a big part 512 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: of what they're doing here. But you know that that 513 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: nucleus that that Roethlisberger talked about that young mentioned movie Lineman, right. 514 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a good group. It really is a 515 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: good group. In fact, I brought that up to Naji 516 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: Harris when he won the the Joe Green Great Performance 517 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: when as a Rookie of the Year, I said, does 518 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: this bring you a little more pride knowing that so 519 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: many there could? I mean, there were other rookies who 520 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: were in contention. A lot of years we didn't have that, 521 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: and he he didn't understand that he could. What do 522 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: you mean? I said, well, you know, one year we 523 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: had to give it to a pun or Another year 524 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: we gave it to a special teams linebacker who wasn't 525 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: even on the roster, Patrick Bailey's nothing against those guys, 526 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: but there we didn't have good Canadas to pick from 527 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: because no, none of the rookies played. I said, this year, 528 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: there's a lot of rookies that have played. We could 529 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: have given it to Dan Moore, We could have given 530 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: it to you know, Kendrick Green or pet Fryar movie 531 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:57,679 Speaker 1: game like you know, most teams Friar Muth or more 532 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: probably wins. It is out there, you know what I mean. 533 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 1: And when I explained that to him, he said, yeah, 534 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: that does make it a little bit more special because 535 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that, you know that he thought this 536 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: was the norm. You know that hey, we just come 537 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: in and we play. And you mentioned leadership before two 538 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: and Joe Green, like the defensive line has handed it 539 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: down you know, through the years, to Aaron Smith, to Heyward, 540 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 1: you know, and they're doing that on offense too. I mean, 541 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: this organization is very cognizant of who were the new leaders, 542 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: you know, who are going to run the team, and 543 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: that's how they draft. Yeah, and so it makes a 544 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: difference on you know how you drafted, when you drafted 545 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. So good stuff from Ben on 546 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,239 Speaker 1: the DV morning Show. We're gonna take a break. He 547 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale, Lolly. You're listening to the 548 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: drive here on Steelers Nation Radio. When we come back, 549 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,959 Speaker 1: we'll break down more rush Steelers Ravens. We'll do that 550 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:46,959 Speaker 1: right after this.